On the Web
International Polar Year 2007-2009
http://www.ipy.org
Get updates on current scientific missions and findings from the globally coordinated effort to further scientific research in the polar regions.
Global Warming 101: Ellesmere Island Expedition 2008
http://www.globalwarming101.com
Read reports from a team of eight explorers dog sledding across Ellesmere Island to track the effects of global warming.
The Northern Ellesmere Ice Shelves, Ecosystems and Climate Impacts science expedition
http://www.madzu.com/ellesmere/Home.html
This site provides news and detailed reports on the current status of the Ellesmere ice shelves.
Wolves of the High Arctic – Research on the Arctic Wolves of Ellesmere Island
http://internationalwolfcenter.blogspot.com/
Wolf expert L. David Mech shares his journal and field notes from Ellesmere Island.
International Wolf Center
http://www.wolf.org/wolves/index.asp
International Wolf Center provides outreach and education in the name of wolf conservation.
Large Animal Research Station (LARS)
http://www.uaf.edu/lars/index.html
Learn more about musk ox research and conservation from the Institute of Arctic Biology.
Mammal Fact Sheet: Musk Ox
http://www.hww.ca/hww2.asp?id=95
Get additional information on the musk ox of the Arctic.
When Habitat Freezes Over, by Ed Struzik
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1170/is_n3_v28/ai_n27531584?tag=content;col1
This article published in International Wildlife details the death of many caribou and musk ox in the Canadian Arctic due to a thick ice sheet forming over their food source.
Books
Dick, Lyle. Muskox Land: Ellesmere Island in the Age of Contact. Michigan State University Press, 2001.
Hamilton, Garry, and Norbert Rosing (photographer). Arctic Fox: Life at the Top of the World. Firefly Books, 2008.
Mech, L. David. The Arctic Wolf: Ten Years With the Pack. Voyageur Press, 1997.
Potapov, Eugene, and Richard Sale. The Gyrfalcon. Yale University Press, 2005.
