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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After deadly bear attack, hikers in Anchorage, Alaska weigh risks
If you live in Alaska, you live in bear country. While the risk of a bear encounter or attack is
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Opponents skeptical as U.S. Gov claims seismic survey will have “insignificant” impact in ANWR
The first sign of oil development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is likely to be a 3D seismic survey. A
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Polar bear shot dead after attacking person on Svalbard
The bear attacked a person from a cruise vessel on Sjuøyene north of Nordaustlandet, in Svalbard. The attack happened Saturday
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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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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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Arctic and Antarctic waters breed more new species than tropics: study
Think life is easier in the tropics? A new study published in the journal Nature suggests Arctic and Antarctic waters,
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Poachers suspected behind dwindling wolf numbers in Sweden
Sweden’s wolves are suddenly disappearing in large numbers, and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says illegal killing is the only
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US Gov preparing for oil exploration in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The U.S. Interior Department on Thursday announced it is undertaking a series of construction projects to prepare for oil exploration
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Villages in western Finland concerned by jump in wolf population
The number of wolves has increased by 10 percent from last year, with 200 wolves now living in Finland. Around
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Russia adds small Arctic island to large national park
Victoria Island and its nature is up for better protection. The 10,8 square km island located between the archipelagos of
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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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Endangered Finnish seal population slowly recovering
A survey of endangered Saimaa seal nests in eastern Finland has turned up 78 pups born this year. Census-takers also
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