“The number one challenge is loss of polar bear habitat, meaning sea ice,” says James Wilder, the polar bear program leader for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk
Alaska’s only tribal college now offering bachelor’s degree in business
The college’s President hopes the bachelor’s program will give local students the qualifications they need to fill positions that might otherwise go to applicants from elsewhere.
Borough mayor on new potential development coming to the North Slope
On ANWR and the new offshore plan, the mayor says that communication with the federal government will be key.
Support and concern as Ambler Road comment period draws to a close
It’s a big road in a state with not that many of them. Proponents say it will enable growth of the mining industry, and create jobs. Detractors worry about impacts to subsistence.
Porcupine caribou herd numbers highest in monitoring history
“Currently we don’t have any studies specifically looking at what factors are affecting those demographics,” said Jason Caikoski, a wildlife biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
New analysis out on renewable energy costs in rural Alaska
“It shouldn’t be used as a manual but it is a good place to start,” said lead researcher Erin Whitney.