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Narwhal Camp 2018: Sharks in the slow lane

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 5 August, 2018

Large dark shadows patrol the depths of Tremblay Sound waiting for something to feast on.

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Narwhal Camp 2018: A flash of falcon

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 4 August, 2018

The gyrfalcon, known by the Inuit as kilgavikpak, is among the toughest birds in the world.

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Narwhal Camp 2018: Tooth walker

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 4 August, 2018

Much to our delight we are paid a visit by two walruses – a mother and her young.

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Narwhal Camp 2018: There she blows!

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 2 August, 2018

Suddenly out of the blue, we hear a blow from a whale.

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Narwhal Camp 2018: Measuring the ocean’s rhythm

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 1 August, 2018

We use the sea ice as a platform to get out over the deeper waters of Tremblay.

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Narwhal Camp 2018: Bumblebees start their engines

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 31 July, 2018

Bumblebees in the Arctic help the tundra to bloom every spring and summer. Too cold for bees, you ask?

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Narwhal camp 2018: The first sighting!

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 27 July, 2018

We feel so privileged to be here.

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Narwhal Camp 2018: snow in summer

Posted by WWF Arctic in From the field on 26 July, 2018

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

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Marine mammals sending a clear message about climate change

Posted by Melanie Lancaster in General on 27 November, 2017

The science presented in Halifax builds on our understanding of the new pressures that animals are facing in a warming Arctic.

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#5ArcticActions: Help ice whales thrive

Posted by Pete Ewins in General on 5 December, 2014

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. […]

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