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Federal and local officials made the rare move to remove the male bear from the wild population.

Federal and local officials made the rare move to remove the male bear from the wild population.

Federal and local officials made the rare move to remove the male bear from the wild population.

Federal and local officials made the rare move to remove the male bear from the wild population.

Federal and local officials made the rare move to remove the male bear from the wild population.

Federal and local officials made the rare move to remove the male bear from the wild population.

Last month a polar bear cub was spotted alone in the Prudhoe Bay area of Alaska. A team of biologists assessed the situation and made the decision to capture the 10-11 months old cub.

 The Biden-Harris administration today announced the launch of a new Voluntary Community-Driven Relocation program to assist Tribal communities severely impacted by climate-related environmental threats.

Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative Inc. said Sept. 22 that it has been awarded $30,970,030 in funding for a transformational broadband project in remote Alaska. The grant will provide ASTAC with the means to expand its terrestrial network to provide customers in Point Lay and Anaktuvuk P...

The bear cub was discovered last month at Prudhoe Bay. The decision to move it off the North Slope means that it will not return to the wild.