Sep 2, 2020 · In the spring, when the ice thaws, some of the community’s Inuit members begin to hunt narwhal, small whales with large, sharply pointed tusks which live only in the Arctic. The …

To Inughuit, the narwhal hunt is an integral part of living and thriving on their ancestral territory around Pikialasorsuaq, an open-water region north of the Arctic Circle that in midsummer...

*Contains images of whale hunting some may find offensive* From the wonderful BBC documentary, A Boy Among Polar Bears, this video clip shows the Inuits hunting whales.

Narwhals have been hunted for thousands of years by Inuit in northern Canada and Greenland for meat and ivory. These people still hunt them today under strict rules.

Mar 7, 2025 · And it turns out that we don’t know too much about them, partly because they live so far north in the remote Arctic. An international team of researchers used drones to observe …

Feb 1, 2025 · Inuit hunter Jens Jeremiassen of Uummannaq, Greenland recounts his unforgettable narwhal hunting tales, innovative net methods, and timeless tusk uses.

Aug 26, 2025 · To manage the narwhal population in a community that also subsists on them, he practices both cultural and ecological conservation by using the traditional methods of hunting …

Jul 19, 2024 · Legal protections and regulated hunting help maintain narwhal populations. Public engagement through educational content and adoption programs raises awareness and …

Every spring small groups of Inuit travel to the water’s edge to partake in narwhal hunts. As the ice breaks up and the narwhal travel close to shore, the Inuit spend days in pursuit of the …

Mar 4, 2025 · Narwhals exhibit hunting adaptations, utilizing their tusks to effectively stun and manipulate fast-moving prey in changing environments. They demonstrate social learning and …