Lapland is a region of northern Scandinavia - part of the Arctic tundra. In Finnish the word ‘tundra’ means ‘treeless plain’. The arctic tundra encircles the North Pole, extending from the ...

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 ...

Scott Wallace Like many other villages across the Arctic ... tundra. On one side are the militantly traditionalist Gwich'in—7,000 people living in 15 settlements scattered along the caribou's ...

Animals have had to adapt to the tundra climate in ways that keep them warm and help them find food. Thick fur and small ears help the Arctic fox retain body heat The Arctic fox lives in a cold ...

Doug Burgum says follow-ups to executive orders will mean leasing across the ANWR coastal plain, plus wider development in ...

Polar bears, caribou, arctic hares, and more! Advertisement All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Tyto Ecology: Alaskan Tundra Ecosystem The Alaskan tundra comes with 23 new species of ...