Back to Ittoqqortoormiit

Last days of the expedition – Jørgen, local teacher, brings back the whole team in two quick rides to Itto. It's time to take care of the last buisiness with the Inuits, and to pack all the gear which will be shipping back by Northsailing after we left. We enjoy these last moments in Itto, as they allow us to better understand the day-to-day life of this remote community. Farewell Greenland !

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What do we know about the Muskox ?

EXPLANATION - Unexpected meeting with a muskox. Grazing just few hundred meters away from our base camp, the peacefull beast rised many questions. What do we know of this mammal, typical of the arctic tundra ? How does he survivein these extreme conditions ? Who is he mainly hunted by ? Read here some answers by ecologists Tanguy Daufresne and Nicolas Gaidet (Cirad).

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