BLANK SPOT ON THE MAP
There are still blank areas on the map of the earth. Such a blank area is the white Arctic sea-ice between Greenland and Spitsbergen. This is the remote area in which one of the most intriguing wildlife species of the world lives: the Bowhead Whale or Greenland Right Whale, Balaena mysticetus. We call it the Icewhale because it is not Greenland but the sea-ice that defines its distinctive character. Now that the Arctic ice is melting, the Icewhale not only faces the reduction of its critical habitat, but also the increase of shipping and seismic exploration. We need to know more about Icewhales in order to mitigate the challenges that they will face.