Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/George-Divoky-Studying-Birds-in-Alaska-27MZIFVPG2A8.htmlConceptually similarGeorge Divoky Studying Birds in AlaskaGP04CQCCompleted★★★★Arctic Fox in AlaskaGP04B2QCompleted★★★★★★Biologist Examines Whale in AlaskaGP04CQWCompleted★★★★Snowy Owl in AlaskaGP04B09Completed★★★★Biologist Examines Whale in AlaskaGP04CRJCompleted★★★★Point Barrow in AlaskaGP04B2PCompleted★★★★High Winds in AlaskaGP04B4ACompleted★★★★High Winds in AlaskaGP04B4RCompleted★★★★★★High Winds in AlaskaGP04B4TCompleted★★★★View AllGP04CQDGeorge Divoky Studying Birds in AlaskaGeorge Divoky, documenting climate change with arctic seabirds, has studied seabirds in Alaska since 1970. George Divoky is the founder and director of Friends of Cooper Island, an organisation with a "primary goal of preserving and distributing Cooper Island research for use by current and future researchers studying climate change and other Arctic phenomena, and ensuring the continuation this research."Locations:Alaska-Arctic-Arctic Coastal Plain-Barrow (Alaska)-North America-United States of AmericaDate:14 Oct, 2011Credit:© Rose Sjölander / 70°Maximum size:5616px X 3744pxRestrictions:Ok for Greenpeace use and for approved external Greenpeace campaign related use. Contact the photographer directly or Greenpeace UK (photo.uk@greenpeace.org) for any other external licensing or sales.Keywords:Birds-Day-Headshots-KWCI (GPI)-One person-Outdoors-Portraits-Research-Save the Arctic (campaign title)-ScientistsShoot:70° North - Arctic Documentation70° North is a multimedia project documenting the impact of climate change and resources exploration in the Arctic.Shell's plans to drill offshore in the Alaskan Arctic in 2012 has divided the native communities who now stand at a crossroads between continued benefits from industry generated revenues and protecting the marine environment they have depended on for thousands of years. Shell's proposed offshore drill site is in the path of the bowhead whale's migration route. Many Inupiat hunters are concerned about Shell's lack of spill response capabilities if licenses are granted to drill offshore in the Arctic's Beaufort and Chukchi seasGreenpeace is campaigning for a global sanctuary to be declared around the uninhabited area of the North Pole to save the Arctic from attempts by oil companies to exploit the region’s resources for short term profit.
