Gray whale baby boom is noted in Alaska and California
A gray whale baby boom appears to be under way along Alaska's Arctic coast. Scientists tracking marine mammals in the Chukchi Sea report an unprecedented number of sightings of gray…Click to Continue »
View ArticleAtlantic seal deaths linked to avian flu; Alaska deaths said unrelated
A new strain of avian flu that jumped into the seal population caused the deaths of more than 100 harbor seals along the New England coast last fall, a study…Click to Continue »
View ArticleConservation center takes in second orphaned fawn
There now are two orphaned newborn Sitka black-tailed deer at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage.Click to Continue »
View ArticleMan charged with killing brown bear cub on base property
An Eagle River man who lives adjacent to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson has been charged with illegally killing a brown bear cub that dragged his garbage to the military base July…Click to Continue »
View ArticleEagle River trail closed as bears go fishing for salmon
The Albert Loop Trail at the Eagle River Nature Center closed for the season Friday. "The salmon are back and there are bears in the area," said Tom Harrison, Chugach…Click to Continue »
View ArticleNome resident opens fire on musk ox in defense of her dog
Authorities in Nome say it would be better for dog owners to fence their yards than rely on firepower now that large numbers of dog-hating musk oxen have taken up…Click to Continue »
View ArticleKenai Peninsula biologists hope trail cams will bag a cougar
Are cougars roaming the Kenai Peninsula? There have been alleged sightings for years -- often dismissed by authorities -- and there's no photographic evidence. But now, biologists at the Kenai…Click...
View ArticleRelations sour between musk oxen, Nome residents
Increasingly, state wildlife biologist Tony Gorn is getting the call: Musk oxen are here, the caller says. And off he goes to shoo away the wild, shaggy beasts from places…Click to Continue »
View ArticleFamily says oil-covered ducks are neighbor's work
Members of a family believe someone deliberately dumped oil on their property in an effort to kill the ducks and chickens that neighbors say attract bears.Click to Continue »
View ArticleGlacier Bay tour boat hits rocks in bear-viewing maneuver
The captain of a sightseeing vessel that apparently struck a rock in Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park had been trying to get the vessel nearer shore so passengers could see…Click to Continue »
View ArticleSan Diego man dies in Denali grizzly attack
A grizzly attacked and killed a lone backpacker in Denali National Park and Preserve on Friday after the man encountered the bear next to a river and lingered there snapping…Click to Continue »
View ArticleDenali Park hiker's camera offers clues to bear attack
The grizzly bear that killed a lone backpacker Friday in Denali National Park appeared unaware a person was close for nearly the whole time the man was snapping pictures from…Click to Continue »
View ArticleWhite moose with calf spotted in Delta Junction
A white moose that has been seen around Delta Junction for several years has shown up again, this time with a brown calf in tow. Tim Barnes, who was visiting…Click to Continue »
View ArticleStudy of rare bird ongoing in Kodiak
Data collected during a summer study by the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge may help put the Kittlitz's Murrelet, a rare black-and-white Alaskan seabird, on the endangered species list.Click to...
View ArticleEnvironmental group sues to protect ringed, bearded seals
An environmental group Wednesday sued the National Marine Fisheries Service, claiming the federal agency has failed to decide whether two ice-dependent seals found off the northern coast of Alaska...
View ArticleState biologist photographs 'glacier deer' near Sitka
A couple weeks ago it was the white moose in Delta Junction . Now it's the white deer of Sitka, reports KCAW . It's not an albino.Click to Continue »
View ArticleAlaska birds pick up malaria strain in warming climate
A strain of malaria found in birds and unable to infect humans has been detected in Alaska birds from Anchorage to Fairbanks latitudes, say scientists writing in the journal PLOS…Click to Continue »
View Article'Glacier deer' spotted in Southeast
Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Phil Mooney spotted the white-ish Sitka black-tailed deer last month on Baranof Island, KCAW reports.Click to Continue »
View ArticleResearchers find malaria turning up in Alaska birds
A new study reports that a form of malaria, generally considered a tropical disease, is being contracted by birds as far north as Fairbanks. "It is predicted that malaria parasites…Click to Continue »
View ArticleScientist who saw drowned polar bears reprimanded
An Alaska scientist whose observations of drowned polar bears helped galvanize the global warming movement has been reprimanded for improper release of government documents.Click to Continue »
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