New study links bacterial strain to muskox deaths in Canada’s High Arctic
A recent wave of muskox deaths in Canada’s Arctic archipelago has been traced to a particularly aggressive strain of bacteria,
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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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Arctic Report Card 2025: Rainfall, record warmth and rapid change
Higher air temperatures, record precipitation and accelerating environmental change continue to reshape the northern environment, according to the annual Arctic
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Blog: Despite housing shortages, Greenland razes colonial apartment blocks
Denmark built dystopian skyscrapers in the Arctic. The Government of Greenland is tearing them down. Colorful houses. Monumental icebergs. Sturdy
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2024 Arctic Report Card: “New Regime” of warming and unpredictable changes
The 2024 Arctic Report Card describes the North as entering a “new regime,” where temperatures are rising faster than the
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