KTOO’s Matt Miller watches over a fledgling eagle stranded in his backyard.
Wildlife
Video: Whale skeleton takes flight in Anchorage
Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks were at Kincaid beach in Anchorage to finish recovering the skeleton of the humpback whale that washed up there in July.
Researchers collect last whale bones off Anchorage shore
University researchers in Alaska will soon have access to the only complete humpback whale skeleton in the state.
Aggressive bears concern Sitka Police
The Sitka Police Department is on a bear hunt. There’s been a recent spike in bear sightings around town and even a few close calls.
Killing Reindeer To Stop Anthrax Could Snuff Out A Nomadic Culture
Zombie bacteria in defrosting reindeer carcasses brought anthrax back to Siberia. Now the government wants to slaughter 250,000 reindeer to stop the spread.
Washington wildlife officials say lethal wolf removal isn’t working
For the last two months, wildlife managers in Washington state have been shooting wolves in the Profanity Peak pack from a helicopter. The director of Washington’s Department of Fish and Wildlife authorized the killings back in August. Now a 15th cow has been found dead.