Conservation groups say the Trump administration is rushing the process to open ANWR before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
Wildlife
Alaska Airlines jet hits bear on Yakutat Airport runway
The Boeing 737 was slowing down when the flight crew noticed a sow and a cub crossing the runway, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines.
A ‘bear catastrophe’ in Haines: Fish and Game raises concerns over record brown bear kills
Biologists are worried about the future of the local population after a record number of bears were killed in defense of life and property this year.
Fish and Game closes highly successful Afognak Island elk hunt by emergency order
A Fish and Game biologist said they had “closed down pretty much the entire island, which I don’t think we’ve ever done before.”
Permit for Navy activities allows over 16,000 ‘behavioral disturbances’ to Southeast marine mammals
Environmental groups have expressed concern that the Navy does not do enough to mitigate its impact on marine life, from whales and porpoises down to zooplankton.
Shouldn’t all of Juneau’s bears be hibernating by now?
Black bears usually den up in a hollow tree or excavate part of its roots around Halloween when food resources become limited and snow covers the ground.