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Biden administration sets stage for minimal 2nd lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The goal is limiting the footprint where seismic exploration could take place and avoiding polar bear dens and caribou ...
Deer Hunter Is Killed in Apparent Bear Attack in Alaska, Authorities Say
Tad Fujioka, 50, was reported overdue from a deer hunting trip in the Sitka area of Alaska, near Juneau, the authorities said ...
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Where do polar bears live? Get to know more on the Arctic habitat of the 'sea bear.'
and in Alaska, Russia, Greenland, and some northern islands owned by Norway, including Svalbard. The World Wildlife Fund reports that 60% of polar bear subpopulations live in Canada. Polar bears live ...
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Polar bears exposed to diseases as climate crisis further warms Arctic, warns new study
a new study has also provided clues about how polar bear disease could also be linked to ice loss. Scientists examined blood ...
Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic
As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less ...
Takeaways from AP’s reporting on challenges to voting in Alaska Native villages
The right to vote is considered sacrosanct in the U.S., but it isn’t always so in the tiny, remote Native villages across ...
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages
The polling place in the tiny Arctic village of Kaktovik never opened when Alaska had its primary election this summer ...
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Deer hunter is killed in apparent bear attack near Sitka, authorities say
Bear attacks on humans are rare in Alaska, which is home to three types of bears — black, brown and polar — according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. “It is not uncommon for ...
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The ability to cast a ballot isn't always guaranteed in Alaska's far-flung Native villages
We are reporting from Kaktovik, Alaska above the Arctic Circle. And you might know Kaktovik as the home of polar bear tourism in Alaska. Well, I had to run off *** few polar bears last night.