These small rodents are a key part of the Northwest Arctic ecosystem.
Observers in Port Heiden, Alaska report significantly reduced sea gull populations and fewer gull eggs for subsistence, coinciding with decreased seal numbers and increased fox populations.
A series of observations indicate changing moose behaviors and migration patterns in the interior, with increased sightings in unusual locations and times of the year, potentially linked to climate change and habitat alterations.
Red and Black Currants are present on the property and the moose seem to be picky about what berry they like to consume.
The hind of the moose was also covered with flies.
Over the last several weeks the algae bloom has ranged from significant covering the surface of the lake in many places to today seeing patches of the bloom here and there on the surface. It can also be observed below the surface near the shoreline.
I have never seen so many little tunnels on my lawn before.
Open water in February.
An image of a swollen leg on this caribou raises questions that it may be a case of brucellosis.
Cell phone video was taken by one resident, and the fox appears to be an Arctic fox, which is not known in this region.
This fox "was not scared of me" and it continued to repeat this motion as the person (Venessa Koonooka), watched for ~10 minutes.
One morning in February, 2022 when I went for a walk, I noticed footprints of a four legged animal going in the direction of my path. The footprints looked different from those of dogs and given that I recently read about coyote sightings in the area, I quickly headed home.
Here in South Fox we received about 10" of heavy wet snow Dec 25-26 that changed to rain, with over an inch of rain before the precipitation ended.
The development of the Southwest Calgary Ring Road has resulted in alterations into the use of the area by deer. The combination of construction disturbances, removal of habitat, and presence of a linear barrier has seemingly resulted in fewer deer being observed in the neighborhood of Woodbine.
"I've seen photos documenting one squirrel in Nome from 2007 and a Nome Nugget article in 2019, but we've had 3-4 reports of red squirrels this summer."
White-Nose Syndrome seems to have affected the bat population in North Grower, Ontario, Canada according to local observer.
While seasonal fluctuation is normal, there is evidence that this region is being strongly affected by climate change. The Municipality of Canmore’s Climate Change Adaptation Background Report and Resilience Plan (2016) shows that there has been a warming trend that is moving faster than the global average with the average annual temperature of the Bow Valley increasing.
My colleague who has been doing this work for over 35 years indicated that he has never experienced that many ticks.
Coyotes, first documented in Anchorage around 1900, are not often seen in Anchorage. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game estimates coyote population abundance using the Trapper Questionnaire reports, and consider the Kenai Peninsula, Copper River Valley and Mat-Su Valley to have the highest coyote population densities.
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