International Polar Year

Stories from the North

Time for Nature Stories

Parent and child standing by open water, Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada, (NU). © Parks Canada, 13-04-03-04(62), L. Narraway, 2005

Dog Creek Archaeological Site, Doctor Ray LeBlanc with Wardens. Dog Creek, Vuntut National Park of Canada (YT) . © Parks Canada, 11-112-04-16(18), W. Lynch, 1997

Have you ever wondered what the story is behind an endangered species? How climate change has affected the ecosystem of a particular park? Find here the stories of the North described from fascinating points of view.

• Getting to know the community - Auyuittuq National Park of Canada
• Unwanted artefacts - Assessing abandoned fuel caches in Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada
• Climate change drama - The loss of a unique ecosystem at Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada
• Be Prepared! - Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada is not for the faint of heart
• Checking out the campsites - Ivvavik National Park of Canada
• Are pollutants reaching the Canadian Arctic? - Aulavik National Park of Canada
• Sustaining Arctic Char and Tradition - Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada
• Walking on Thin ice - Wapusk National Park of Canada
• Tracking the Elusive Wolverine - A model of cooperation in Vuntut National Park of Canada

Parks Canada 3-D Tours

Discover a view of Canada’s northern environment through a virtual experience and let yourself be impressed.

• Northern Parks
• Wapusk Polar Bear

Other Resources

Fort Conger, Discovery Harbour. Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada, (NU). © Parks Canada, 13-02-04-02(07), 1976

Abandoned tent ring, Ford Lake. Ukkusiksalik National Park of Canada, (NU). © Parks Canada, 13-04-04-16(45), L. Narraway, 2005

You will find here book lists and links to additional sites for each northern park, along with other valuable resources to help you in your discovery of Canada's north.

• Quttinirpaaq National Park of Canada
• Sirmilik National Park of Canada
• Auyuittuq National Park of Canada
• Aulavik National Park of Canada
• Tuktut Nogait National Park of Canada
• Pingo Canadian Landmark
• Ivvavik National Park of Canada
• Nahanni National Park Reserve of Canada