Most of the dead birds have been murres or horned puffins, and residents say they’re finding far fewer murre eggs.
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Luxury adventure cruises to the Arctic aren’t going to happen this year either
2020 would have been a big year for cruising in Nome with fourteen ships originally scheduled to make port.
Census officials say they’ll count all rural Alaskans, but workers on the ground aren’t so sure
A handful of Census workers in rural Alaska are running out of time to count the tens of thousands of people living off the road system.
Bowhead whales are changing migration patterns, researchers say
The fall whaling season in Utqiagvik didn’t happen last year — veteran whalers said they had never gone that long without seeing a bowhead whale near Point Barrow during that time.
Subsistence hunting in Gambell suffering due to community fuel shortage
So far, the community has gotten three emergency fuel deliveries via airplane at 3,900 gallons a piece. But, it’s expensive.
Nome regional hospital closed to the public after employee tests positive for COVID-19
Norton Sound Health Corporation will undergo a four-day cleaning and do immediate COVID-19 testing on all of its Nome-based staff