Stories
WWF's Elisabeth Kruger on polar bears, climate change, and Indigenous communities
As WWF’s Arctic and Bering Sea program officer, Elisabeth Kruger connects the dots between polar bears, climate change, and Indigenous communities. She leads WWF’s efforts to help polar ...1 November 2018
Views from the Arctic Biodiversity Congress
The Arctic Biodiversity Congress, a gathering of global experts on the Arctic's flora and fauna, was held in Rovaniemi, Finland in October 2018.30 October 2018
As climate change causes summer sea ice to dwindle in the Arctic, hungry polar bears increasingly come into conflict with local people.
22 October 2018
A tale of two bears in a changing Arctic
Here on the Barents Sea, polar bears are experiencing the fastest loss of sea ice recorded throughout the Arctic.26 April 2018
How would offshore oil and gas drilling in the Arctic impact wildlife?
Take a look at how a handful of the Arctic’s abundant wildlife would be impacted by offshore drilling and a potential oil spill in the Arctic.28 February 2018
Travelling less than three hours by helicopter from Naryan-Mar, the capital of the Nenets Autonomous District, we arrive on the shores of the Kara Sea.
26 February 2018
It has been a busy season for the WWF polar bear patrol in Ittoqqortoormiit. At least 21 polar bear encounters were recorded this year in this village of 450 people on the east coast of Gree...
21 February 2018
Winters are warmer in Finland due to climate change, which makes nesting more difficult for the extremely endangered Saimaa ringed seal. That’s why we grabbed our shovels and headed out to...
12 February 2018
Polar bears don’t have passports
Ensuring polar bears have the best chance of survival needs collaborative action on two fronts. The first front is the The Circumpolar Action Plan for the Conservation of Polar Bears (CAP).30 January 2018
Marine mammals sending a clear message about climate change
Climate change is affecting wildlife and we need to act now to preserve it.27 November 2017
THE THIN ICE BLOG
Stories from WWF's work in the Arctic, around the pole.
