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How polar bear fur could unlock ice-free innovation across industry

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 16:02
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Preventing ice buildup in extreme temperatures has long vexed industries from aviation to energy, but a new study suggests the

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The bears are back: Nunavut sorts through 235 repatriated polar bear hides

Beth Brown, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 10:12
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This week Nunavut’s Environment Department is sorting through 235 repatriated polar bear hides that wouldn’t sell at auction in Ontario. The

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Facebook apologizes for removing posts selling sealskin products — again

Gabriela Panza-Beltrandi, CBC News
Posted: Monday, January 21, 2019 at 13:13
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Facebook users in the North say they’re frustrated the social media giant is removing posts selling sealskin products — again.

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Inuit hunters walk by a ring seal they caught through the ice on Frobisher Bay near Iqaluit, Nunavut. Seal hunters in Nunavut are now selling fewer than half the number of skins than before the European Union seal ban. (The Canadian Press)
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Mysterious drop in Nunavut, Canada seal harvest

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at 15:27
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The number of sealskins harvested in Nunavut has fallen by more than half since the European Union banned seal products

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Mink farming in increasingly controversial in Sweden. (Radio Sweden)
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Mink farming: a growing industry in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 10:29
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Mink farms are growing in Sweden, despite vocal campaigns to ban fur farming. As demand for mink fur spikes in

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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