Dispatches from the field

We feel so privileged to be here.

We are all now in the swing of keeping watch for polar bears throughout the night in shifts while the camp sleeps.

It has been a busy season for the WWF polar bear patrol in Ittoqqortoormiit. At least 21 polar bear encounters were recorded this year in this village of 450 people on the east coast of Greenland. Throughout the Arctic, the number of conflicts between polar bears and humans has risen as climate change has caused […]

Winters are warmer in Finland due to climate change, which makes nesting more difficult for the extremely endangered Saimaa ringed seal. That’s why we grabbed our shovels and headed out to Lake Saimaa to help.

This has been a winter like no other for the polar bears of Svalbard.

It’s not complicated. Polar bears need sea ice and their habitat is disappearing at an alarming rate.

This was my fifth time in Churchill, and I was shocked at the difference from the last four.

Since 2003, WWF has partnered with the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) to track Svalbard polar bears by satellite. The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, rapidly altering the sea ice that polar bears depend upon. This research helps scientists understand how polar bears are adapting to changing ice conditions. You […]

Ittoqqortoormiit is one of the most isolated places in Greenland, and home to the newest polar bear patrol.

Since 2003, WWF has partnered with the Norwegian Polar Institute (NPI) to  track Svalbard polar bears by satellite.  The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, rapidly altering the sea ice that polar bears depend upon. This research helps scientists understand how polar bears are adapting to changing ice conditions. […]