COP16: ‘We must hold our government to their commitments’
With COP 16 underway in Cali, Colombia, the president and CEO of World Wildlife Fund-Canada, emphasized that discussions held here
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N.W.T.’s Peary caribou showing signs of recovery, but population still low
By Tessa Vikander After a steep decline between 1960 and 1990, the Peary caribou population of the N.W.T. is showing
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New conservation area on northeast Yukon coast now under Inuvialuit stewardship
The northeast coast of the Yukon is now under Inuvialuit stewardship. Area is home to the Porcupine caribou and countless
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Arctic Ambition: Taloyoak’s quest to transform its economy through environmental protection
A longform story by Eilís Quinn Web Editor : Zoubeir Jazi It’s -31C out on the undulating terrain of the
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Satellite walrus counts validated by drone, ground observations
A project examining the accuracy of public walrus population counts based on satellite imagery has validated these counts using drones
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Narwhals stable: Inuit partnerships crucial says COSEWIC
The narwhal, among the 12 species examined by the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) this
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As grizzlies and hybrid bears push north, N.W.T. harvesters look to protect caribou
Hunters and researchers say they’re seeing more and more grizzly bears and hybrid bears push north into Victoria Island and
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Expert panel: Sweden won’t meet its climate targets
Sweden is doing more to counteract reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than to support them, and emissions will rise in
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Wildlife project to save endangered species in Sweden
The Arctic fox and the hedgehog are endangered species or nearly endangered species that are in focus in a wildlife
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Wolverine populations healthy in North despite ‘threatened’ status in U.S.: officials
By Meribeth Deen · CBC News North American wolverines now officially protected under U.S. Endangered Species Act Wildlife officials and trappers say the
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Would-be homeowner faces long odds in Yellowknife
“I’m surprised there’s not a mass exodus, honestly,” says Caleb Patrick. Sunken ceilings, loose electrical wires, and broken windows are
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Biologists find ‘concerning’ decline in Dall sheep numbers in Yukon’s Kluane region
Wildlife surveys in southwest Yukon have shown a “concerning” decline in the number of Dall sheep — and biologists say recent snowy winters
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New collaborative publication puts mountains on the map for Canadians
By Helen Pike · CBC News Indigenous stories, academic thought show what’s known, and what’s still a mystery about our mountains Canada’s
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Unique ringed seal described in West Greenland
An international group of scientists has described an unique type of ringed seal in Greenland, something they say is a
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Conservationists find more critically endangered Arctic fox cubs in Finnish Lapland
The new discovery brings the estimated number of Arctic fox cubs born in Finland over the summer to 25. Two
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