The dogs whose musher was rookie Sean Williams of Chugiak wait at the start of the 2024 Iditarod on March 2 in Anchorage, Alaska. Williams scratched on March 15. Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon Between sponsor withdrawals and inflation, the future of...
In winter, dog sleds are the best way to get around, along with snowmobiles. As dogs excrete their waste (front right), nutrients from the waste enter the soil and provide nourishment for plants and microorganisms. (Photo: Michael Wenger) One type of animal living on...
A tragic accident shakes the 3,000-people village of Aasiaat. (Photo: Visit-Greenland) Sled dogs have bitten to death a six-year-old boy in the West Greenlandic town of Aasiaat. The dogs had been chained at the city’s ski club, police said Monday night. A friend...
Arctic foxes also roam human settlements in search of food, where there have been several encounters with rabid animals in recent months. Photo: Dr. Michael Wenger Since last November, the government of Nunavut, Canada, has recorded six rabies cases in Arctic foxes...
