A respiratory pathogen once thought to only affect sheep and goats has been found in Alaska caribou and moose. The bacterium, called mycoplasma ovipneumoniae, or "Movi," has also been implicated in the death of an emaciated caribou from the Fortymile herd last month.
Environmental and economic changes could make it easier for non-native plants and animals to gain a foothold in the North.
An enzyme protects squirrels during and after hibernation, and something similar could help people whose hearts shut down, a new study finds.
Iditarod teams faced a challenging first quarter with bare ground damaging sleds and a dangerous encounter with an aggressive moose that injured a dog.
Wild animals spotted near on Topsail Road near Brookfield Fire Station and Park Avenue. Wildlife officials with the Department of Fisheries, Forestry and Agriculture are advising the public to be vigilant regarding the presence of coyotes in residential areas
The van was stopped outside a convenience store on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson when the bears helped themselves to doughnut holes and other pastries.
One of the most destructive and rapidly spreading invasive species on the continent has been found for the first time in a Canadian national park.
Lab tests confirmed that two individuals had contracted the illness after eating marmot meat.
Reindeer herders in Russia's Arctic have discovered what scientists say is the first-ever cave bear carcass with soft tissues intact in the region's rapidly thawing permafrost.
Boy was mauled to death, his sister managed to escape and raised alarm.
Smoke from a wildfire in southwestern Greenland is hampering the wild reindeer hunt on the Arctic island.
If you meet one don't look it in the eye.
With the coronavirus pandemic leaving Russia's cities quiet and deserted, its wild animals have decided to check things out.
Far from the Arctic snow and ice, in brown bear territory, the adventurous two year old is soon to take a river trip back home.
More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in central Norway.
Staff and passengers at Nyagan airport in fear of bear patrolling the runway and trying to break into terminal.
Smoke from a wildfire in southwestern Greenland is hampering the wild reindeer hunt on the Arctic island, best known for its ice rather than burning grass and bushes.
Interior residents are reporting varieties of wildlife that are new to the region, including mule deer, mountain lions and whitetail deer.
Winter rain makes it more difficult for the animals to feed, particularly pregnant females, researchers found.
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