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The Greenland wolf, aka grønlandsulv, is a subspecies of the grey wolf that hails from Greenland and Ellesmere Island, Canada. These beautiful wolves face the threats of low population density (existing in very low numbers); climate change, that can bring about both increased summer temperatures and brutally cold winters; habitat […]

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The American ermine, aka American stoat, is found throughout Canada, United States, and Greenland. They have the classic weasel style body; that being long, slender, and having short legs. They may face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments; hunting; and trapping, […]

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The northern collared lemming, aka Nearctic collared lemming or Peary Land collared lemming, dwells in Arctic North America, Wrangel Island, and Greenland. They were, at 1 time, considered to be a subspecies of the Arctic lemming. These little critters are on the smaller side, as lemmings go. The IUCN lists […]

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The great skua, aka bonxie, has a wide distribution throughout the central and northern Atlantic Ocean. They can be spotted out at sea and off the coasts of North America, Iceland, Greenland, Europe, Asia, and Africa. These birds prefer to nest in moorlands and rocky islands. Even though they face […]

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The Atlantic puffin, aka common puffin, is a member of the auk family. They are the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean. These sea birds are found along the coasts of United States, Iceland, Greenland, Europe, Russia, and Africa. Even though they have an estimated population of approximately 14,000,000, […]

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The Eurasian white-tailed eagle, aka Ern, Erne, gray sea eagle, white-tailed sea-eagle, or white-tailed eagle, is considered to be the 4th largest eagle in the world. #1 is the Philippine eagle. These birds of prey can be found in Iceland, Greenland, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Even though they face the […]

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The ermine, aka Beringian ermine, Bonaparte weasel, Eurasian ermine, stoat, short-tailed weasel, or winter weasel, can be found throughout Asia, Europe, Greenland, North America, and Oceania. These critters prefer alpine meadows, marshes, riparian woodlands, shrubby fencerows, and open areas near forests and shrub borders. Due to a wide-spread population and […]

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The American eel can be found in the eastern half of Canada, the eastern half of the United States, Mexico, Central America, into the northern part of South America, and even in Greenland. Due to the threats of overfishing; dams and water management systems; pollution; invasive species (and with them […]

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Found in Finland, Greenland, Iceland, North America, Norway, and Russia, the gyrfalcon is a powerful falcon indeed and the largest known falcon in the world! They like habitats with tundra, taiga, and rocky outcrops & cliffs. Due to currently stable numbers and distribution, these falcons are listed as Least Concern […]

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The musk ox resides in the frozen Arctic tundra areas of North America and Greenland. At one point these beasts were wiped out of Europe and Alaska due to over-hunting. Their numbers are starting to bounce back after being successfully reintroduced. These large herding critters are part of the Bovidae […]

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