Au centre du Canada se trouve la grande mer intérieure de la baie d’Hudson, ou Kangiqsualuk ilua, une langue glaciaire de l’océan Arctique. Comptant environ 57 000 bélugas et autres mammifères marins, elle s’étend plus au sud que les capitales européennes de la Scandinavie, de l’Allemagne et de la Russie.
Comme la baie d’Hudson est l’écosystème arctique et subarctique le plus au sud au monde, elle est particulièrement vulnérable aux effets du changement climatique et aux répercussions des activités industrielles comme les projets hydroélectriques.
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