Scientists have found that as sea ice has dwindled in Arctic waters, a new predator has moved in to feed on the marine mammals: killer whales.
Wesley Early, Alaska's Energy Desk - Kotzebue
Northwest Arctic leaders urge Ambler Metals to focus on local hire for future mining
“You’re going into the region to the land where people own,” said assembly member Walter Sampson. “And we expect companies to make sure that they take their word to make sure that regional employees are the number one in this region to be hired.”
As walruses haul out near Point Lay, locals ask visitors to leave them alone
Since 2007, walruses have been hauling out on land between their hunts. Before they’d populate sea ice patches, but that hasn’t been reliable in recent years.
Western Alaska just had it’s toastiest May on record
Thoman says that temperatures have been considerably warmer on average since about 2012.
Kotzebue’s sole positive COVID-19 case volunteered to be tested. Can the community expect that kind of compliance from everyone?
The patient’s willingness to volunteer for the test is ultimately what allowed for Kotzebue health officials to detect it.
Beaver numbers have exploded in Northwest Alaska with some striking effects on the environment
The Baldwin Peninsula near Kotzebue has seen a massive increase in beavers over the last two decades, according to new research from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.