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Study explores ties between Greenland sled dogs and arctic wolves

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 16:10 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 16:12
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Inuit hunters in North Greenland deliberately crossbred Greenland sled dogs with Arctic wolves, in order to create stronger and more

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Yukon Quest Alaska official hopes to patch things up and bring back cross-border race

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 13, 2023 at 09:31
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Famed 1,600-kilometre race not happening this year after international dispute over rules The new executive director of the Yukon Quest

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Yukon Quest mushers recount hairy times on stormy mountain pass

CBC News
Posted: Friday, February 15, 2019 at 15:30
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Whitehorse, Yukon musher Rob Cooke is being lauded for helping guide some fellow Yukon Quest mushers safely over a stormy

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Iditarod wants new kennel management guidelines for mushers

Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at 11:47
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The Iditarod Trail Committee’s Board of Directors wants to set up a kennel management program, a move aiming to set

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A sled dog in Alaska in 2013. Wildfires put hundreds of sled dogs in emergency shelters this week after their kennels were evacuated. (iStock)
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Iditarod mushers pack fish, beef, stew and Twinkies for fuel

Tegan Hanlon, Alaska Dispatch News @teganhanlon
Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2016 at 16:49
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Paul Gebhardt has started the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race 19 times. He’s placed second twice and has learned a

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Finland's new bio-fuel programme was among your most read Eye on the Arctic stories this week. (iStock)
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Jobs, housing & horse manure – Arctic week in reivew

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 19, 2015 at 18:49
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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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A sled dog in Alaska in 2013. Wildfires put hundreds of sled dogs in emergency shelters this week after their kennels were evacuated. (iStock)
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Hundreds of sled dogs rescued from Alaska wildfires

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 15:09 — Last Updated: Monday, June 22, 2015 at 20:17
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WILLOW — With the Sockeye fire still unpredictable late Monday, mushers who frantically evacuated their dogs Sunday afternoon waited to

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Musher Jake Berkowitz, in red, stopped in the Farewell Burn between Rohn and Nikolai during this year's Iditarod. March 4, 2014. (Loren Holmes / Alaska Dispatch)
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Top Iditarod contender says he’s done mushing

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 09:34
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Perennial Iditarod contender Jake Berkowitz says when it comes to mushing he’s done — at least for now. In a

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Almost 70 dogteams started in this year's Iditarod compared to 18 in the Yukon Quest. (CBC)
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Yukon Quest can learn from Iditarod, say mushers

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 10:27
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Dog mushers in Yukon and Alaska say uncertainty about the future of the Yukon Quest sled dog race will continue

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Yvonne Dabakk leaves Willow at the 2014 Iditarod restart. (Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage)
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Norwegian contingent prepared for Iditarod challenge

APRN
Posted: Monday, March 3, 2014 at 18:07
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Teams are making their way into Rainy Pass as they head trough the Alaska Range. It’s arguably the toughest stretch

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The Happy River portion of the Iditarod Trail was open in early February. The trail is visible on the far side of the bank, a dirty path up the bank. (Courtesy Howard Sevey / Alaska Dispatch)
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Warm Alaska weather may mean misery for Iditarod racers

Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
Posted: Friday, February 14, 2014 at 10:39
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It’s going to be very rough for racers on the Iditarod Trail this year. Warm weather has melted snow all

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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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