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Scientists estimated that around 700 seals were hit by bird flu, but they now believe as many as 3,000 animals could have been killed by the bug. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

3,000 seals killed by bird flu on Sweden’s West Coast

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at 21:37
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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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A male polar bear in the Beaufort Sea in 2005. (Steven C. Amstrup/USGS/AP)
Environment Environment (USA) General Special Features USA 

Scientists seek cause of patchy baldness in some Beaufort Sea polar bears

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, December 12, 2014 at 18:59 — Last Updated: Monday, December 15, 2014 at 20:43
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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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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

EU drops seal-protection complaint against Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at 15:39 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 11, 2014 at 16:33
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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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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Special Features Sweden 

Sweden’s mountain hares changing fur color too early

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at 21:50 — Last Updated: Thursday, November 27, 2014 at 22:02
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The fur of mountain hares in the northern county of Västerbotten is changing colors too early, which could put their

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A rescue service, founded by members of the South Karelian Ornithological Society responds to calls from members of the public who discover injured animals. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Bird ambulance swoops to the rescue in eastern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Monday, November 17, 2014 at 21:19 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 20:48
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A group of bird enthusiasts in South Karelia decided to set up the avian emergency service after intervening to save

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The Finnish Parliament in Helsinki. (iStock)
Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

Finland’s parliament debates bog protection

Yle News
Posted: Friday, October 17, 2014 at 17:36 — Last Updated: Monday, October 20, 2014 at 20:37
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A row has flared up in the Finnish government after the new Environment Minister blocked a bog-protection law. The decision

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A hunter in the Swedish woods. ( Ida Brännström / Sveriges Radio)
Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Wild game source of lead for Swedish consumers

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 19:40 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 9, 2014 at 21:01
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A new study in Sweden found that lead levels in people who eat wild game meat are higher than previously

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A massive ocean sunfish (like the one pictured above) was spotted in Prince William Sound on Alaska's south coast this month. (iStock)
Environment Environment (USA) Special Features USA 

Unusual species in Alaska waters indicate parts of Pacific warming dramatically

Craig Medred, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Monday, September 15, 2014 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at 19:16
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A giant hotspot in the North Pacific Ocean may help explain why a massive ocean sunfish was spotted in Prince

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Manifestation à Inuvik dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest contre le projet du bassin Peel ( David Thurton/CBC)
Blog Canada Environment Environment (Canada) 

A look at the controvery around development in Yukon’s Peel watershed

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, January 31, 2014 at 07:31
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Protesters demonstrated in the northern Canadian territories of Yukon and Northwest Territories this week against plans to develop the Peel

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People in Dawson City rally to protest the Yukon government's plan to open the Peel River watershed to development. (Courtesy of Ricky Mawunganidze / CBC.ca)
Canada Environment Environment (Canada) 

Peel plan protesters rally across Yukon and N.W.T.

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, January 30, 2014 at 12:04
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Protesters gathered across the northern Canadian territories of Yukon and the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) on Wednesday to show their opposition

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Arviat Community Ecotourism offers 'authentic cultural and wildlife viewing tours and experiences,' hosted by local people. It’s been a way to create jobs as well as showcase a unique part of the country. (Courtesy visitarviat.ca)
Business Business (Canada) Canada 

Arviat, Nunavut ecotourism nominated for international award

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, January 29, 2014 at 12:31
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The Arviat Community Ecotourism program has been nominated for an award by the World Travel and Tourism Council based in

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Environment Environment (USA) USA 

Should Alaska take over wetlands regulation from Feds?

Pat Forgey, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at 12:08
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Alaska wants to find out if it can spur more development by taking over from the federal government the job

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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