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On the move: Migration in the Arctic

In this issue, we explore how communities and wildlife in the Arctic are coping with a changing climate.

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Climate Change

Tundra to tropics: Flyway cooperation for Arctic-breeding species

Caribou and industry in Canada’s Arctic: Can they coexist?

Climate Change

How are beluga whales responding to Arctic sea ice loss?

Climate Change

Are we bidding farewell to unique tundra in the Arctic?

Climate Change

Safeguarding the great migrations to the Arctic in the face of climate change

Is this Arctic seabird the “canary in the coalmine”?

Climate Change

Infections on the move

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A colony of crested auklets, black birds with grey chests, bright orange beaks and a thin white stipe going from their white, round eyes
Signals from seabird colonies

Arctic insights from Alaska’s auklets and murres

Three people out on the snow, walking toewards waste barrels scattered on the ground
Indigenous guardianship in Nunavut’s western Arctic

Protecting the pristine Kitikmeot region

A herd of Atlantic walruses, standing close together
Navigating a louder Arctic

Studying how shipping noise affects walruses in Nunavut

Large icebergs in the water
In brief

News from the Arctic (2026.01)

Caribou eating bearflower
The Fortymile caribou herd diet

Hungrier summers mean harder winters

Energy modelling

What the future may hold for Arctic caribou

A herd of barren-ground caribou walking away on snow covered ground.
A shared responsibility

Hope and hurdles for the Beverly and Qamanirjuaq herds

Small cabin on a frozen lake
Sea ice signals

Using artificial intelligence to keep caribou ice highways clear

A herd of muskoxen
Eating grass, slowing climate change

Caribou and muskoxen shape the past and future Arctic

Caribou cow and calf
The summer siege

Mosquitoes, forage and the future of Arctic caribou

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About The Circle magazine

Quarterly

WWF Arctic Programme publishes the magazine four times per year and each issue zeroes in on a theme and presents a range of stories.

Actions

It covers the key climate risks are for the Arctic—and what researchers and decision-makers in the eight Arctic nations are doing.

Perspectives

We aim to hear from contributors in a selection of Arctic countries—from youth to Indigenous communities to policymakers to scientists.

Themes

Stay informed about the environmental and development issues affecting wildlife, ecosystems and people in the Arctic today.