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Southern Greenland
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Moscow, Moscow, Russia
4 Jul 2024
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ADF&G confirms verified expansion of invasive European green crab
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Nome, Alaska, United States
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Juneau, Alaska, United States
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Researcher illustrates animal behaviour in wildfire-burned forest
Northwest Territories, Canada
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Okanagen Lake, British Columbia, Canada
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North Slope, Alaska
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Utqiaġvik, Alaska, United States
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Slithering their way in: Common garter snakes are no longer a rarity in southwestern Newfoundland
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Southeast Alaska harvest data shows moose moving to new areas
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Alaska, United States
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Invasive slug species in Girdwood may be on the move; experts ask public for help tracking
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
13 Jul 2023
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Invasive pike can use Cook Inlet to travel between freshwater systems, research finds
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
14 Jun 2023
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As ticks gain ground in Alaska, researchers say health risk remains low for now
Alaska, United States
11 Jun 2023
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Homer police take Grubby the opossum into custody
Homer, Alaska, United States
25 May 2023
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Why Arctic Fox are the brazen bullies of the North
Kolguev Island, Barents Sea, Russia
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Kongiganak, Alaska, United States
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Stoney Nakoda Nations elders, knowledge keepers share traditional ways to respect bears
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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18 Apr 2023
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Canada
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Positive tests for tick-borne illness in N.S. dogs up sharply, says vet
Nova Scotia, Canada
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3 Apr 2023
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Saskatchewan, Canada
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Florida, United States
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Bowhead whales are changing migration patterns in the Arctic
Bering Straits
14 Mar 2023
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Anne Margrethe was sick from a tick bite: – Know how bad it can be
Oslo, Oslo, Norway
13 Mar 2023
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Vancouver Island, BC, Canada
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22 Feb 2023
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15 Feb 2023
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Nome, Alaska, United States
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Expanding beaver pond distribution in Arctic Alaska, 1949 to 2019
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Fish retention at some peninsula lakes restricted in 2022 due to pike impacts
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Historic change to Arctic landscape as beavers migrate in masses
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21 Dec 2021
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Bering Sea survey finds Yukon River chinook populations are low and staying closer to shore
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19 Jul 2021
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Invasive groups control unwelcome plants and animals on the peninsula
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Ticks — and tick-borne risks — are creeping north to the Arctic as the climate warms
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Polar bears forced to eat seabird eggs as Arctic hunting ground shrinks
Mitivik Island, Nunavut, Canada
7 Apr 2021
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Climate change driving marine species poleward
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6 Apr 2021
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New ermine species found on Southeast Alaska island
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29 Mar 2021
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Fraser Valley G, British Columbia, Canada
19 Mar 2021
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Perisoreus canadensis Make Increasing Winter Appearances in the Sooke Hills
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Fins aren’t where they used to be, dolphin study shows
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Western Hemlock Looper Outbreak
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Invasive shrimp-sucking parasite continues northward Pacific expansion
Calvert Island, British Columbia, Canada
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What you need to know about B.C.'s so-called murder hornets
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
6 Aug 2020
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South Africa
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Explosion of beavers on the Baldwin Peninsula is part of their march north of the Arctic Circle
Selawik, Alaska, United States
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‘Murder Hornets’ in the U.S.: The Rush to Stop the Asian Giant Hornet
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2 May 2020
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First federal assessment of Arctic Ocean finds drastic change
27 Apr 2020
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Beaver invasion on the Baldwin Peninsula
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Haines, Alaska, United States
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The Amazingly Cool Anna's Hummingbird Scoffs at Winter
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The wildlife visitors warning of climate disaster
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the Guardian
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Australia
28 Dec 2019
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Rare woodpeckers turn out in large numbers
Finland
25 Dec 2019
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Camera Traps Show Invasive Coyotes Heading Toward South America
Darién, Panama
23 Dec 2019
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Salmon frenzy in western Arctic reaches historic high
Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada
16 Dec 2019
CBC
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Grizzly bears move north in High Arctic as climate change expands range
Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, Canada
14 Dec 2019
National Post
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Russian birch trees are ‘climbing mountains’ due to climate change
Krasnoyarsk, Krasnoyarskiy, Russia
27 Nov 2019
Siberia Times
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Extraordinarily warm fall a big problem in Canadian Arctic
Canadian Arctic
24 Nov 2019
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No one is sure why the Mulchatna caribou are disappearing in Southwest Alaska
Bristol Bay Region
21 Nov 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Northern Bering Sea trawl survey shows fisheries in flux
Northern Bering Sea
15 Nov 2019
Alaska Public Media
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How climate change is triggering a chain reaction that threatens the heart of the Pacific
Shiretoko Peninsula
12 Nov 2019
Washington Post
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Surprise: Alaska has ticks, and more are on the way
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
3 Oct 2019
Alaska Public Media
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Tropical fish riding warm waters to the Nova Scotia coast
Coastal Nova Scotia
17 Aug 2019
CBC
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As the Bering Sea Warms, Warm-Water Fish Are Moving In, NOAA Says
8 Aug 2019
KNOM Radio Mission
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Swamp rats have invaded California
Central Valley, California, United States
7 Aug 2019
Los Angeles Times
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Bering Sea is feeling the effects of warm winters
Nome, Alaska, United States
3 Aug 2019
Arctic Sounder
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Recent warming over the past 100 years is not part of a natural process, studies find
24 Jul 2019
CBC
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The Legacy of the Blob
Northern California Current Ecosystem
22 Jul 2019
Hakai Magazine
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Unusual amount of grizzly bear sightings on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
16 Jul 2019
The Weather Network
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Sharks on Cape Cod: Just how scared should we be?
Truro, Massachusetts, United States
9 Jul 2019
BostonGlobe.com
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Fox Stuns Scientists With Trek From Norway To Canada
Arctic
2 Jul 2019
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Mexico struggles to understand, solve, seaweed invasion
Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico
28 Jun 2019
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An Arctic fox surprises researchers with an epic run across polar ice from Svalbard to Canada
Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
27 Jun 2019
ArcticToday
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Glowing 'Blue Tears' in China's Seas are Incredibly Toxic and Growing
Matsu Islands, Taiwan, East China Sea
12 Jun 2019
Live Science
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As sea ice melts, fish are showing up farther north off Alaska. A federal fishing trip will investigate if they're sticking around
Nome, Alaska, United States
30 May 2019
Alaska Public Media
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16 May 2019
National Post
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Warming oceans linked to rise in tropical species
New Zealand
9 May 2019
the Guardian
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Changing southern Gulf of St. Lawrence ecosystem
Southern Gulf of Saint Lawrence
27 Feb 2019
Global News
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Ecosystem changes following loss of great white sharks
Seal Island, False Bay, South Africa
13 Feb 2019
Phys.org
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Killer whales are moving northward into Pacific Arctic, possibly spelling trouble for local mammals
24 Jan 2019
Science | AAAS
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Thousands of penguins stranded on South American coast
Coastal Uruguay
7 Jan 2019
The Independent
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Spread of invasive species in Canada costs billions, changes environment
Creston, British Columbia, Canada
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The Star
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Climate Change Drives Fish Into New Waters, Remaking an Industry
22 Dec 2018
WSJ
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