Scientists have been receiving reports of dead and dying whales, birds and the small fish known as sand lance in the Aleutian Islands.
Wildlife
Sled dog killed, another injured in muskox goring outside Nome
A grimly familiar sight to Nome dog owners returned with the fatal goring of a local musher’s dog by a bull muskox Wednesday.
Female Grizzly Bear In Yellowstone Euthanized After Killing Hiker
The adult female grizzly killed Lance Crosby last week, when he was hiking near the Elephant Back Loop trail in the national park.
Man in bear costume reported harassing bears on Chilkoot River
The man ran “waving and jumping” up to the weir gate, trying to get the attention of a sow with cubs.
Looking and listening for Alaska’s rarest whale
Researchers are cruising the Gulf of Alaska on the lookout for one of the world’s rarest animals, the North Pacific right whale.
Humpback researchers see ‘Old Timer’ again after 44 years
Forty-four years ago, the first sighting of a humpback known as Old Timer coincided with both the end of commercial whaling and the establishment of the Endangered Species Act.
Bird death reports are up In Homer, food sources possibly to blame
The reports are coming from beach walkers and local citizen scientists dedicated to surveying seabird populations.
After years of teaching, a shy Western screech owl retires in Sitka
It’s not every day you see a Western screech owl. However, if you’re lucky, Peanut may look your way the next time if you’re ever at the Alaska Raptor Center.
Feds ask cruise ships, boats to stay farther away from seals
Federal officials want cruise ships, tour boats and kayaks to stay far away from harbor seals in Alaska’s glacial fjords.
Dead fish, wildlife in Aleutians may be victims of toxic algae outbreak
Potentially harmful algae are always present in seawater, but it’s only when they bloom into dense concentrations that they can cause much harm to the things that eat them.