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More than 95% of southern elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina) born in 2023 perished in that year from the deadly outbreak of avian influenza.

Animal apocalypse: Deadly bird flu infects hundreds of species pole-to-pole

Sharon Guynup 6 Aug 2024
Walruses east of Svalbard in the Barents Sea.

The new Arctic: Amid record heat, ecosystems morph and wildlife struggle

Sharon Guynup 14 Feb 2024
PFAS and other chemical pollution are posing a growing threat to the little auk (Alle alle) and other Arctic seabirds.

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ harming wildlife the world over: Study

Sharon Guynup 26 Sep 2023
Celebration of the 2020-2023 election period of the Sámi assemblies in 17 June 2022. Image by Kevin J. Francett / Kajastus Creative / Sámediggi Saamelaiskäräjät (the Sámi Parliament) via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0).

Finland’s debate over Indigenous identity and rights turns ugly

John Last 21 Feb 2023
Acampamento Terra Livre Indigenous protest in Brazil, April 6, 2022. Image by Mídia NINJA Via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0).

Top 10 notable Indigenous stories of 2022

Latoya Abulu 28 Dec 2022
Wildebeest in the savannas.

Counterintuitive: Large wild herbivores may help slow climate change

Tim Vernimmen 13 Dec 2022
A sea butterfly (Limacina helicina) whose shell has been weakened by ocean acidification. (NOAA Photo Library, CC-BY-2.0)

Melting ice created the perfect storm for a rapidly acidifying Arctic Ocean

Luis Melecio-Zambrano 7 Dec 2022

With sea ice melting, glacial ice could be a lifeline for polar bears

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 16 Jun 2022
Winter reindeer

In the Arctic, Indigenous Sámi keep life centered on reindeer herding

Liz Kimbrough 20 Dec 2021

Keep polar bears and their extensive range safe from oil drilling (Commentary)

Steve Blackledge and Dyani Chapman 8 Oct 2021

Arctic biodiversity at risk as world overshoots climate planetary boundary

Gloria Dickie 29 Apr 2021
Banner image of a caribou calf in the archive study area by Karsten Heuer.

A warming Arctic is changing animal migrations, decades of tracking shows

Liz Kimbrough 9 Nov 2020

Narwhals beware: Killer whales are on the rise in the Arctic

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 23 Jul 2020

Tool use in puffins may point to ‘underestimated’ intelligence in seabirds

Mongabay.com 8 Jan 2020

Vanishing sea ice in the Arctic could shake up seabird migrations

John Cannon 11 Dec 2019

Shrinking sea ice in the Arctic opens new pathways for animal disease

Mongabay.com 2 Dec 2019

Extreme snowfall led to reproductive collapse in some Arctic wildlife in 2018

Mongabay.com 16 Oct 2019

As climate crisis deepens, wildlife adapts, maybe with lessons for us

Mongabay.com 20 Sep 2019

Arctic in trouble: Sea ice melt falls to record lows for early April

Gloria Dickie 11 Apr 2019

Camera traps and customary wisdom help redefine bear conservation

Courtney Miceli 31 Jan 2019

Shorebirds can no longer count on the Arctic as a safe haven for rearing their young

Mongabay.com 17 Dec 2018

Whales not enough sustenance for polar bears in fast-changing climate

Mongabay.com 10 Oct 2018

Taking it slow can help reduce impacts of Arctic shipping on whales (commentary)

Matt Pine 28 Aug 2018

A warmer climate tinkers with Arctic spider’s choice of prey

Mongabay.com 24 Jul 2018

Red flags abound as a warming Arctic opens up to shipping

Basten Gokkon 18 Jul 2018

Species evolve more than twice as fast at poles as in tropics: study

Gloria Dickie 12 Jul 2018

Ice-free passage for ships through the Arctic could cause problems for marine mammals

Mongabay.com 9 Jul 2018

Animal trainers are teaching wildlife to conserve themselves

Linda Lombardi 10 Apr 2018
Female bear with cubs observe a visitor

Spot the pattern: Whisker-prints and citizen science

Lalini Pedris 15 Sep 2017

Surprise! Animals are active and plentiful during harsh, dark Arctic winters

Shreya Dasgupta 24 Sep 2015

Arctic countries prohibit commercial fishing in North Pole

Shreya Dasgupta 6 Aug 2015

Arctic upheaval: new book outlines challenges at the top of the world

Jeremy Hance 16 Feb 2015

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