Chukchi Sea shoal newly closed to oil leasing is well known as biological hot spot
Hanna Shoal, a region of shallow water in the remote Chukchi Sea that President Barack Obama last week put off limits to
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Submariners feed polar bears with garbage
These revealing photos, taken at an unknown location in the Arctic, show how crewmembers of a Russian nuclear powered submarine
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Laser scanning sheds a new light on animal habitats in Finland
A major laser scanning project spearheaded by the National Land Survey of Finland has generated a welcome by-product. Intended to
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Bear and lynx populations are shrinking in Sweden
The number of bears, wolverines and lynx has fallen in Sweden, reversing a previous trend. Sweden’s University of Agricultural Sciences
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Lack of fresh snow halts wolf hunt in Sweden
The on-going wolf hunt in Värmland, Sweden has been paused due to the weather and the lack of new snow.
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Harbor seals on the rebound in Sweden
Harbor seals are making a comeback in Sweden. According to the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management, the number
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Study shows polar bears relocating to icier Canadian Archipelago
Polar bears are relocating from ice-sparse parts of the Arctic to the Canadian Archipelago, an area with more dependable summer
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Sweden evades EU rules to allow wolf hunt
Hunters will get licenses to shoot wolves next year, despite a court ruling against last year’s hunt. This is raising
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Rare white elk judged fair game in Finland, protected in Sweden
Two white Eurasian elk have been observed wandering the forests of the southwest city of Mynämäki, Finland this year. The
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3,000 seals killed by bird flu on Sweden’s West Coast
Up to 3,000 harbour seals along Sweden’s west coast may have been killed by bird flu, Swedish researchers fear. Authorities
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Scientists seek cause of patchy baldness in some Beaufort Sea polar bears
Stressed-out polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea are losing some of their hair, but the precise cause of that stress
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EU drops seal-protection complaint against Finland
The European Commission has dropped a warning to the Finnish government over protection of the critically-endangered Saimaa ringed seal. In
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Sweden’s mountain hares changing fur color too early
The fur of mountain hares in the northern county of Västerbotten is changing colors too early, which could put their
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Polar Sea : major new Arctic adventure, science, social documentary series
A new documentary film series is part crazy sailing adventure and part environmental film showing the rapid and drastic changes
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Finland: Seals gobble half a million fish – commercial fisheries report almost 500K in losses
Professional fishermen in Finland are up in arms about damages to their catch and equipment from grey seals. Recent figures
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