“So here’s where the public has never gone before!” said Raptor Curator Chloe Goodson as she led a small group of people into the collection of wooden sheds where eight owls, falcons, hawks and eagles live Tuesday.
Wildlife
Kodiak conservation group fundraising to ‘Rebuild the Bear’
The organizers hope to rebuild Kodiak’s iconic, but aging fiberglass statue at life-size or bigger with bronze.
Katmai bear-cam viewers witness strange, unexplained death of two brown bears
Last month at Katmai National Park, the final hours of two brown bears played out in front of an online audience of thousands. The two animals laid down and died within days of each other.
How researchers use traditional place names and knowledge
Using traditional knowledge to support ecological research was the focus of two presentations Saturday at the “Sharing Our Knowledge” Tlingit clan conference.
No signs of invasive Elodea in Southeast, survey in the works
Researchers have traced the invasive plant’s transmission in Alaska to people dumping out their aquariums into nearby lakes. An aggressive hitchhiker, Elodea will cling to float planes and travel to distant water bodies.
Dip in Kenai brown bears linked to liberalized harvest quotas
The number of brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula fell from about 582 to fewer than 500 between 2010 and 2015.