Alaska has killed more than 200 bears as part of its “intensive management” program intended to help a caribou herd.
Wildlife
Juneau Animal Control is searching for an elusive German Shepherd
After a German Shepherd named Jackie evaded euthanasia in Los Angeles, she’s now evading animal control officers in Juneau.
Alaska fisher gets six months in federal prison for attempting to kill endangered whale
A federal judge in Juneau has sentenced a Southeast Alaska fisher to six months in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to directing his crew to kill a sperm whale.
Alaska hunters, researchers say whales and fish are changing their migration patterns in the warming climate
Fishermen, hunters and researchers gathered at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage in January to discuss how several fish species and marine animals are changing their migration patterns in the warming climate.
Alaskans have grounds to sue over predator-control killing of bears, court rules
Supreme Court ruling resurrects a lawsuit challenging Mulchatna predator control, saying people who enjoy viewing animals that might be harmed by bear culling have legal standing to challenge it
St. Paul is working toward an Indigenous-led conservation plan
The island’s most iconic species, the northern fur seal, has been in steep decline for decades.