http://www.thewildnorth.org/rssnews.asp The Wild North | News Photo: Humpback whale in Nuuk Fjord (Fernando Ugarte) A new study will focus on the effect of whale watching on the humpback whales in Nuuk fjord, Greenland. As in many other places, whale watching http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=26314 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=26314 27 April 2010 Monday, February 22th the Arctic Fox Centre signed a contract with The Westfjords Economic Growth Agreement on a project called „Wildlife as an economic resource". The project is a joint e http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=25887 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=25887 13 April 2010 The Arctic Fox Centre just bought some remote cameras which take photos of animals or other moving objects. These cameras will be used for preparing a web camera for The Arctic Fox Centre and to monit http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=25886 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=25886 13 April 2010 This will be the first summer of The Arctic Fox Centre’s educating exhibition since we will open for the first time on June 12th. The next months will therefore be used to manage the exhibiti http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=25885 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=25885 13 April 2010 Spindaj has in the period 2007-2009, in cooperation with Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA) monitored the birdlife on the island Spildra and in the nature reserve Bekkamyra in Kvænan http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=25105 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=25105 18 March 2010 Almost 300 people from all over the world showed interest in becoming seal research volunteers in Vatnsnes peninsula next summer. Only 6 hours after the advertisement was published, more then 150 peop http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=24562 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=24562 02 March 2010 Photo: Eider duck nest In Spákonufellshöfði in Skagaströnd, Skagaströnd Municipality and the Natural Research Centre of North-western Iceland are studying the effect http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=23903 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=23903 05 February 2010 Nuuk Tourism is very focused on the importance of sustainable and eco-friendly tourism in Greenland. We understand how fragile our arctic environment is and the need to protect it. On the other hand w http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=23767 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=23767 01 February 2010 Photo: A curious arctic fox in Hornstrandir (The Arctic Fox Centre) The Travel Industry Association of the Westfjords is now undertaking a strategic planning process. Three meetings were held http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=22222 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=22222 24 November 2009 Photo: A film Crew in Hornstrandir (The Arctic Fox Centre) The Arctic Fox Center – has mostly been working in Hornstrandir Nature Reserve, the only “safe place” for arctic fo http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=22221 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=22221 24 November 2009 Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=22223 http://www.thewildnorth.org/news.asp?id=22223 24 November 2009