Enormous herds of animals roamed the Arctic tundra thousands of years ago. Just a fraction remain today, but some scientists say they should be brought back to help fight climate change. Enormous ...

When Cyrus Harris first saw a beaver during a camping trip in the tundra territory in the far northwest of Alaska in 1988, the discovery created a stir in his hometown of Kotzebue. “That made big news ...

Reindeer are a species of deer also known as caribou in certain regions. They are found in the Arctic tundra and boreal forests. Finland is home to a small population of woodland reindeer. Following a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A pair of beavers work over some branches in shallow water south of Glennallen in central Alaska.Ken Tape Beavers are invading ...

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou Herd ...

A new study highlights the importance of caribou and muskoxen to the greening Arctic tundra, linking grazing with plant phenology and abundance in the Arctic tundra. The story of Arctic greening has ...

A polar bear rests in a field on Barter Island in 2016. Polar bears in the Southern Beaufort Sea population are spending more time on land as sea ice diminishes, and studies indicate that they are ...

Animals in the Arctic, including reindeer and golden eagles, are migrating earlier due to climate change, say researchers who have gathered a huge amount of data to study the behaviour of 86 Arctic ...

The change from grasses and sedges to larger, woody-stemmed shrubs, called shrubification, has already had an impact on caribou herds which normally feed on grass, herbs, and lichens. There have been ...

Caribou have been using the same Arctic calving grounds for more than 3,000 years. Female caribou shed their antlers within days of giving birth, leaving behind a record of their annual travels across ...