Baffinland critical of report that says shipping to blame for narwhal displacement
Report leaves out key information, says Baffinland spokesperson A new report predicts there will be almost no narwhal left in
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Inuit, environmental groups call for stronger measures to reduce underwater noise
Hunters from Pond Inlet, Nunavut. — known as Mittimatalik in Inuktitut — have said they’re seeing fewer narwhal in areas
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Climate change driving narwhals to change migration timings
Researchers have detected striking changes in narwhal migration times driven by climate changes in the North. “Our long-term dataset identified
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Physiological responses in narwhal disrupted by seismic surveys, says study
Sounds from the seismic air guns used in oil exploration disrupt the typical physiological responses in diving narwhals, says new
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Noise from human activities threatens narwhals in the Arctic, study finds
Increasing human activity in the Arctic is threatening the survival of narwhals, according to a new study. Cruise ships, air
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Bizarre skull belongs to first known beluga-narwhal hybrid
Modern DNA technology has confirmed a strange-looking whale skull with weird, twisted teeth collected by a hunter decades ago belongs
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Narwhals have survived 1 million years despite low genetic diversity: study
The narwhal has survived as a species for one million years, despite having low genetic diversity — a discovery that
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Effects on narwhal must be clarified before expanding iron ore mine in Arctic Canada
The Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation wants to expand production at its iron ore mine on northern Baffin Island, in Canada’s
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Conservation group calls for more research into effects of mine shipping noise on narwhal in Arctic Canada
A Canadian conservation group says more research into the impact of vessel traffic on narwhal and other marine life is
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Which marine mammal is most vulnerable to Arctic vessels?
As the open-water season becomes longer in the Arctic, little is known about how increasing vessel traffic affects marine mammals,
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Balancing science and aboriginal knowledge in Canada’s North
Narwhal is an important species in Canada’s North. To local Inuit communities it’s a source of food and sustenance and
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