Alaska law officer killed in muskox attack outside his house
A court services officer with the Alaska State Troopers died Tuesday after being attacked by a muskox outside his home near Nome,
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Arctic Canadian community celebrates muskox-themed festival
Umingmak Frolics spring festival is back this year with snowmobile races, bingo, parade and more The 2,000 or so residents
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Gathering science in the Arctic – Talking muskox health
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate as the rest of the world and Arctic indigenous communities are suffering the
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Is climate change making the muskoxen sick on Victoria Island?
Eye on the Arctic travelled to the Arctic Canadian community of Cambridge Bay Nunavut this year to spend time out
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Is climate change making the muskoxen sick on Victoria Island?
VICTORIA ISLAND, Canada _ It hasn’t been an easy day for Nunavut hunters Colin Amegainek, Ryan Angohiatok and Roland Emingak.
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Alaska gives go-ahead to hunt ice-stranded muskox
If an Alaska resident spots a musk ox floating on ice sea ice adjacent to a western Alaska game management
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First muskox in a century spotted in Manitoba, Canada
For the first time since the late 1800s, a muskox has been spotted by hunters in the western Canadian province
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Blog: Field notes from Greenland – The muskox economy
“I just had muskox Thai curry at the only restaurant in town,” I messaged my friend after dinner one night
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FEATURE INTERVIEW: Inuit community worried about muskox deaths in Canadian Arctic
Several muskox were recently found dead on Banks Island in the Arctic region of Canada’s Northwest Territories. But some are
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Muskoxen on the move in Northwest Alaska
In 2009, researchers attached 121 radio-tracking collars to adult female muskoxen in Northwest Alaska, part of an in-depth study intended
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More dead muskox found on Banks Island
Several dead muskox have been found on Banks Island, sparking fears the bacteria that culled the herd there last summer
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Calling all walrus detectives! Public can pitch in for count starting Jan 17…
Anyone interested in pitching in on an ongoing walrus census, can sign up as armchair detectives when the counting period
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Possible record year for arctic fox in Nordics with 762 cubs counted in 2022
The arctic fox population across the Nordic region has been in freefall for decades, but recent data suggests cross-border cooperation
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Bear intestines, fish skins and red carpet runways: The year in sewing
Sewing has always been an essential part of northern culture. It also plays a vital role in the ongoing cultural
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‘It eases their mind’: The soapstone carvers of Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility
Throughout the year, some of the inmates of the Aaqqigiarvik Correctional Healing Facility in Iqaluit have gotten used to spending long hours
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