Wildlife

Numerous studies and Indigenous whalers’ reports are documenting more killer whales spending more time and making more predation attempts in far-north waters.

It’s rare for a new wolf to find its way to Prince of Wales Island and breed with a member of the local population.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered a rehearing of the issue, a move that could possibly squash the project.

The study used about 40 years of state harvest data to analyze the efficacy of using wolf and bear reduction to increase moose hunter success.

Bar-tailed godwits fly over vast, lonely oceans to nest invisibly in bumps of tundra vegetation.

Caribou and reindeer populations have been declining around the circumpolar north.

The lack of oxygen in landfills means organic matter like pumpkins produce methane gas, a greenhouse gas that’s harmful for the climate.

Prince of Wales Island trapper argue that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has been mismanaging the wolf population for years, and are putting the interests of small environmental groups above local voices.

For years, populations of Sitka black-tail deer have slumped, leaving residents without a staple source of protein. A three-day summit held in Craig last month prompted lengthy discussions about the problem.

In 2022, tourism was almost back to pre-pandemic levels, so samples taken this year will show the difference in the whale’s stress levels when there are and aren’t boats in the water all summer.