"Polar bears are one of the biggest conservation success stories in the world, " says Drikus Gissing, wildlife director for the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

WSJ: Are Polar Bears Really Disappearing?

Danish scientists are trying to prove that the Lomonosov Ridge is connected to Greenland, and Canadian scientists are looking for links between the ridge and Ellesmere Island, a Canadian territory.

CNN: Countries in tug-of-war over Arctic resources

The bridge was captured by British and Canadian troops, who swooped into enemy territory by glider and parachute on D-Day - 6 June 1944.

BBC: Veterans remember Dunkirk rescue

This was the case with the Cree over the massive James Bay hydroelectric dams in northern Quebec, the Innu over the Voisey's Bay nickel mine in Labrador, the Inuit over diamond mines in the Northwest Territories, and the 1999 creation of the new territory of Nunavut, the largest land-claim settlement in Canadian history.

ECONOMIST: Canada