Environmental specialists: Proposed border fence will affect Finland’s bear, wolf populations
The proposed construction of a fence along sections of the border with Russia will result in fewer wolves, bears and
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Vet clinic under construction in Kuujjuaq will be game changer, says project leader
The recent funding announcement allowing for a permanent veterinary clinic in Nunavik has been a long time coming, and those
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Jobless huskies in Arctic Finland travelling south for work
The collapse of the tourism industry in Lapland has meant thousands of sledding dogs are out of work. The pandemic
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Duo aiming to raise funds for jobless sled dogs in Arctic Finland
The collapse in Lapland tourism means thousands of sled dogs are out of work and could possibly be put down.
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Polar bear damages search and rescue chopper in northern Canada
Chalk it up to the perils of parking overnight on the tarmac of a northern airfield in Canada. A CH-149
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Microbes and Northern wildlife: Selected reports
Recent studies show how global climate change and warmer temperatures in the North are affecting the spread of potentially harmful
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Finland’s endangered Saimaa ringed seal population reaches 400
Conservationists have succeeded in smashing a target for numbers of the rare and severely endangered Saimaa ringed seal, with more
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Migratory birds still sighted as far as southern Finland
According to nature conservation organisation Birdlife Finland, small migratory birds from Lapland were observed in the southernmost parts of Finland
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Rare snow-white squirrel spotted in Yukon, northwestern Canada
Steve Buyck says when he first caught a glimpse of a little bright-white critter, he thought it was a weasel.
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Growing deer population leading to more accidents, property damage in Finland
The population of wild white-tailed deer has skyrocketed in Finland over the past two decades, leading to a rapid increase
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Thousands of fish in Finnish lake dead from unknown cause
Officials said on Monday they were no closer to determining the cause of the death of thousands of fish that
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Swedish scientists ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Arctic fox population
Scientists are currently doing an inventory of the Arctic fox population in Sweden. It shows that the iconic foxes are
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Finnish Border Guard’s camera catches bear killing elk near Russia
Rare images of a brown bear attacking and killing an elk was captured by a camera in northeast Finland operated
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Round-the-clock ‘bear cam 360’ goes live in Finland
For the first time, you can watch a 360-degree live webcast that puts you in the middle of a community
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Arctic fox’s rapid journey from Svalbard to Northern Canada stuns researchers
The 3,506 km long sprint of the small animal is stunning researchers. “We first did not believe it was true,”
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