conflict

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 […]

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

One constant in the world of bears is that people and bears are increasingly getting in each other’s way.

Polar bears don’t deserve their bloodthirsty reputation.

“The bears waited until dark to come to the boiler. After that, they headed for the village Christmas tree. ” – In the field with a Russian polar bear patrol.

Here are five good-news stories from 2015 that bode well for the Arctic’s future.

As part of a multi-country project to reduce conflict situations between people and polar bears, WWF representatives have undertaken an expedition to Vaygach Island off the northwest coast of Russia.

This week, Arctic governments are meeting in Norway to talk about Arctic biodiversity. But they need to do more than talk. They’ve invested in reams of excellent research on life in the Arctic – now they need to act! They’ll make commitments this April, when the United States begins its chairmanship of the Arctic Council. […]

This August, eight polar bears came searching for food in four Russian Arctic villages. WWF set out to keep both local people and bears safe.

Here on the Labrador coast we are seeing and hearing of the mixing of nature that’s beginning to occur with climate change.