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Tick Talk - Tick populations are on the move across the North. This is a big concern because of the effects on wildlife, pets and northern people. In this edition, you can read about emerging tick-borne illnesses in Finland, and listen to an interview with Dr. Micah Hahn who is working with state officials in Alaska to perform important baseline studies on invasive tick populations. Mike Brubaker, Editor

	Surprise: Alaska has ticks, and more are on the way Anchorage, Alaska, United States Kathleen McCoy / Alaska Public Media / October 3, 2019 Alaska’s warming winters and the broader habitat for ticks in the Lower 48 and Canada may provide a channel for rarer types to get to Alaska and survive there. Read article on Alaska Public Media
	Tick, tock: Finland's ticks still thirst for blood Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland Yle Uutiset / October 8, 2019 The incidence of ticks at all of Turku University’s research sites in Turku as well as in Helsinki has risen over the past 20 years, and they can still active into the fall, even after periods of freezing weather. Southwestern Finland and Uusimaa have reported 29 cases of tick-borne encephalitis and some 1,500 people have contracted Lyme disease, an illness caused by ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi. Read article on Yle Uutiset
	Why do Calgarians keep seeing bobcats? Calgary, Alberta, Canada Amy Tucker / The Star / September 28, 2019 The city keeps a record of the number of reported sightings of the animals, along with other wildlife. There were three sightings in 2007, about 10 in 2015 and 27 this year. Read article on The Star
	Northern reindeer that roamed Taymyr peninsula are at the brink of extinction Lake Taymyr, Russia Olga Gertcyk / Siberia Times / September 30, 2019 Drastic measures are needed to restore wild reindeer populations in all of Taymyr, northern Evenkia and western Yakutia. Poaching, climate change and excessive hunting caused colossal population drop. Read article on Siberia Times
	Power restored to 5,500 people after a month's worth of snow hits southern Yukon Marsh Lake, Yukon, Canada CBC / October 7, 2019 Marsh Lake was the hardest hit, but power was out 'all over,' said Jay Massie, manager of ATCO Electric Yukon, 'from Teslin to Tagish, Carcross out to Deep Creek and west towards Haines Junction.' Read article on CBC
	Nepal is reeling from an unprecedented dengue outbreak Nepal Gloria Dickie / Science News / October 7, 2019 As climate change opens new regions to mosquitoes, Nepal suffers an outbreak of the painful viral disease that has sickened more than 9,000 people. Read article on Science News
	Heavy rain causes flooding, mudslides in Juneau Juneau, Alaska, United States Anchorage Daily News / Anchorage Daily News / October 7, 2019 Areas of the Southeast Alaska city “received between 3 and 7 inches of rain” in 24 hours over the weekend. The sodden ground caused mudslides in some areas, and wrecked roads and ditches around John Street and Peters Lane in Douglas. Read article on Anchorage Daily News
	Moth population takes flight in North Vancouver Lynn Canyon, British Columbia, Canada Jeremy Shepherd / North Shore News / September 10, 2019 The North Shore is discovering what life is like under moth rule. Eclipses of moths have been flitting, fluttering and generally wreaking havoc around any light source over the past week. Read article on North Shore News

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