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polar exploration ice warrior project polar exploration jim mcneill
 jim mcneill
jim mcneill

jim mcneill is a british polar explorer , presenter and keynote speaker , with over 25 years of experience travelling in the arctic .
he founded the ice warrior project in 2001 .
he has guided many groups to the arctic , including bbc film crews .
his expeditions , travelling thousands of miles across the arctic , give him regular opportunities to monitor polar bear populations for the norwegian polar institute , as well as putting together a yearly scientific program for scientists to monitor the effects of climate change .
he is an ambassador for hauser bears , a charitable organization committed to the conservation of bears worldwide .
he is vice president - arctic expeditions for sea research society .
