Finland: Weak ice forces seals North in search of nesting grounds
Unusually poor ice cover has forced large numbers of ringed seals to look for nesting spots in the northernmost reaches
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Wild boar attack in suburb of Stockholm, Sweden
A young woman was left shaken after being chased by a pack of wild boar in a suburb of Stockholm,
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Inuit leaders blast EU seal ban as appeal underway in Geneva
Canadian Inuit leaders blasted the ongoing effect of the European Union Seal ban on Arctic peoples on Monday, as an
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Ice-Blog: First World Wildlife Day and the Arctic
Maybe like me you were not aware that up to now there had been NO World Wildlife Day. Sometimes I
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Wildlife officials in Canada mull quotas for world’s last unregulated polar bear hunt
Northern wildlife officials will meet in the Arctic region of the Canadian province of Quebec Wednesday to discuss quotas on
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Wolves on the prowl in North Finland
Unusual tracks in the snow spotted around town are thought to belong to a cub that may have strayed from
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A boreal forest ‘ghost’ – The secret life of wolverines
They’re sometimes referred to a ghost creature as their tracks are often seen, but the mysterious wolverines themselves, very seldom.
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Consultations underway in Nunavut on Baffin Island caribou
Community consultations continue in the Baffin region of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut this week. The Nunavut government and
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Southern Hudson Bay polar bear hearings in Nunavut
Drikus Gissing says polar bear stock in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is in good health. The head of
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Polar bears increasingly coming ashore in Arctic Alaska
By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch Piles of bowhead whale bones and blubber left on an Arctic beach by North Slope
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Sweden: Court calls off wolf hunt
The licensed wolf hunt planned for February this year will not take place, after a decision in an administrative court
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Concerns about Canada’s boreal forest
Canada has made significant strides in protecting the vast boreal forest that stretches across most of its provinces and territories,
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Demand ups Sweden’s reindeer meat prices
Higher demand and a stagnant supply has driven up the price of reindeer meat in Sweden as consumers shop for
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Alaska aims to reduce road kills with annual moose hunt
In an effort to keep drivers safe, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is once again opening a targeted
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Mild winter affects Finland’s fur farming industry
One business casualty of the milder winter will delight animal rights activists: the Saga Furs auction house. The company’s auction
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