WWF urges Norway to protect its Arctic forests to help fight climate change
The boreal forest is even more crucial for the world to store carbon than the tropical rainforest. At 68°N, Europe’s
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Finland: hunting restricted for three duck species, but jackdaws now fair game
Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has banned the hunting of two types of diving duck for the next three
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World Wildlife Fund raises alarm about harmful ‘grey water’ in Canada’s Arctic
World Wildlife Fund Canada fears a new report it commissioned suggests that untreated “grey water” dumped in Canadian Arctic waters could double by
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National Geographic polar bear apology proves colonialist attitudes towards Inuit remain, say northerners
One year after a controversial video that linked an emaciated polar bear to climate change, National Geographic has published an
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Mobile technology helps conservation officers in Northern Canada monitor bear traps
Yukon conservation officers can now get photos of bears entering live traps sent to their mobile phones. “It’s basically like
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Calls to save water heard as Finland’s underground reserves drop
Mirjam Orvomaa, a hydrologist with the Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), says Finland’s groundwater levels might reach record low levels this
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Tracking beluga whales in the Beaufort Sea through Facebook
More than a dozen beluga whales in the Beaufort Sea (North of Alaska and Northwest Canada) and have been tagged
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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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Scientists puzzled by right whale’s appearance off Iceland
While it has happened before, seeing an Atlantic right whale swimming in waters off of Iceland is still rare. But
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U.S. Gov quietly allows land survey in Alaskan wildlife refuge, enviro groups furious
Conservation groups say the Interior Department has gone behind the public’s back and conducted a land survey in the Izembek
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Beluga tour operators in Northern Canada decry new rules protecting marine mammals
Tour operators in the northern town of Churchill, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, say new government rules to protect
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Polar bears greatly exposed to toxic chemicals in eastern Barents Sea
Polar bears following the sea ice in hunt for seals have a 30-35% higher concentration of perfluoroalkyl substances compared to
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How did Finland’s 5 white-tailed deer become 100,000 in only 80 years?
Eighty years ago there were no white-tailed deer in Finland, but today the species is the country’s second-most populous game
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Finnish national parks will remain free despite budget woes
Outdoor destinations managed by the state forest agency Metsähallitus will still be free for public use regardless of budget shortfalls,
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How the Army Corps of Engineers turned lenient on Alaska wetlands mitigation
A review of five years of Army Corps of Engineers permits for development in Alaska wetlands showed the corps had
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