New beetles and sand flies have appeared. Mosquitoes have become thick and large. New types of foxes have arrived, including black and red foxes. Salmon and herring, once unheard of, are now in the waters around Sachs Harbour. Char are larger.
Rock cod are more scarce.
Some fish are deformed. Young seals are starving to death because melting sea ice separates them from their mothers. Some small birds that once migrated south began staying for the whole winter. Deformed goose eggs become common. Warmer winters, longer summers, later freeze-up.