While temperatures of 40 below zero might send most of us to our couches, Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge biologist Mark Ross grabbed his recorder and some water.
Wildlife
Genetic technique brings biologists closer to solving beluga mystery
Researchers have found a way to determine the ages of living Cook Inlet belugas using skin samples.
Study connects physical decline of Alaska seals to warming Arctic
A related study of harbor seals in the Aleutians found a similar decline over a three-year period, with an average decrease of about 10% of their weight.
Judge says Conoco can’t start gravel construction or mining at Willow oil project for up to 2 weeks
Conoco had planned to break ground at the gravel mine site on Feb. 12.
Haines man mauled by bear while backcountry snowboarding
A Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka responded to transport the man to a hospital.
Biologists find first cases of infectious bacteria in Southwest Alaska caribou herd
The Department of Fish and Game recently detected cases of brucellosis in the Mulchatna Caribou herd.