Wolves shot amid “exceptional number” of backyard sightings in Western Finland
Game officials hope that two recent shootings of wolves will discourage the animals from making such frequent incursions into heavily
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Rare birds around Russian Arctic oil field not a problem, company financed study says
Unique populations of birds nicely nest alongside the new Novy Port oil project, researchers hired by company Gazprom Neft say.
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Alaska experiments with new moose counting method
Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game is trying out a new way to count moose within Anchorage city limits. Dave
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U.S. House lifts restrictions on predator hunting in Alaska refuges
On Thursday (Feb. 16), the U.S. House approved a bill to lift Obama administration restrictions on hunting and trapping of
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U.S. Republicans introduce bill to repeal Obama’s predator regulation for Alaska
Republicans in the U.S. House are trying to roll back some of the environmental rules of the Obama Administration, and
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Caribou decline, Arctic shipping and renewable energy: WWF Canada looks back at 2016
The Arctic is already experiencing the effects of climate change with extremely alarming statistics on temperature rise and lack of
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More wolves can be culled after Supreme Court decision
A cull of 24 wolves will be allowed from 2nd January 2017, after a Swedish court decision this week, which
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Flash, bang – no more wolves at the door in Finland
Police and game officials report that non-lethal explosive charges have been successfully used to convince wolves to stay away from
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Will chili vests thwart wolf attacks on Finland’s pet dogs?
A new safety vest has been developed to save family pets from wolf attacks in Finland. So far, this year
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Road accidents involving wild animals hit record high in Sweden
The number of accidents on Sweden’s roads involving wildlife has reached a record level this year and will pass 50,000 by the
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Fewer reindeer lost to predators in Finland
Reindeer are by far the most common herd animals attacked by predators in Finland. Last year, reindeer herders lost animals
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Russian researchers besieged by polar bears on Arctic island
The five Russian researchers where trapped for days in their small cabin at the remote Arctic island of Troynoy. The
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Arctic remains refuge of friendly US-Russia relations
In 1987, in the glow of glasnost, then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev detailed his vision of an Arctic that would be a
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1,000 experts converge in Alaska for Arctic events
You could call it Arctic-Palooza. About 1,000 scientists, policymakers, business managers, students and others interested in the Arctic are set
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Newly arrived fox makes fast friends at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre (with video)
PORTAGE — Employees at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Centre were breathing a sigh of relief Tuesday morning as the center’s newest
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