The growth of woody plants in Arctic tundra regions affects more than caribou. In northwestern Alaska, where the growth has been most dramatic, it has attracted a proliferation of beavers ...

Wildlife in the Arctic is also being impacted by these changes. Summer heat is disrupting the movements and survival of tundra caribou. One main reason for the decline in tundra caribou is that ...

The Arctic region has shifted from storing carbon dioxide to releasing it into the atmosphere, according to the 2024 Arctic ...

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The Arctic tundra shifted this past year from capturing ... and said the NOAA report card also documents rapid declines in caribou herds. “Particularly the large migratory herds, including ...

Caribou bones and antlers lying on the tundra offer a previously untapped source of information to help scientists ... Beyond the ramifications for the PCH, this study will contribute broadly to ...

What animals live in the coldest areas of the planet? We've done the research! Meet the animals thriving in earth's polar ...

DECLINES AND EXTINCTIONS. Climate change has already been linked to lower survival or population declines of Arctic species from the sea-ice dependent polar bear, to the glacier-affiliated Kittlitz’s ...

Arctic National Wildlife RefugeCaribou ... trimmed in cobalt blue; the buff brown tundra of coastal plain, dotted with caribou; the rolling foothills rising into the mighty Brooks Range, sparkling ...

dealing a blow to species such as polar bears and caribou, as well as millions of migratory birds. The final “environmental impact statement” even acknowledged that some bird species may go extinct.