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This photo was provided by the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management. The well-being of walrus is threatened not by a pathogen but by the very real loss of sea ice that is forcing them to swim greater distances to find ice that is appropriate for hauling out and resting. The overall health of [ READ MORE ]
Alas! The supply barges are arriving in Barrow! There are no roads to Barrow and the other North Slope villages. Supplies are either flown in or brought by barge. Here is a photo of a Lynden Air Cargo plane that delivered premanufactured rafters for building single family homes and apartment complexes. Housing in Barrow is [ READ MORE ]
KBRW is the only station to provide radio programming to the 88,000 square miles that make up the North Slope Borough. KBRW-AM 680 began br0adcasting on December 22, 1974. In 1988, KBRW FM 91.9 was added. In June 2006, 24/7 broadcasting was made available to the world via worldwide streaming. It is through KBRW that [ READ MORE ]
Here are some pictures that describe postmortem findings from 2010 Subsistence Harvested Bearded Seals. Hearts from 3 of the 42 bearded seals examined had incomplete closure of the ductus arteriosus-one of the three had a probe patent ductus arteriosus. 2 of the 3 were seals estimated to be just over a year old. The remaining seal was an [ READ MORE ]
Here is a photo of one of my favorite people in Barrow, Rosabelle Rexford. Rosabelle is a very accomplished hunter, butcher and seamstress. At the young age of 69, she is very efficient at skinning and butchering seals. She has always been so kind to me and most supportive of my work[ READ MORE ]
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