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Alaska shellfish toxin testing project halted during federal review

Knik, Alaska, United States

Alaska Public Media

Arctic sea ice has been hitting record lows. Scientists just lost a critical tool for studying it.

Alaska, United States

Alaska Public Media

Przewalski’s Horse to Be Reintroduced to Numrug Strictly Protected Area Under the Auspices of the President of Mongolia

Khalkhgol, Dornod, Mongolia

MONTSAME News Agency

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

Washington Post

Kuskokwim breakup proceeds at rapid pace for middle-river communities

Middle Kuskokwim River, Alaska, United States

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

Water testing increased after 96‑litre fuel spill in Baker Lake, Nunavut

Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada

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

Signs of drought in B.C.'s latest snow, water supply bulletin

British Columbia, Canada

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

Finland sees exceptionally warm April

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

Murmansk, Murmansk Oblast, Russia

The Barents Observer

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