The monodontids--narwhals, Monodon monoceros, and belugas, Delphinapterus leucas--
are found in much of the Arctic and in some subarctic areas. They are hunted by indigenous …

Though narwhal have survived multiple ice ages, including 2.5 Ma and the last interglacial
period with warming temperatures, Arctic climate change during the Anthropocene …

Although predators influence behavior of prey, analyses of electronic tracking data in marine
environments rarely consider how predators affect the behavior of tracked animals. We …

Range expansions and increases in the frequency of killer whale (Orcinus orca) sightings
have been documented in the eastern Canadian Arctic, presumably the result of climate …

Narwhal abundance in West Greenland (WG) and East Greenland (EG) was estimated from
aerial surveys conducted between 2007 and 2019 at their summer grounds. Analyses were …

Aerial visual and photographic surveys of summering Western Hudson Bay (WHB) beluga
(Delphinapterus leucas) were conducted in August 2015 to update the previous stock …

A climate‐driven decline of sea ice has increased international interest in understanding the
ecology of seldom studied high‐Arctic regions projected to retain the last remnants of …

Population and species management of long-lived species such as narwhal (Monodon
monoceros) require long-term ecological monitoring programs to provide baseline …

Resource development in Arctic waters is proceeding rapidly leading to increased
interactions with Arctic wildlife. As sea ice extent decreases, the demand for shipping and …

Arctic pack ice structure and extent have been changing due to warming. Thus,
understanding important habitat features for marine mammals that depend on sea ice, such …