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Kaktovik aims to revive polar bear tourism industry

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Kaktovik aims to revive polar bear tourism industry

This photo provided by Roger McCartich shows a polar bear lying on a barrier island near Kaktovik, Alaska, on September 18, 2019. (Photo by Roger McCartich via AP) At the end of every summer, high above the Arctic Circle and outside a small Alaskan Native village on the edge of the continent, large polar bears … Read more

A drilling project in Alaska could legally kill endangered polar bears under a Trump administration proposal.

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A drilling project in Alaska could legally kill endangered polar bears under a Trump administration proposal.

WASHINGTON — Some already endangered polar bears and their cubs could be legally killed by private oil drilling projects in northern Alaska, according to new proposed regulations. The proposed regulation, part of President Trump’s oil leasing plan and awaiting approval from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, would allow “accidental and unintentional take” of small … Read more