Why Alaska’s Bears are Waking Up Mid-Hibernation
One of the great marvels of nature is how bears, the largest carnivore in North America, are able to hibernate all winter, ...
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Biden Administration Lets Oil Companies Disturb Polar Bears, Walruses in Alaska’s Western Arctic, Beaufort Sea
“It’s disturbing to see the Biden administration letting oil companies continue their assault on polar bears ... a wide swath of Alaska’s Arctic, including 7.9 million acres in the Beaufort Sea, and ...
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Biden Administration Proposes to Allow Oil Companies to Disturb Polar Bears, Walruses in Alaska’s Arctic
Polar bears and walruses could pay a terrible ... and planned activities across a wide swath of Alaska’s Arctic, including 7.9 million acres in the Beaufort Sea, and onshore activities from Point ...
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Meet the bowhead whale hunters of northern Alaska
On the North Slope of Alaska, the culture of the Inupiat centers ... carries a rifle during whale hunts to use in case a polar bear attacks. Polar bears have been known to approach hunting camps ...
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24-Year-Old Mother and 1-Year-Old Son Killed in Alaska Polar Bear Attack
The victims of a polar bear attack on Tuesday in the remote Alaskan village of Wales include a 24-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son. According to a press release by the Alaska Department of ...
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ESPN.com - E-Ticket: The Real Frozen Tundra
BARROW, Alaska — Standing on the sidelines ... And the uninvited guests every fan is watching for? Polar bears. Welcome to the top of the world, home of the Barrow Whalers, the one and only ...