For thousands of years, the Porcupine caribou herd has migrated to give birth and nurse their young in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The route they take varies every year, but it takes them thousands of miles, making it the longest migration of any land mammal on earth. The spectacle of […]
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POLL: Should the Alaska Refuge be opened up for drilling?
When Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was established in the 1960s, the U.S. government had several goals in mind—chief among them protecting the region’s unique wildlife and wilderness. But the region has one extremely contentious asset that has sparked controversy for decades—nearly 10.3 billion barrels of petroleum under the ground. Now, Congress is proposing legislation […]
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After a short break of playing with his brothers and sisters, this young Arctic Fox (Vulpes lagopus) is summoned by his mother to partake in a mid-day meal. Alkehornet, Svalbard Norway
Arctic foxes ‘grow’ their own gardens
The underground homes, often a century old, are topped with gardens exploding with lush dune grass, diamond leaf willows, and yellow wildflowers – a flash of color in an otherwise gray landscape. “They’re bright green and everything around them is just brown,” says Brian Person, a wildlife biologist for the North Slope Borough in Barrow, Alaska. “It pops.” He’s talking about arctic fox dens. Person has […]
Video: How to Survive as a Tiny Arctic Fox in Wild Alaska
Deadhorse in Alaska, one of the coldest and remotest settlements on Earth is not the most welcoming place for a tiny Arctic Fox. Taken from Wild Alaska.
Video: Gaupe – Lynx
Lynx at Langedrag WildlifePark, Buskerud County, Norway – There are more than 20 different animal species, including rare wild animals like the wolf, lynx and arctic fox. Visitors can get close contact with most of the animals during feeding time. Gaupe på Langedrag Naturpark, i Buskerud, Norge – Parken har mange forskjellige dyrearter og det […]
Skogspromenad
Dagens väder inbjöd till en liten skogstur med termos och kameran, blev kanske inte så mycket fotat men jag gillar lav på träden så det fick bli ett par bilder på detta. Jag använde ett minnes kort som jag inte haft i sedan sommaren och vad dök upp när jag tankade över bilderna jo lite […]