When Cyrus Harris first saw a beaver during a camping trip in the tundra territory in the far northwest of Alaska in 1988, the discovery created a stir in his hometown of Kotzebue. “That made big news ...

In a broad swath of northwestern Alaska, small groups of recent immigrants are hard at work. Like many residents of this remote area, they’re living off the land. But these industrious foreigners are ...

A pair of beavers work over some branches in shallow water south of Glennallen in central Alaska. (Courtesy Ken Tape) Beavers are moving into the Arctic. Scientists at the University of Alaska ...

A beaver walked into an Alaska hardware store on Friday, but couldn’t find anything for his lodge. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports the beaver triggered the automatic doors and walked into ...

A beaver is seen on June 12, 2018, swimming in a tundra pond in the Nome area. As the climate has warmed, beavers have moved north into tundra terrain in both Alaska and Canada. A National Science ...