This month the Federal Government announced a major step towards conservation of marine life in Lancastrer Sound in the the Arctic. Boundaries have been announced that cover an area of 44,500 square kilometers, is twice the area of Lake Erie. Lancaster Sound is at the eastern entrance of the Northwest Passage and is home to Inuit communities. It is an area with steep covered mountains, river valleys, glaciers, lagoons and Arctic's most productive marine area and home to spectacular whildlife, fish and marine mammal populations. It will help in conserving this sensitive area from ocean dumping, undersea mining, overfishing and energy exploration. Increased industrial access to Arctic and the climatic changes are posing threat to the area and its ecosystem. Changes in the Arctic food web are already visible and have far reaching effects on the Arctic ecosystem. This is a major step towards conservation and preventing the species becoming extinct.
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