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The northern slimy salamander, aka viscid salamander, grey-spotted salamander, slippery salamander, or sticky salamander, can be found throughout 2/3rds of the eastern United States. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction, due to logging, and invasive species and with them competition for food and the potential for Batrachochytrium […]

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The ringed seal is a small earless seal species found throughout the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions on every continent in the northern hemisphere. In fact, they are the most abundantly found seal in the northern hemisphere. Due to their large population of an estimated 1,500,000 individuals, these seals face many […]

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The Arctic char, aka Arctic charr, can be found in alpine lakes, as well as in Arctic and Subarctic coastal waters. These fish can be anadromous (spend part of their lives in the ocean and part in freshwater) and move from freshwater habitats to the local saltwater bodies and back […]

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The wolf is the largest member of the canine family. The Grey Wolves are commonly known as Timber Wolves in North America and the White Wolf in the Arctic; or more generally as the Common Wolf. Wolves are legendary because of their spine-tingling howl, which they use to communicate. They […]

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