Hatchling numbers plummet for Finland’s golden eagle
It’s been another bad year for golden eagles in Finland, as an annual project to track down and ring eaglets
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Finnish live stream gives users bird’s eye view of eagle’s nest
Anyone with an internet connection can now follow life in a wild white-tailed eagle’s nest via a new video stream.
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In Arctic Norway, seabirds build nests out of plastic waste
Now, concentrations of plastics are comparable or even higher in the Arctic than in more industrialized and urban areas, a
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Migratory birds in Finland: some return early, others go missing
Some migratory birds have arrived in south-central Finland exceptionally early. For instance a willow warbler was heard singing in Orimattila
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Grouse declines lead to strict hunting regulations in Arctic Norway
Willow grouse population in northernmost Norway is reduced to less than a quarter compared with two years ago. Finnmarkseiendommen, the
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New federal project to count eider population poisoned by shot in Alaska
Threatened spectacled eiders, sea ducks that have died in large numbers after ingesting lead from hunters’ spent ammunition, will be
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Sweden raises alert level after Danish bird flu outbreak
Sweden has raised its alert level for poultry to the second highest after an outbreak of bird flu in neighbouring
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Arctic wildlife in Finland already feeling the burn from climate change: WWF
The effects of global warming can already been seen in Finland – and it’s taking a heavy toll on Arctic
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Swedish eco-park rises from the flames
The devastating forest fire of 2014 burnt 13,000 hectares of forest to the ground, people were evacuated and houses destroyed – and
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Airlines, owls and the North Pole – Arctic week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Snowy owls flock to western Sweden
More than a dozen snowy owls have been seen nesting in western central Sweden, the largest number in more than 30 years. Swedish Radio’s local
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Five invasive species threatening Finland’s nature
A considerable number of different alien plant and animal species have been brought to Finland and taken hold since being
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Finland: Municipality files for permit to shoot geese
The barnacle goose is a protected species and a familiar sight in Finland, but not one everyone welcomes it.
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Unique spring bird hunt brings hope of fresh meat after a long Alaska winter
BETHEL — One night after work last week, Pat Samson of Bethel rode his four-wheeler over a bumpy, muddy and
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Chemical contaminants suspect in mystery of Alaska chickadee beak deformities
When black-capped chickadees and some other birds in the Anchorage area began turning up in the late 1990s with elongated, weirdly
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