Brown bears spotted by a resident for the first time on the island of Shishmaref.

10-1-12 More brown bears - Koyukuk, Alaska, USA

8-24-12 Lynx in high Arctic - Barrow, Alaska, USA

So far approximately 340 bison have died from an anthrax outbreak in the Fort Providence area of the N.W.T.

Wolves and bears rummaging around the dump.

Sitka black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) seen with large amount of hair loss.

The Far North's iconic polar bear appears to have joined the list of Arctic species afflicted with a mystery illness that causes hair loss, lesions and oozing sores. Six in Barrow and three in Kaktovik.