The last time we checked in, researcher Matt Gilbert was busy planning a field season to continue his work on Arctic char. These widely distributed fish are an important part of the beluga\u2019s diet, so understanding how they might be affected by climate change is really important. Thanks to the support of hundreds of Earth Rangers like you, Matt was able to purchase equipment and supplies (including a super cool underwater camera!) that he used during his field season, spending part of the summer last year in Nunavut hard at work with his field crew, researching how char respond to warming waters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A wary seal keeps an eye on nearby researchers – “Just lookin’ for my lunch!”<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/beluga2.png\")
Matt’s teammate Ella showing off a huge char she caught!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/BelugaSponsors.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nArctic Fox<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Last summer, researcher Jeanne Clermont was excited to finally get back to the field! She took her small team to Bylot Island, Nunavut, to collect and analyze the data they got from the GPS collars they\u2019d fitted the arctic foxes with in previous years. Using data about how the foxes moved helped her figure out if the fox was running, walking, resting, or digging; she then combined this with information about when and where the foxes did these things, giving us a better idea of areas to protect that are the most important for feeding foxes! Check\u00a0out\u00a0these\u00a0amazing\u00a0photos\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0field\u00a0–\u00a0thanks\u00a0for\u00a0sharing,\u00a0Jeanne!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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“I\u00a0see\u00a0you….!”<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/AF2-1024x768.jpg\")
Adorable baby foxes waiting patiently for their parents<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li> ![\"\"](\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/AF1-1024x768.jpg\")
A fox with a GPS collar ready to help!<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n ![\"\"](\"\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/ArcticFoxSponsors.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nPolar Bear<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\nPolar bears are found across much of the Arctic, but researcher Larissa Thelin focused her work on one of the most under-researched subpopulations of polar bears: the ones found in the Davis Strait, between Canada and Greenland. Her goal was to combine information about changing sea ice cover with data about where one of the polar bear\u2019s primary prey, the harp seal, was found. By doing this, Larissa hopes to better understand where harp seals might go as climate change causes sea ice to decrease, and then determine what this might mean for hungry polar bears on the hunt for food. With tons of data to comb through, Larissa\u2019s hard work continues! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nOver 2,000 Earth\nRangers helped support the incredible work of our northern project researchers,\nand we\u2019re excited to announce that we\u2019re supporting three new northern projects\nagain this year! Purchase an Adoption Kit to help make a difference today!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It might be springtime, but we\u2019ve still got snow on the brain at Earth Rangers! Last year\u2019s northern project is in the books, and our partners have some amazing updates to share!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25174,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[931,425],"tags":[50,981,520,342,227],"class_list":{"0":"post-590366","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-all","8":"category-bbtw_updates","9":"tag-arctic","10":"tag-arctic-fox","11":"tag-beluga","12":"tag-north","13":"tag-polar-bear"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=590366"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":590421,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/590366\/revisions\/590421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25174"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=590366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=590366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=590366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}