Dogs have been pulling sleds across the Arctic Circle for more than a thousand years, transporting Inuit hunters and fishermen to their livelihoods and back home. In Ilulissat, about 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, sledding was not possible this winter. Locals fear the loss of tradition as much as they worry about the changes brought by warming.
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Dogs have been pulling sleds across the Arctic Circle for more than a thousand years, transporting Inuit hunters and fishermen to their livelihoods and back home. In Ilulissat, about 300 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, sledding was not possible this winter. Locals fear the loss of tradition as much as they worry about the changes brought by warming.