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Projects: Conserving Life in Canada's Oceans

Exploring Hubbard Point’s Amazing Vistas, Teeming Life, and Rich History

Authors: Jeremy Davies
Article October 20, 2014

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    Loading up the field gear in Churchill, Manitoba
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    A well-nourished polar bear at Hubbard Point.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Beluga whales off Hubbard Point.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Tent rings and caches at Hubbard Point
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Bones
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Peter Alareak, an Inuit elder.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Kristin Westdal, a marine biologist with Oceans North Canada, conducts a shovel test with Peter Alareak of Arviat, Nunavut.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    One of the hazards of the job during the Arctic summer: mosquitoes
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Excavating a multifamily longhouse, from left: Johnny Mamgark, David Tassiuk, Peter Alareak, Luke Suluk, and Virginia Petch.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Virginia Petch (right) discusses findings with Peter Alareak (left), Luke Suluk, and Johnny Mamgark.
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    Preparing artifacts for carbon dating and other analyses at the lodge, from left: Virginia Petch, Luke Suluk, David Tassiuk, and Peter Alareak.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    A polar bear mother and cub.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Loading up the field gear in Churchill, Manitoba
    A well-nourished polar bear at Hubbard Point.
    Beluga whales off Hubbard Point.
    Tent rings and caches at Hubbard Point
    Bones
    Peter Alareak, an Inuit elder.
    Kristin Westdal, a marine biologist with Oceans North Canada, conducts a shovel test with Peter Alareak of Arviat, Nunavut.
    One of the hazards of the job during the Arctic summer: mosquitoes
    Excavating a multifamily longhouse, from left: Johnny Mamgark, David Tassiuk, Peter Alareak, Luke Suluk, and Virginia Petch.
    Virginia Petch (right) discusses findings with Peter Alareak (left), Luke Suluk, and Johnny Mamgark.
    Preparing artifacts for carbon dating and other analyses at the lodge, from left: Virginia Petch, Luke Suluk, David Tassiuk, and Peter Alareak.
    A polar bear mother and cub.
    Loading up the field gear in Churchill, Manitoba
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    A well-nourished polar bear at Hubbard Point.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Beluga whales off Hubbard Point.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Tent rings and caches at Hubbard Point
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Bones
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Peter Alareak, an Inuit elder.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Kristin Westdal, a marine biologist with Oceans North Canada, conducts a shovel test with Peter Alareak of Arviat, Nunavut.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    One of the hazards of the job during the Arctic summer: mosquitoes
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Excavating a multifamily longhouse, from left: Johnny Mamgark, David Tassiuk, Peter Alareak, Luke Suluk, and Virginia Petch.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Virginia Petch (right) discusses findings with Peter Alareak (left), Luke Suluk, and Johnny Mamgark.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Preparing artifacts for carbon dating and other analyses at the lodge, from left: Virginia Petch, Luke Suluk, David Tassiuk, and Peter Alareak.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    A polar bear mother and cub.
    Jeremy Davies Jeremy Davies
    Loading up the field gear in Churchill, Manitoba
    A well-nourished polar bear at Hubbard Point.
    Beluga whales off Hubbard Point.
    Tent rings and caches at Hubbard Point
    Bones
    Peter Alareak, an Inuit elder.
    Kristin Westdal, a marine biologist with Oceans North Canada, conducts a shovel test with Peter Alareak of Arviat, Nunavut.
    One of the hazards of the job during the Arctic summer: mosquitoes
    Excavating a multifamily longhouse, from left: Johnny Mamgark, David Tassiuk, Peter Alareak, Luke Suluk, and Virginia Petch.
    Virginia Petch (right) discusses findings with Peter Alareak (left), Luke Suluk, and Johnny Mamgark.
    Preparing artifacts for carbon dating and other analyses at the lodge, from left: Virginia Petch, Luke Suluk, David Tassiuk, and Peter Alareak.
    A polar bear mother and cub.

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