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‘Wow factor’: Public website reveals best-yet picture of hundreds of bird migrations

The Canadian Press
Posted: Thursday, September 15, 2022 at 15:33
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The piercing yellow eyes and deadly hunting skills of the snowy owl awe bird lovers in the U.S. Midwest every

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Wolves finding new homes in southern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, March 19, 2021 at 14:34
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In past months, there have been a number of reported sightings of wolves in southern parts of the country. For

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Environment Environment (Norway) General Norway 

Arctic fox’s rapid journey from Svalbard to Northern Canada stuns researchers

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2019 at 11:38 — Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2019 at 10:01
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The 3,506 km long sprint of the small animal is stunning researchers. “We first did not believe it was true,”

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Migratory birds in Finland: some return early, others go missing

Yle News
Posted: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 14:35 — Last Updated: Friday, May 4, 2018 at 14:44
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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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General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Norway) Norway Politics 

EU mulls over issuing visa directly at borders

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 12:34
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The European Commission puts forward a proposal to reform the visa policy making it easier for legitimate travellers to enter

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Environment Environment (USA) USA 

With Arctic freeze-up coming later, some belugas delay fall migration

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at 15:49
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The annual freeze-up in Arctic waters off Alaska is coming later, and some beluga whales seem to have taken notice.

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Puzzling migration fluke brings thousands of Siberian birds to Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 07:00
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Birdwatchers from around Finland are flocking to the eastern city of Lappeenranta in hopes of catching a glimpse of a

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General Norway Politics Politics (Norway) 

Migrants tried to make it to Scandinavia, were charged by FSB

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 05:30
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The security service detains and charges migrants as they attempt illegal border crossing to Norway and Finland. Representatives of the

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Politics Politics (Sweden) Society Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden cannot receive 140,000 refugees this year: migration minister

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, March 4, 2016 at 16:03
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Sweden would not be able to take in 140,000 asylum-seekers this year, the country’s minister in charge of migration and

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Finland General Society Society (Finland) 

7,500 asylum seekers may enter Arctic Finland in 2016

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 11, 2016 at 20:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 19:54
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Projecting from present rates, the number of asylum seekers entering northern Finland across the border with Russia could shoot up

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The border between Finland and Russia. (Yle)
Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland – Russia border control “considerably weakened”

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 27, 2015 at 18:48 — Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015 at 19:09
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The Finnish Border Guard says it’s concerned about the security along the eastern border with Russia, as budgetary cutbacks have

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Environment Environment (Canada) Photo Galleries Special Features 

Slideshow: The secrets of Manitoba’s boreal forests

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 11, 2014 at 10:22 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 15, 2018 at 10:45
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When most people think about Canada’s province of Manitoba, they think about prairies. But in reality, Manitoba is home to

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Semipalmated sandpipers on a beach in Canada. (iStock)
Environment Environment (USA) Special Features USA 

Birds carry plant fragments from Arctic

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at 10:19
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Mosses and other plants that grow in northernmost North America are also found in southern South America, but not in

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The sharp decline in the rusty blackbird population is perplexing researchers. (iStock)
Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Alaska: Biologists seek help to solve mystery of disappearing rusty blackbirds

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 11:30
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A species of bird now flying north to summer breeding grounds in the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada has

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