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Six years after the last polar bear boat tour in Kaktovik, the community is working to bring the industry back - Alaska Public Media
Six years after the last polar bear boat tour in Kaktovik, the community is working to bring the industry back Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 20 March 2026 🕒 12:57 am
‘The heartbeat of our community’: After years with no gym, basketball returns to Kaktovik - KNBA
‘The heartbeat of our community’: After years with no gym, basketball returns to Kaktovik KNBA
📢 Published on 📅 13 March 2026 🕒 4:33 pm
‘Like a jet blasted you in the face’: 85 mph Arctic storm winds trap 150 people at Alaska basketball tournament - Alaska's News Source
‘Like a jet blasted you in the face’: 85 mph Arctic storm winds trap 150 people at Alaska basketball tournament Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 3 March 2026 🕒 8:00 am
The best places to see polar bears in the wild - Wanderlust Travel Magazine
The best places to see polar bears in the wild Wanderlust Travel Magazine
📢 Published on 📅 27 February 2026 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska Native corporation seeking OK to build winter roads in Arctic refuge coastal plain - Alaska Beacon
Alaska Native corporation seeking OK to build winter roads in Arctic refuge coastal plain Alaska Beacon
📢 Published on 📅 29 January 2026 🕒 8:00 am
6 years after school fire, Kaktovik’s new gym will be a place for home games, feasts and funerals - KNBA
6 years after school fire, Kaktovik’s new gym will be a place for home games, feasts and funerals KNBA
📢 Published on 📅 12 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Trump administration to open up Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling - Al Jazeera
Trump administration to open up Alaska wildlife refuge to drilling Al Jazeera
📢 Published on 📅 24 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling - NPR
Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling NPR
📢 Published on 📅 24 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska loses lawsuit that challenged the western boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Anchorage Daily News
Alaska loses lawsuit that challenged the western boundary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 25 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Meet Albert, the Fattest Polar Bear on the Planet - AOL.com
Meet Albert, the Fattest Polar Bear on the Planet AOL.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 September 2025 🕒 3:49 pm
Fyke net set in Kaktovik Lagoon with Kaktovik, AK in the background - USGS (.gov)
Fyke net set in Kaktovik Lagoon with Kaktovik, AK in the background USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 1 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Fourhorn sculpin on a measuring board captured near Kaktovik, Alaska - USGS (.gov)
Fourhorn sculpin on a measuring board captured near Kaktovik, Alaska USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 1 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska development agency takes step toward drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Anchorage Daily News
Alaska development agency takes step toward drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 30 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Arthur Cooke Smith III - Legacy obituary
Arthur Cooke Smith III Legacy obituary
📢 Published on 📅 22 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
North Slope leaders applaud tax breaks for whalers in the GOP megabill - KNBA
North Slope leaders applaud tax breaks for whalers in the GOP megabill KNBA
📢 Published on 📅 15 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Alaskan Native village to welcome new drilling in its ‘backyard’ with open arms - Washington Examiner
Alaskan Native village to welcome new drilling in its ‘backyard’ with open arms Washington Examiner
📢 Published on 📅 5 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Federal government will allow more harm to polar bears near oil facilities - Alaska Beacon
Federal government will allow more harm to polar bears near oil facilities Alaska Beacon
📢 Published on 📅 25 June 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The ANWR is Iñupiaq land. We deserve a say in its future | Op-Ed - The Seattle Times
The ANWR is Iñupiaq land. We deserve a say in its future | Op-Ed The Seattle Times
📢 Published on 📅 23 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Arthur ("Swifty") C. Smith III Obituary - Star-Gazette
Arthur ("Swifty") C. Smith III Obituary Star-Gazette
📢 Published on 📅 1 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Polar bear near the Katkotivk DEW Line site in Alaska - USGS (.gov)
Polar bear near the Katkotivk DEW Line site in Alaska USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 17 January 2025 🕒 5:23 am
New report highlights increased polar bear presence and challenging travel in Northwest Alaska as the Arctic warms up - Anchorage Daily News
New report highlights increased polar bear presence and challenging travel in Northwest Alaska as the Arctic warms up Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling - 毎日新聞
Alaska political leaders hope to see Trump undo restrictions on oil drilling 毎日新聞
📢 Published on 📅 17 November 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Casting a ballot isn’t guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages - NJ.com
Casting a ballot isn’t guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages NJ.com
📢 Published on 📅 2 November 2024 🕒 1:30 pm
Casting a ballot isn’t guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages - SILive.com
Casting a ballot isn’t guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages SILive.com
📢 Published on 📅 2 November 2024 🕒 12:45 pm
The ability to vote isn't always guaranteed in Alaska's far-flung Native villages - PBS
The ability to vote isn't always guaranteed in Alaska's far-flung Native villages PBS
📢 Published on 📅 29 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages - clickorlando.com
The ability to cast a ballot isn’t always guaranteed in Alaska’s far-flung Native villages clickorlando.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
What to do about one of America’s last wild places - The Washington Post
What to do about one of America’s last wild places The Washington Post
📢 Published on 📅 22 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
October earthquake uptick south of Kaktovik - Alaska Earthquake Center
October earthquake uptick south of Kaktovik Alaska Earthquake Center
📢 Published on 📅 18 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik captain landed the first whale of the season for the region - Anchorage Daily News
Kaktovik captain landed the first whale of the season for the region Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 14 September 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Construction of Kaktovik school is underway - Anchorage Daily News
Construction of Kaktovik school is underway Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 31 August 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik numerals preserve Iñupiaq culture through mathematics - Alaska's News Source
Kaktovik numerals preserve Iñupiaq culture through mathematics Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 17 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Life on the edge: Iñupiat communities and polar bears on Alaska's wild North Slope - National Geographic
Life on the edge: Iñupiat communities and polar bears on Alaska's wild North Slope National Geographic
📢 Published on 📅 17 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Puzzle Monday: A Number System of Their Own - Atlas Obscura
Puzzle Monday: A Number System of Their Own Atlas Obscura
📢 Published on 📅 8 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut - Scientific American
A Number System Invented by Inuit Schoolchildren Will Make Its Silicon Valley Debut Scientific American
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Rare attack in Northwest Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols - Anchorage Daily News
Rare attack in Northwest Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 20 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
'Just horrific': Fatal polar bear mauling happened during storm - Alaska Public Media
'Just horrific': Fatal polar bear mauling happened during storm Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 19 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Polar bear kills mother, son in Alaska village, state troopers say - LiveNOW from FOX
Polar bear kills mother, son in Alaska village, state troopers say LiveNOW from FOX
📢 Published on 📅 18 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Digitized Kaktovik Numerals Engage Native American Students - GovTech
Digitized Kaktovik Numerals Engage Native American Students GovTech
📢 Published on 📅 7 November 2022 🕒 8:00 am
Numerals invented by Kaktovik students can now be used digitally - Anchorage Daily News
Numerals invented by Kaktovik students can now be used digitally Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 6 November 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik, Alaska - America's Polar Bear Capital - WorldAtlas
Kaktovik, Alaska - America's Polar Bear Capital WorldAtlas
📢 Published on 📅 20 October 2022 🕒 7:00 am
New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic - Bureau of Land Management (.gov)
New air quality monitoring station provides clear data in Arctic Bureau of Land Management (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 1 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild - National Geographic
Here’s the best spot on Earth to see polar bears in the wild National Geographic
📢 Published on 📅 29 December 2021 🕒 8:00 am
'Hey, lay off my carcass!' Grizzlies chase polar bears away from important food source - Science | AAAS
'Hey, lay off my carcass!' Grizzlies chase polar bears away from important food source Science | AAAS
📢 Published on 📅 2 October 2021 🕒 1:57 am
Detail - Alaska Earthquake Center
Detail Alaska Earthquake Center
📢 Published on 📅 4 April 2021 🕒 10:06 am
Last-minute Trump administration order targets Alaska polar bear guides - Anchorage Daily News
Last-minute Trump administration order targets Alaska polar bear guides Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 24 March 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik tribe says Biden didn’t reach out before agreement with Canada on Arctic refuge caribou - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik tribe says Biden didn’t reach out before agreement with Canada on Arctic refuge caribou Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. blames feds for missed ANWR deadline, demands apology - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik Iñupiat Corp. blames feds for missed ANWR deadline, demands apology Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 26 February 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Climate change, oil drilling threaten Alaska’s polar bears - Alaska Wilderness League
Climate change, oil drilling threaten Alaska’s polar bears Alaska Wilderness League
📢 Published on 📅 10 September 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik voters overturn decades-old alcohol ban Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 16 June 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. - KTOO
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 6 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Native groups object to prison sentence of Kaktovik man who shot and wasted polar bear - Alaska Public Media
Native groups object to prison sentence of Kaktovik man who shot and wasted polar bear Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 5 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska Native groups object to prison sentence for Kaktovik man who killed and wasted polar bear - Anchorage Daily News
Alaska Native groups object to prison sentence for Kaktovik man who killed and wasted polar bear Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik is crawling with polar bears. Now a man is going to prison for wasting one. Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 2 March 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Investigators look for answers in Kaktovik school fire - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Investigators look for answers in Kaktovik school fire Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
📢 Published on 📅 10 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik mourns burned school; workers were thawing pipes before the blaze - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik mourns burned school; workers were thawing pipes before the blaze Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Fire in North Slope village of Kaktovik engulfs school overnight - KTOO
Fire in North Slope village of Kaktovik engulfs school overnight KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
UPDATE: Aid expected Saturday after Kaktovik's only school declared a "total loss" from fire - Alaska's News Source
UPDATE: Aid expected Saturday after Kaktovik's only school declared a "total loss" from fire Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
As newly-renovated Kaktovik school continues to burn, villagers express shock, officials say it's 'a total loss' - Alaska Public Media
As newly-renovated Kaktovik school continues to burn, villagers express shock, officials say it's 'a total loss' Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 7 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Kaktovik man agrees to plead guilty to illegal polar bear harvest, faces 4 months in prison - Alaska Public Media
Kaktovik man agrees to plead guilty to illegal polar bear harvest, faces 4 months in prison Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 6 December 2019 🕒 8:00 am
Changes in climate make Alaska’s traditional ice cellars unreliable - The Mercury News
Changes in climate make Alaska’s traditional ice cellars unreliable The Mercury News
📢 Published on 📅 25 November 2019 🕒 8:00 am
What’s baking in Alaska? Alaska tops the list of climate-induced travel destinations. - discovery.com
What’s baking in Alaska? Alaska tops the list of climate-induced travel destinations. discovery.com
📢 Published on 📅 1 November 2019 🕒 9:20 pm
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, an Alaska Native village is poised to profit - Alaska Public Media
With ANWR drilling on its doorstep, an Alaska Native village is poised to profit Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 29 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Kaktovik, AK Weather Forecast - AccuWeather
Kaktovik, AK Weather Forecast AccuWeather
📢 Published on 📅 19 July 2019 🕒 2:42 pm
Alaska man charged with illegally killing polar bear - CBC
Alaska man charged with illegally killing polar bear CBC
📢 Published on 📅 15 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Man charged in Alaska for killing a polar bear and burning the body after letting it rot for 5 months - CNN
📢 Published on 📅 12 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures - NPR
As Oil Drilling Nears In Arctic Refuge, 2 Alaska Villages See Different Futures NPR
📢 Published on 📅 3 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Climate impacts to Arctic coasts - USGS (.gov)
Climate impacts to Arctic coasts USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 2 May 2019 🕒 1:15 am
Polar opposites: the remote Alaskan village divided over oil drilling - EnergyNow.com
Polar opposites: the remote Alaskan village divided over oil drilling EnergyNow.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 April 2019 🕒 12:33 pm
Kaktovik rookie Reitan hopes the Yukon Quest helped prepare his team for the Iditarod - Anchorage Daily News
Kaktovik rookie Reitan hopes the Yukon Quest helped prepare his team for the Iditarod Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 4 March 2019 🕒 8:00 am
Tiny village sees boom in polar bear tourists - Concord Monitor
Tiny village sees boom in polar bear tourists Concord Monitor
📢 Published on 📅 20 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska Village Experiences Boom in Polar Bear Tourism - VOA - Voice of America English News
Alaska Village Experiences Boom in Polar Bear Tourism VOA - Voice of America English News
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Tiny Alaska village experiences boom in polar bear tourism - CBC
Tiny Alaska village experiences boom in polar bear tourism CBC
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Tiny Alaska village experiences a tourism boom focused on polar bears - Anchorage Daily News
Tiny Alaska village experiences a tourism boom focused on polar bears Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
In Kaktovik, sea ice loss means a boom in polar bear tourism - KTOO
In Kaktovik, sea ice loss means a boom in polar bear tourism KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 3 September 2018 🕒 7:00 am
M6.4 Kaktovik earthquake: the largest ever on the North Slope - Alaska Earthquake Center
M6.4 Kaktovik earthquake: the largest ever on the North Slope Alaska Earthquake Center
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Biggest-ever earthquake recorded on North Slope - Alaska Public Media
Biggest-ever earthquake recorded on North Slope Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 12 August 2018 🕒 7:00 am
North Slope’s Kaktovik sees winter increase in polar bears, tourists - KTOO
North Slope’s Kaktovik sees winter increase in polar bears, tourists KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 24 July 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Eroding bluffs in Kaktovik - USGS (.gov)
Eroding bluffs in Kaktovik USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 3 July 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska Whale Hunt Keeps Polar Bears Alive - Sierra Club
Alaska Whale Hunt Keeps Polar Bears Alive Sierra Club
📢 Published on 📅 9 June 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with eroding cliff near Kaktovik - USGS (.gov)
Beaufort Sea coastline on Arey Island with eroding cliff near Kaktovik USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 9 May 2018 🕒 8:05 am
Saffron cod captured near Kaktovik Alaska - USGS (.gov)
Saffron cod captured near Kaktovik Alaska USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 9 May 2018 🕒 8:04 am
Musher Details: Ketil Reitan - Iditarod
Musher Details: Ketil Reitan Iditarod
📢 Published on 📅 30 November 2017 🕒 6:17 am
Kaktovik, AK Weather Conditions - Weather Underground
Kaktovik, AK Weather Conditions Weather Underground
📢 Published on 📅 17 August 2017 🕒 1:03 pm
The catch from a fyke net set near Kaktovik, Alaska - USGS (.gov)
The catch from a fyke net set near Kaktovik, Alaska USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 7 August 2017 🕒 7:00 am
A fyke net set to catch nearshore fish near Kaktovik, Alaska - USGS (.gov)
A fyke net set to catch nearshore fish near Kaktovik, Alaska USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 5 August 2017 🕒 7:00 am
The Bounty of the Bone Pile - Hakai Magazine
The Bounty of the Bone Pile Hakai Magazine
📢 Published on 📅 27 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
The Curious Case of the Kaktovik Polar Bears - TravelAge West
The Curious Case of the Kaktovik Polar Bears TravelAge West
📢 Published on 📅 26 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village (Published 2016) - The New York Times
Polar Bears’ Path to Decline Runs Through Alaskan Village (Published 2016) The New York Times
📢 Published on 📅 18 December 2016 🕒 8:00 am
Up close and personal with the polar bears in Kaktovik, Alaska - The Denver Post
Up close and personal with the polar bears in Kaktovik, Alaska The Denver Post
📢 Published on 📅 7 December 2016 🕒 8:00 am
Polar bear family at a whale bone pile near Kaktovik, Alaska - USGS (.gov)
Polar bear family at a whale bone pile near Kaktovik, Alaska USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 20 April 2016 🕒 7:00 am
Watching polar bears devour a whale made me think they could survive the Arctic melt - The Guardian
Watching polar bears devour a whale made me think they could survive the Arctic melt The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 4 December 2015 🕒 8:00 am
Female and cub polar bear on land near Kaktovik, Alaska - USGS (.gov)
Female and cub polar bear on land near Kaktovik, Alaska USGS (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 12 September 2015 🕒 7:00 am
Alaskan Adventure: The Polar Bears of Kaktovik - Brainerd Dispatch
Alaskan Adventure: The Polar Bears of Kaktovik Brainerd Dispatch
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2014 🕒 7:00 am
Coast Guard teaches water safety in Kaktovik, Alaska [Image 2 of 2] - DVIDS
Coast Guard teaches water safety in Kaktovik, Alaska [Image 2 of 2] DVIDS
📢 Published on 📅 17 March 2014 🕒 7:00 am
Photos: Life in the Alaska village of Kaktovik - Anchorage Daily News
Photos: Life in the Alaska village of Kaktovik Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 24 September 2012 🕒 7:00 am
Stranded polar bears at Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska - in pictures - The Guardian
Stranded polar bears at Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska - in pictures The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 16 November 2011 🕒 8:00 am
Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors > Air Force > Display - af.mil
Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors > Air Force > Display af.mil
📢 Published on 📅 26 May 2009 🕒 7:00 am
Barter Island radar site opens doors to the curious - jber.jb.mil
Barter Island radar site opens doors to the curious jber.jb.mil
📢 Published on 📅 8 May 2009 🕒 7:00 am
Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors to the curious - pacaf.af.mil
Inside the dome: Barter Island radar site opens doors to the curious pacaf.af.mil
📢 Published on 📅 6 May 2009 🕒 7:00 am
Storm exposes unknown glacier on Alaska coast - Geophysical Institute
Storm exposes unknown glacier on Alaska coast Geophysical Institute
📢 Published on 📅 17 December 2008 🕒 8:00 am
