In the Arctic, ‘everything is changing,’ massive animal tracking study finds
Archive of over 200 studies since 1991 reveals climate change impacts on 86 species Animals across the Arctic are changing
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Environment (Canada)
Canada announces $1.43 million for Inuit protected and conserved area on Hudson Bay island chain
The Canadian government announced on Thursday that they’ll invest $1.43 million in the creation of an Indigenous Protected and Conserved
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Microplastic pollution in Antarctic waters mirrors rates in North Atlantic and Mediterranean
Microplastics have been identified in Antarctic waters at rates that mirror the amounts found in oceans elsewhere in the world,
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Report highlights dramatic increase in fuel consumption in Arctic shipping
Fuel consumption by ships plying Arctic waters grew by 82 per cent in recent years, according to a new report
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Climate change driving food insecurity in First Nations communities while Canada stands by, report says
Human Rights Watch criticizes ‘inadequate’ government response to issue, calls for stronger climate targets The federal government is not doing
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George River caribou survey shows slight uptick in eastern Canada but hunting ban remains in place
The most recent survey of the George River caribou herd in the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Quebec
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Year-long, international Arctic science expedition comes to an end
A year-long international Arctic science expedition came to an end on Monday as the German research icebreaker Polarstern returned to
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The Arctic could soon be ice-free in the summer. Can geoengineering help?
In 2020, Arctic sea ice reached the second lowest level ever recorded It used to be the size of all
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Some polar bears in High Arctic temporarily benefit from thinning ice says study
As climate change threatens the survival of several polar bear populations in the lower Arctic latitudes, thinning sea ice in
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Polar bear damages search and rescue chopper in northern Canada
Chalk it up to the perils of parking overnight on the tarmac of a northern airfield in Canada. A CH-149
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UN’s bleak biodiversity report highlights Canada’s Indigenous protected areas
Canada’s efforts to set up marine conservation areas in the Arctic and partner with Indigenous and Inuit communities in protecting
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What the Arctic’s transition to a ‘new climate’ looks like
Lawrence Ruben has lived in the Arctic all his life, and is still learning about the changing region. In the
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Water monitoring, suspended by the pandemic, resumes in Canada’s Northwest Territories
Water monitoring has resumed in two sites in the Northwest Territories and two sites in northern Alberta, according to a
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Northern Quebec wildlife officials rely on Cree to provide crucial data on wildlife
In an effort to better understand the animal life in James Bay and how it’s changing, wildlife officials in northern
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‘Magical, dangerous’ bear encounter inspires Yellowknife artist in Canada’s Northwest Territories
It’s not uncommon for Yellowknife artist Jen Walden to take a walk into the bush to find a setting to
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