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Subsistence Stress In Northwest Alaska, changes in caribou range and harvest are resulting in a debate over the stressors, as well as who should have priority to hunt (see Noatak article). The importance of this discussion cannot be over-emphasized, especially in the context of circumpolar decline in caribou and reindeer populations. The article "The reindeer island that disappeared" is a case in point. Between 2012 to 2015, the number of reindeer on Kolguyev Island in Russia plummeted from 12,000 to less than 200. See also a story about a community trying to recover a lost resource and cultural tie - the beluga whales. Mike Brubaker, Editor

	The reindeer island that disappeared Bugrino, Russia Atle Staalesen / The Independent Barents Observer / May 15, 2017 Following mass deaths of animals, the once powerful cooperative managing the reindeer flocks in the island of Kolguyev shuts down. Read article on The Independent Barents Observer
	Noatak residents speak out in support of caribou closure Noatak, Alaska, United States Steve Keller / Arctic Sounder / May 12, 2017 With fewer caribou in the area and the higher cost of fuel to travel upriver to find the animals, families and neighbors are finding themselves in a tough spot. Read article on Arctic Sounder
	State checks dead mule deer near North Pole for dreaded parasite North Pole, Alaska, United States Sam Friedman / Fairbanks Daily News-Miner / May 19, 2017 Alaska Department of Fish and Game seeks the public's help in determining the date that an exotic deer died near North Pole. Read article on Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
	Bringing beluga back to Buckland Buckland, Alaska, United States Steve Keller / Arctic Sounder / May 12, 2017 Technology has changed, communities have moved, people have grown older, and the beluga whales the Kanigmiut have relied on for generations have all but disappeared. Read article on Arctic Sounder
	Don't panic, humanity's doomsday seed vault is probably still safe Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen Amy B. Wang / Washington Post / May 20, 2017 A lot of water went into the start of the tunnel and then it froze to ice, so it was like a glacier when you went in,” Statsbygg spokeswoman Hege Njaa Aschim told the Guardian of the water breach. Read article on Washington Post
	Landslide forces evacuations, flooding fears persist near Kelowna, B.C. Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada The Canadian Press / CTVNews / May 14, 2017 A landslide has forced residents of 17 properties to flee their homes near Kelowna, B.C., as flooding continues to threaten the area. Read article on CTVNews
	Early Morning Call - Northern Saw-whet Owl (Aegolius acadicus) Anchorage, Alaska, United States Roxanne Benson / LEO Network / May 6, 2017 I've only heard this animal in the spring/summer. Read post on the LEO Network

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