Researchers found that two wolf populations near Gustavus are increasingly relying on marine prey for food. In some cases, the shift is resulting in potentially toxic mercury exposure.
Wildlife
Where do Juneau’s bald eagles go in the winter?
Some stay here, many visit Haines to feast on salmon and others travel even farther.
‘Stubby squid’ saved by savvy science center aquarist
The new resident of Sitka Sound Science Center isn’t really a squid at all.
Scientists and Inupiaq hunters count bowhead whales. So far, the numbers seem to be on the rise.
Bowheads might be thriving as the sea ice in the Arctic declines. Past bowhead research suggests that the whales were in better physical condition in years with less sea ice.
A Trump proposal to redefine ‘harm’ could have outsized consequences in Alaska
It’s a step in the Trump administration’s broader plan to roll back environmental regulations to remove barriers from energy and resource development — one that many environmental scientists in Alaska say they’re unsettled about.
Restraining order on Alaska bear cull to be in place until state fixes identified legal flaws
The department will be prohibited from conducting its planned bear cull in the Mulchatna caribou herd range until it corrects the legal flaws identified in a March 14 ruling issued by a different judge.