While Northwest Arctic residents encounter bears year-round, such sightings are not common in Kotzebue this time of year, Cantine said. Charlie Henry Jr., an Elder from Kotzebue, agreed: “That is so strange — brown bear in the middle part of the coldest months.”
"This is the first time in our lives that we have seen a cormorant in Kotzebue Sound."
Locals in Kotzebue showed a mix of excitement and concern over the weekend in response to reports that a rare polar bear was spotted in the area.
First mosquito sighting in Kotzebue.
Willows budding about a month early 30 miles above the Arctic Circle.
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