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Rain used to be rare in the Arctic, but as the region warms, so-called “rain-on-snow events” are becoming more common. The rains accelerate ice loss, trigger flooding, landslides, and avalanches, and create problems for wildlife and the Indigenous people who depend on them.

Over millennia, animals including walruses, seals, lemmings, muskox and migratory birds evolved to survive the polar north’s extreme cold. But on land and at sea, wildlife are struggling to adapt to a rapidly warming climate and altered ecosystems.

Road traffic has long posed a challenge to caribou on the North Slope. For decades, there has been a standard for oil field traffic heavy enough to disturb the animals:

A new study adds to mounting evidence about caribou sensitivity to roads, raising questions about further development in the animals’ habitat

New study raises questions about further development in the animals’ habitat

A new study adds to mounting evidence about caribou sensitivity to roads, raising questions about further development in their habitat.

The caribou herd that used to be the largest in Alaska and, at times, the largest in North America has continued to shrink, fitting an Arctic-wide pattern that scientists have

What was once the largest caribou herd in Alaska has shrunk nearly 70% in 20 years, but it is not the only herd experiencing dramatic drops.

The herd upon which villagers from the Arctic coast to Interior Alaska depend has shrunk nearly 70% in 20 years.

The 2023 North American Caribou Workshop and Arctic Ungulate Conference unites researchers, knowledge holders and ungulate stewards to discuss issues facing caribou, muskoxen, Dall sheep, moose and reindeer.