Ice-Blog: From Alaska to Ottawa
Ottawa has been the setting for “Arctic Change”, another major Arctic conference this week. It is organised by the research
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Putin ensures Arctic militarization will not harm polar bears
Environmentalists fear the Defense Ministry’s new military bases can pose problems for polar bears. The Russian President is publicly known
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Tense moment for Alaska polar bear patrol
Ruby Kaleak was at her part-time job on Kaktovik’s roving “polar bear patrol” Friday when a whispery call came over
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Tourists suspected after narwhal tusk goes missing in Svalbard, Norway
A narwhal tusk has been stolen from Svalbard, a popular, protected Arctic tourist destination. The governor’s office has asked for
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New infrastructure needed to keep wild boars off Sweden’s roads
Traffic accidents involving wild animals have increased steadily and the Swedish Transportation Administration has called for better infrastructure to keep
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Wild game source of lead for Swedish consumers
A new study in Sweden found that lead levels in people who eat wild game meat are higher than previously
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Norway’s radioactive reindeer
A major spike in radioactivity was detected in central Norway’s reindeer and scientists say it’s because of a nuclear accident
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Scientists raise alarm over Russia’s ice-free Kara Strait
Polar scientists have since 2010 only seen open waters in the important migration route for polar bears over the Kara
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Norway: Rapid growth in Svalbard walrus population
Hunted for nearly 350 years, walruses in the Norwegian Arctic were on the brink of extinction. Then came the neighbours
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Huge onshore crowds of walruses a new phenomenon for Arctic Alaska, scientists say
Gatherings of thousands of walruses crowded together on northwestern Alaska shorelines, like the congregation of 35,000 animals spotted this weekend
Read moreBiologists spot huge gathering of walruses in Arctic Alaska
With floating ice sparse in the Chukchi Sea, an estimated 35,000 walruses were found crowded onto a beach near the
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Sweden: No proof that elk get drunk say researchers
The “drunken” Swedish elks that get so much attention this time of year may be a myth. Swedish Radio Science
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First muskox in a century spotted in Manitoba, Canada
For the first time since the late 1800s, a muskox has been spotted by hunters in the western Canadian province
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Alaska biologist ‘lucked out’ that Shuyak Island grizzly mauling wasn’t worse
If he’d been on either of the big islands of the Kodiak Archipelago, Alaska fisheries biologist James Jackson would have
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Domestic cats beware: Wild cousins moving into Finnish towns
Finland’s lynx population has grown rapidly within the past 15 years, and the wild cats are becoming more common in
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