WWF US Arctic Program

07/29/2026

Lake Clark National Park, Alaska. Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
© Don Getty

07/22/2026

Arctic winter sea ice returns to significant decline, ending the temporary slowdown

New analysis shows that a "pause" in Arctic winter sea ice decline seen in the early 2020s has ended following record lows in 2025 and early 2026. The study, led by the University of Southampton in collaboration with the National Oceanography Center (NOC), adds the most recent satellite observations...

07/03/2026

Saint Paul bird camp day 5: music, masks, and action

Seabird Camp Day 5 Music! Masks! Action! Or is that helmets? It was our last day of camp and was full of wrap-up activities.   We went through the field

07/02/2026

Saint Paul bird camp day 4: seabirds and people

Seabird Camp Day 4   Seabirds and people! Today we explored the different ways that St. Paul’s seabirds are important to people. Destiny facilitated a discussion about the relationship people have had in the past and in the present with seabirds, what and how they are harvested, and what she lear...

07/01/2026

Saint Paul bird camp day 3: nesting niches

Seabird Camp Day 3 Nesting niches. Today we explored how seabirds share space on the cliff and dove into some serious craft projects. First, a huge thank you to the Bird Guides who made today possible by lending us their van (and a driver) to shuttle our groups back and forth. We couldn’t have don...

06/30/2026

Saint Paul bird camp day 2: what the sensational seabirds of St. Paul eat

Seabird Camp Day 2 Today was so much fun! We explored what the sensational seabirds of St. Paul eat. First, we took a big picture view of bird beaks and how many are adapted for capturing and consuming specific types of food. Kendra shared a variety of model bird skulls with us. The hummingbird was....

06/29/2026

Semipalmated Plover, Charadrius semipalmatus, Nome, Alaska
© WWF-US/Elisabeth Kruger

06/29/2026

Last week, our Marine Biologist Alexis Will was out at Saint Paul bird camp and we'll share the blog posts about what the kids did this week.

Under high overcast skies and calm winds our 2026 participants entered the science room for day one of seabird camp. “Hey, I remember you.” “Are we going to do the same things we did last year?” “When are we going outside?” “I heard we’re going to do a TikTok dance!” Supported by i...