Conservation and wildlife
Rare musk ox attack claims two dogs near Russian Mission [mp3] ![]()
[Found lodged in the crevices of my web site] (Shane Iverson/KYUK – Bethel via APRN, 22 December 2010) -- Animal attacks are simply part of life in many parts of Alaska, but an extremely rare attack occurred over the weekend near the village of Russian Mission. A musher from the Lower Yukon village says an animal he’d never seen on the trails, ran through his dog team, killing two of his best dogs.
Posted 15 February 2011; 3:25:59 PM. Permalink
Tagged: Alaska, Circumpolar News, Conservation and wildlife, December10
Rent-a-forest scheme promises to save Russia's taiga ![]()
[Found lodged in the crevices of my web site] (Mareike Aden/Living Planet, 12 March 2010) -- In the Bikin River Valley, in the region close to Russia's border with China, the World Wildlife Fund for Nature and the indigenous locals have found an unusual conservation solution.
Posted 15 February 2011; 3:20:19 PM. 0113DECA.mp3 Permalink
Tagged: Circumpolar News, Conservation and wildlife, Environment and Landscape, Far East Russia, Indigenous Issues, March10, Russia

