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Wildlife
Alaska Wildlife Troopers ask public’s help in solving 4 cases of slain moose
More than a week after they began an investigation of the killing of four moose that were left unsalvaged in three areas along the Richardson Highway south of Fairbanks last week, Alaska Wildlife Troopers are asking for the public’s help.
New satellite-based technology aims to crack down on illegal fishing
Global Fishing Watch — a project developed by Google, Oceana, and SkyTruth — hopes to help everyone track the movement of commercial fishing vessels around the world.
Citizen scientists track crane population on southern Kenai Peninsula
Every fall, Nina Faust, co-founder of Kachemak Crane Watch, organizes a “citizen science” survey of the crane population on the southern Kenai Peninsula.
Guide in mauling near Angoon was storied Fish & Game researcher LaVern Beier
In 2007, Alaska Department of Fish & Game information officer Riley Woodford profiled Beier and wrote he hand handled almost 800 bears and survived four bear attacks.
Brown bear mauls hunter from Kentucky near Angoon
“The report to us was just multiple puncture wounds, lacerations and possible broken ribs, was just what we had for an initial report,” said Blake Fleming with Coast Guard Sector Juneau.