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CBC /
November 16, 2018
The first formal count of polar bears in waters between the United States and Russia indicates they are doing better than some of their cousins elsewhere. However, in the longer term, it doesn't mean the Chukchi Sea bear population will not be affected. Fewer cubs were surviving into their second year and adult males weighed less and had smaller skulls, the U.S. Geological Survey found.
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Joey Mendolia /
Alaska Public Media /
November 16, 2018
Spruce beetles damaged nearly 600,000 acres of forest in 2018, and the damage continues to grow.
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Fortune Channel, Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia, Canada
Karen Graham /
Digital Journal /
November 4, 2018
Fisheries and Oceans Canada confirms the findings of independent research that says sea lice on salmon farms are becoming resistant to SLICE, a pesticide used to kill sea lice.
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Aklavik, Northwest Territories, Canada
Michael Hugall /
CBC /
November 19, 2018
Anglers in Aklavik, N.W.T., are trying to figure out why there was a shortage of fish in local hotspots this year.
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Gulf of Alaska
Liam Britten /
CBC /
October 18, 2018
A meteorologist says unseasonably warm weather in B.C. is once again causing a large area of the Pacific Ocean to heat up considerably, emulating a phenomenon from past years known as the “blob.”
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Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Skye Ryan /
CHEK /
November 14, 2018
A raucous crowd has moved into Cowichan Bay and the volume and odour coming from them is wafting for blocks around. Locals estimate over 300 sea lions have descended on the Cowichan community and their presence is proving a huge tourist draw.
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Nabesna River, Alaska, United States
November 19, 2018
Rain in the winter. First time I saw that occur was January 1982. The horse range was overrun with rabbits. Within a week once the cold came back they were all gone.
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