Bizarre skull belongs to first known beluga-narwhal hybrid
Modern DNA technology has confirmed a strange-looking whale skull with weird, twisted teeth collected by a hunter decades ago belongs
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Finland’s wolf population up 10 percent
Finland’s wolf population is currently estimated to be between 185 and 205 specimens, according to a report complied by Luke,
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Why did giant beavers go extinct? It was their diet, researchers say
If a modern beaver can fell big trees, dam rivers and essentially create its own habitat — imagine what a
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A sure sign of spring: dog poop harming Finland’s urban environments
Scientists say dog poop alters ground soil nutrients while canine pee can corrode lampposts to the point of falling over.
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Canada’s Inuit make voices heard on Arctic shipping routes
For the first time, Inuit communities are making recommendations to the Canadian government about how they want ships to move
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What’s up, doc? Yukon Quest dogs get pre-race vet check-up
One by one, mushers and dog handlers brought barking dogs inside a large industrial building in Whitehorse, northwest Canada for
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Relocating bears won’t fix conflicts with humans, say environment officials in northwestern Canada
Relocating problem bears cannot be seen as a solution to Yukon’s rising number of human/bear conflicts, warn conservation officers with
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Communities in Canada’s east-Arctic say Inuit lives need to be protected over polar bear population
In communities along the west coast of Hudson Bay, Nunavummiut are both scared and angered by the increasing number of
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Climate change threatens Arctic fox’s future in Nordic nations
Despite being legally protected from hunting and persecution for several decades, the adult population of the Arctic fox in the
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Fewer livestock than expected slaughtered early due to Sweden’s dry summer
Fewer animals than expected have been slaughtered early due to the unusually dry weather, reports a business association for Swedish
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Alaska researchers test ancient bison horns in northwestern Canada for climate change study
Researchers from Alaska are testing hundreds of ancient bison horns in Whitehorse, Yukon. They are trying to find out how
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Hunters push to end Sweden’s ban on bow hunting
Bow hunting was banned in Sweden in the 1930s. Now though, there’s a proposal to follow neighbouring Denmark and bring
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Finnish conservation group offers bounty to catch wolf poacher
A wolf conservation group is offering 1,000 euros for information leading to the arrest of a poacher who killed a
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Lost fishing gear threatens marine life, says animal rights group
World Animal Protection Canada, a non-profit focused on international animal protection, is urging Canada and all nations to deal with
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Conservation groups hope to educate Canadians with new Arctic marine atlas
Faced with dramatic shifts in the Arctic due to joint pressures of climate change and industrial development, a trio of
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