Melting permafrost has made 75 of Alaska s streams and 41 wetlands burn - blackening vegetation like wildfire, leaving fish suffocated and threatening local citizens
Concerns over highly pathogenic influenza viruses in wild birds and domestic poultry in Alaska were discussed during a Strait Science webinar held over Zoom on Thursday, March 28. This event hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus and Alaska Sea Grant highlighted the need for a comprehensive understanding of the virus and its impact on marine mammals, along with food safety and security concerns for Alaskans.
Charles Robbins, WSU school of the environment research director, assisted in the conduction of a study that observed the behavior of polar bears during the summer months. “The take-home message from the study is that there is no long-term viable solution for polar bears when forced onto land as ice-free summers become longer and more.
PublishedFebruary 15, 2024, 9:45 pmYou have: Camera around the neck: This is how polar bears see the worldIn Canada, a research team combined GPS trackers
Hudson Bay, Canadá, 13 feb (EFE).- Polar bears are sea-ice animals, but increasingly long Arctic summers will force them to spend more time on land, where they are unlikely to be able to adapt to living for long periods and may even risk starvation. A study published Tuesday in Nature Communications followed 20 bears wearing …