Rare dolphin spotted on Sweden’s west coast
A group of wild dolphins were suddenly and unexpectedly spotted by vacationers off Sweden’s west coast. Torbjörn Sandin, on boating
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U.S. judge rules beringia bearded seals improperly listed as threatened
Alaska’s bearded seals, animals with distinctive whiskers and a penchant for floating alone on pieces of drifting Arctic sea ice,
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Finland: Call for action after entanglement deaths of critically-endangered seals
The conservation group WWF Finland is urging the Ministry of Agriculture to move quickly to further restrict net fishing in
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Aggressive elk in northern Sweden prompt police warning
Police in northern Sweden are warning residents to be on the lookout for aggressive elk who reportedly lunged at people
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Do polar bears and penguins live in Sweden?
Some myths are a lot more difficult to upend than others – and this particular one seems to be immortal
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Arctic seas: little ability to cope with an oil spill
A new report suggests little is known how an oil spill in the Arctic would act or spread in icy
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Did Arctic fox evolve from Himalayas?
Today’s Arctic foxes are likely descendants of foxes that acclimated to cold and extreme conditions millions of years ago in
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Board urges protection of caribou lands in Canada
In the northern Canadian territory of Nunavut, the Nunavut Planning Commission (NPC) has been advised again to place restrictions on
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Feature Interview: What acoustics can tell us about whales in the Arctic
A new study suggests that certain species of sub-Arctic whales are increasingly making their way through the Bering Strait towards
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Greenland meeting to discuss Arctic fishing
International delegations from five Arctic coastal nations are meeting in Greenland this week to discuss Arctic fishing. Huge sections of
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Warming Arctic may be aiding the spread of disease
A Canadian team of scientists have discovered that pathogens have been spreading to new species and killing them, and it
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Changing sea ice may be spreading diseases among mammals
The warming climate is helping spread southern pathogens and diseases north, scientists have found. But what about northern pathogens and
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Sweden: Court calls off wolf hunt
The licensed wolf hunt planned for February this year will not take place, after a decision in an administrative court
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Rains force bears out of hibernation in Finland
Rainy weather has disrupted the winter slumbers of many bears in Finland this year. Particularly in south-eastern Finland, the rain
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Building dens for Finland’s Saimaa seals
A project to construct man-made dens for the endangered Saimaa seal will continue after recently receiving EU funding for the
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