In the Northwest Arctic, caribou hunting has been contentious for years. Alaska’s largest herd continues to decline while tensions have emerged between rural subsistence users and outside hunters.
Wildlife
The Bison Is Poised To Become The U.S. National Mammal
Legislation adopting the bison as the U.S. national mammal passed the House and Senate this week. Now it’s waiting for President Obama’s signature.
First wood bison calves spotted near Bethel
The first sighting of wood bison calves born in the wild could mean big changes in the ecosystem of western Alaska.
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considering ban on predator hunting in refuge lands
Federal agencies say the changes are necessary to better align hunting regulations with federal management objectives. Hunters have countered that there is no biological justification for the restrictions, and that the changes are purely political.
Parasite turns Alaska king crabs into zombies
Imagine a king crab, living the good life. He’s minding his own business, happily scavenging the bottom of the ocean for food with his fellow crabs, when all of a sudden he’s attacked and infected. The infection eventually castrates him and takes over his body.
Hydaburg to enhance Prince of Wales wolf study
A POW tribal group has been awarded a federal grant to help gather data used to determine that number.
Do Animals Have Culture?
Being an astrophysicist, I didn’t have the slightest clue about the answer, says Adam Frank, but — lucky for us all — 13.7’s own Barbara J. King has spent a lot of time studying just this question.
Moose population increases in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
Natural factors are credited with growing the moose population in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve.
Sitka bears more active than normal, official says
Bear activity around Sitka has picked up recently, and wildlife managers want to remind people to be safe around their homes and on their hikes.
One injured in Haines bear mauling
A Fairbanks man was airlifted to an Anchorage hospital from Haines on Monday afternoon after being mauled by a bear nine miles west of town.