Wildlife

The proposal would reestablish state authority to manage sport hunting and trapping in federal territory that is part of the national park system.

The goat had the advanced stages of contagious ecthyma, a viral infection known as ‘orf’ when people catch it.

New research found that absent climate action, it’s extremely likely coastal Alaska’s wetlands will become too warm for salmon before the end of the century.

The Juneau School District announced Sunday night that school would be closed Monday. City and state offices are also closed, and the University of Alaska Southeast campus will operate remotely. 

The Dickcissel was even more unusual. Goff said the midwestern bird that winters in South America was last spotted in Juneau in 2004, and the Sitka sighting is the third on record for Alaska.

Local trappers harvested about 50 lynx in 2019 and 2020 combined. One researcher expects another peak could come in the next two or three years.