The Narwhal https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 Review of Baffinland mine expansion in Nunavut presses on, despite Inuit concerns https://thenarwhal.ca/baffinland-mary-river-mine-expansion-inuit/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 22:02:24 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=22625 Federal minister recommended re-starting review process for Mary River Mine, citing signing of controversial benefits agreement  Julien Gignac News arctic Baffinland Indigenous Inuit Mary River Mine mining narwhal Baffinland Mary River Nunavut Scientists use genetics to study how the world’s three narwhal populations are affected by climate shifts https://thenarwhal.ca/scientists-use-genetics-to-study-how-the-worlds-three-narwhal-populations-are-affected-by-climate-shifts/ Tue, 21 Apr 2020 23:13:31 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=18205 Researchers used DNA testing and habitat modelling to examine past narwhal populations and predict what a warming future will mean for the mysterious sea creature of the Arctic Sarah Cox News arctic narwhal Oceans wildlife Narwhal tusk Arctic Meet the charismatic Canadian creatures that star in Our Planet https://thenarwhal.ca/meet-the-charismatic-canadian-creatures-that-star-in-our-planet/ Wed, 24 Jul 2019 23:07:32 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12911 We go behind the scenes of the stunning footage in this blockbuster Netflix documentary series to learn more about the threats to narwhals and caribou Emma Gilchrist In-Depth Brandon Laforest caribou Endangered Species narwhal our planet wildlife WWF-Canada Underwater narwhals Doug Anderson / Netflix / Silverback Meet the narluga https://thenarwhal.ca/meet-the-narluga/ Thu, 20 Jun 2019 16:16:19 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=12309 Scientists have confirmed an Inuit hunter’s find is a hybrid calf of a beluga father and a narwhal mother Emma Gilchrist News American Scientist beluga grolar bears narluga narwhal Science A rendering of the narluga A narwhal frolics with the belugas: Why interspecies adoptions happen https://thenarwhal.ca/a-narwhal-frolics-belugas-why-interspecies-adoptions-happen/ Sat, 10 Nov 2018 18:19:09 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=8857 Adoption poses an evolutionary dilemma, so why is it so well-documented in the animal kingdom? Erin Siracusa In-Depth adopted narwhal belugas interspecies adoption narwhal St. Lawrence River wildlife Narwhal with group of belugas Narwhals most vulnerable to increased shipping in Arctic https://thenarwhal.ca/narwhals-risk-shipping-arctic/ Mon, 02 Jul 2018 17:14:33 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=6759 As ice melts, more ships will move through the habitat of Canada's tusked whale Gloria Dickie News climate change narwhal Oceans wildlife Narwhals