Saving polar bears and beluga whales: Interview with Alysa McCall

Saving polar bears and beluga whales: Interview with Alysa McCall

Before pivoting her focus to the Arctic, Alysa McCall worked extensively in the grassland ecosystem. There, the interventions required for ecosystem restoration and wildlife protection were much less complicated. You could introduce more water in case of a scarcity. Or put up a fence to protect animals. The Arctic, however, was a whole other ballgame. “We can’t grow more ice. We can’t put a fence up,” McCall, director of conservation outreach an…