Bear Viewing in Alaska
Where and when to see black bears and brown bears (grizzlies).

The Arctic Wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
The wolf may be the most misunderstood animal in the world, and the Arctic wolf the least-known of all wolves.

The Beluga Whale
An illustrated look at the life of the Arctic's white whale, both in the wild and in aquariums.

Beluga: White Whales in Captivity, 1899
This article about the capture and display of beluga whales was first published in the July 1899 issue of 'Appleton's Popular Science Monthly.'

Celebrating the summer solstice in Carcross, Yukon
On June 21, 2001, 47 people hiked up Montana Mountain to view the midnight sun and learn about the region's history and wildlife.

Boundary Creek wildfire
The Boundary Creek fire was the fastest-moving fire I'd ever seen, even when it moved up from the forest into the tundra, and I was stopped for 7 hours when the Taylor Highway closed.

Brown Bears (Grizzlies) of the North
Whether you call them Brown Bears, Grizzlies or Kodiak Bears, ursus arctos is one of the North's most respected resident species. An illustrated guide by ExploreNorth.

Caribou Conservation in the Canadian Arctic, 1929
W. H. B. Hoare was instructed to spend two years observing the caribou herds in an effort to find out whether their annual migrations had been deflected, and whether they were actually decreasing.

Caribou Photo Album
A gallery of images of caribou in Alaska, the Yukon, and northern British Columbia.

Permafrost in Northwest Canada, 1967
This map is a section of 'Permafrost in Canada,' a 32x40-inch map published jointly in 1967 by the Geological Survey of Canada and the National Research Council of Canada's Division of Building Research (Map 1246A). The extremely detailed text is from that map.