Symbol of the arctic

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Biologist Steve Amstrup is paid by oil companies to keep track of Alaska's polar bear population. The research costs $3,500 a day, so his work is limited. He tags bears, tracks them and estimated the total Alaska population at over 3,000.

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Ptarmigan, teal and tundra trout

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A remote river in southwest Alaska abounds with ptarmigan, teal and tundra trout. Two fishers and hunters discover this to their delight and a little dismay, as they cannot decide whether to hunt for the birds or just go fishing.

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Below the ice

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Ken Duton and other scientists exploring the Boulder Patch of the Beaufort Sea report remarkable numbers of species existing in the frozen waters. The area is so cold ice covers the sea for nine months each year.

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