Tag: Nunavut

January 27, 2022

Arctic hare makes epic polar journey

An Arctic hare made a remarkable journey across northern Canada, prompting biologists to reconsider how far they can travel. Fitted with a GPS tracking collar, the hare (Lepus arcticus) traveled...

April 2, 2019

Overabundant snow geese graze through shorebird habitat

Since the 1970s, the midcontinental population of Arctic snow geese (Chen caerulescen) has been increasing, now exceeding 15 million individuals. At the same time Arctic shorebird numbers are declining. Researchers...

July 18, 2017

Nunavut calls for public input on red knot recovery plan

The Nunavut Wildlife Management Board (NWMB) has opened a public hearing to allow for submission of written comments in response to Environment and Climate Change Canada – Canadian Wildlife Service’s...

December 16, 2015

Muskox Populations Expand in Western Hudson Bay

There were miles and miles of rolling hills, wetlands so clear you could see fish in the lake from the plane and shrubby tundra with patches of green. Rocky areas...