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75% of North America’s bird species are in decline, study says

Washington Post

Wood frogs are once again singing, a springtime delight

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

The Anchorage Press

Emperor and Black Brant geese harvests restricted due to low population

Yukon Delta, Alaska

Wild Reindeer Threatened by Tourists and Early Spring: “This Can’t Continue!”

Hardangervidda and Nordfjella, Buskerud, Norway

Unpredictable Alaska winter and spring keep gardeners guessing

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Anchorage Daily News

Rare thunderstorm near the North Pole: A sign of a warming Arctic?

Rare thunderstorm near the North Pole: A sign of a warming Arctic?

Anxiety Drugs Found in Rivers Make Salmon Take More Risks

River Dal, Sweden

The great hollow of Minto Flats

Minto, Alaska, United States

Kodiak Daily Mirror

Warm March accelerates spring blooms

Various locations, Finland, Finland

Polar bears on Svalbard tend to leave dens earlier

Svalbard, Svalbard, Norway

Eye on the Arctic

Polar bears on Svalbard tend to leave dens earlier

Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Snow's Absence and Welcome Presence

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Kodiak Daily Mirror

Icebreaker operator: 'We are seeing a more complicated situation with sea ice'

Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

The Barents Observer

They need to listen: Salmon advocates react to low hatchery numbers

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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