The lemming is the least of our worries in Alaska. Authorities are trying to keep it quiet, hoping they'll come up with a solution before people and habitats are threatened but a friend of mine works with the department of Alaska Fish and Wildlife and she told me in strict confidence that polar bears - groups of up to 40 have been reported - are also on the move. Unless the various divisions and departments come up with a workable plan, they say there is really nothing to stop them before they reach the Atlantic.