A team of biologists traveled to Saint Lawrence Island Wednesday to consult with local walrus hunters in Savoonga and Gambell.
Wildlife
How to salvage a huge tugboat without spilling 9,500 gallons of fuel and oil
State and federal agencies are readying boom and preparing to haze birds as the 96-foot Challenger is raised as early as Sunday.
Leverage your leopard: The biz behind Alaska’s only zoo
If you’ve ever wanted to feed a snow leopard, a moose, or a pack of wolves, this year you’ve got a chance. Albeit, for a tidy sum.
Angoon calls for help after discovering high mercury levels in subsistence seal
The city thinks Hecla’s Greens Creek mine may be responsible. The mine says its discharges in the area meet state requirements.
How a deer can cause a plane crash
Throughout this year’s hunting season, Sitka’s airport has been contending with an unusual issue: dead deer. Carcasses have been washing up on the runway since November, attracting birds. And this is a big problem.
Amid budget gloom, federal gun tax makes Alaska wildlife programs flush with cash
Guns and ammo sales fund state wildlife conservation through a federal tax. Those sales have been so robust for so long that, for the first time this year, the state is likely to give millions back to the feds.