Man wards off polar bear with cellphone in Churchill, Canada
Cornered by a polar bear that had already swatted and bitten him, a desperate Garett Kolsun turned to the only
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Hunting season underway in Finland
The first two weeks of open season on bear have brought 21 kills – and one suspected hunting crime. At
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Sweden’s drunken elks threaten home owner
Get ready for the season of drunken elks. As ripe fruit falls from the trees and ferments on the ground,
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Elder in Canada’s N.W.T. fined for wasting caribou meat
A Tlicho elder in Canada’s Northwest Territories has paid a $575 fine for wasting meat stemming from a recent incident
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Worker survives Yukon, Canada grizzly attack
A worker in a remote bush camp has walked away with fairly minor injuries after an encounter with a female
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Bear-watching attracts tourists to east Finland
Finnish bears are becoming a magnet for foreign tourists — though tour operators have to give way to hunters in
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The EU Commission and Sweden’s wolves
The European Commission remains skeptical of Swedish arguments that a wolf hunt would be the best way to protect the
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Finland aims to reduce lynx population
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry wants to add a number of species to hunters’ hit lists – including endangered
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Court upholds fishing restrictions for Alaska sea lions
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s ruling that keeps in place fishing closures
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Nunavut summit to discuss caribou decline
A major caribou workshop begins today in Iqaluit, the capital city of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut. It will
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Moose calf deaths puzzle Swedish researchers
One of the most famous animals in Sweden is the moose, or elk. It lives all across the country, even
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Yukon, Canada group offers bear-proof latches for trash
A non-profit society in Whitehorse, the capital city of Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory, wants all of the city’s residential garbage
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Alaska presents new plan for ANWR development
After getting a “no” from the Department of the Interior, Gov. Sean Parnell has doubled down on a plan to
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Wild raccoon captured in Sweden
A wild raccoon that has been the target of a search outside Västervik in southeastern Sweden has now been captured
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Bear puts beekeeper out of business in North Sweden
A bee keeper near Härnösand is northern Sweden is on the brink of closing his business due to honey raids
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