Tag: bowhead whales
Exploring the risks of oil spills in the Beaufort Sea
David Miller July 25, 2014
With growing interest in Arctic development, WWF has new research modelling how spilled oil might spread in the Beaufort Sea.
Bowheads and breaking ice
Peter Ewins July 2, 2014
Arctic whale specialist Pete Ewins gives us an update on the bowhead whales being tracked by Nunavut Wildlife Management Board and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.
For the love of whales: avoiding conflict in the Arctic
Peter Ewins November 11, 2013
To many, the Arctic is a new frontier of economic opportunity. But while these opportunities may bring critical new job and resources to the local peoples, they also bring new risks to the people and wildlife that call the Arctic home.
Killer Whales near Arctic Bowhead Whale Sanctuary
Peter Ewins September 23, 2013
After recently tracking Killer whales near a Bowhead whale sanctuary, Pete Ewins remembers a similar sighting 10 years ago
50 Stories: Bowhead whale sanctuary created in Nunavut
Sara Falconer June 5, 2011
In a campaign spanning 26 years, WWF-Canada worked with the Inuit community of Clyde River to create Canada’s first national Marine Wildlife Area. Also known as Niginganiq, this extensive area off the coast of Baffin Island, Nunavut, became a sanctuary for bowhead whales in 2008.