Fat Bear Week 2020: Voters decide on Alaskan animals’ weight gain

The chubby cub club: Fat Bear Week 2020 kicks off online with users voting on which Alaskan animal they believe has piled on the most pounds ahead of hibernation season Fat Bear Week is an annual  internet competition organized by Alaska’s Katmai Conservancy At the beginning of the summer, officials snap pictures of a dozen … Read more

Couple who won Alaskan lodge on BBC show Win The Wilderness see their dream turn into a nightmare

A couple who won a remote lodge in Alaska after taking part in BBC show Win the Wilderness have seen their dream turn into a nightmare after the home’s former owner refused to give it up.  Emily Padfield, 37, and her partner Mark Warner, 53, from Warwickshire, competed against five other couples to win the … Read more

Alaskan nurse, 26, compared to a ZOMBIE due to rare skin condition caused by her period

A nurse has been compared to a zombie by strangers because of a rare skin condition, caused by her period, that makes her skin blister all over her body before peeling off.  Regional nurse, Q’Londa Harden, 26, from Alaska, suffers from a rare disorder, called Stevens-Johnson syndrome, which leaves her in unbearable pain.  The condition causes the body’s … Read more

Swooper photo! British expat photographer snaps bald eagle taking a fish from Alaskan seas

Catch of the day! British expat photographer snaps bald eagle taking a fish from Alaskan seas Alan Murphy, 59, originally from London, took the pictures while teaching in the US state of Alaska Shots show the bird’s incredible six-foot wing-span and diving precision as it takes a fish from the water Bald eagle is an … Read more