“I’m not even sure that that was the most interesting thing on that dive,” the expedition coordinator said.
Wildlife
Southeast Alaska harvest data shows moose moving to new areas
A state biologist says moose are being harvested in parts of Southeast where they never have been before.
Hoonah gives residents bear-resistant trash cans, but most of Southeast Alaska can’t afford them
The bear bins were too expensive for Hoonah until a large grant came their way.
An old friend returns to Icy Strait
There was a time when biologist Christine Gabriele wondered if she’d ever see one of her favorite creatures again.
Qayassiq’s walrus hunt, once banned, now carries traditions of sharing and management to the next generation
In their long fight to regain access to a traditional hunting ground, tribal leaders created a model for communities to act as equal management partners.
100 million years ago, dinosaurs left clues about how they lived in Interior Alaska
The most common footprints found were from plant-eating dinosaurs that made three-toed prints, but there were also some prints left by a four-toed, armored ankylosaur.
This remote Alaska island is home to hundreds of feral cattle. But should it be?
On far-flung Chirikof Island, feral cattle dominate the harsh landscape.
Southeast Alaska wolves are not threatened or endangered, federal agency concludes
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has again rejected a request to put them on the Endangered Species List.
Local stories mean Yukon River ‘treasure trove’ is more than just a lot of dinosaur footprints
It has been more than a decade since researchers first announced that they’d found dinosaur footprints along the middle section of the Yukon River. And when that team did make their discovery public, they also said that it was unlikely that people who live along the river even knew dinosaur footprints littered the riverbanks near them. But…
NOAA investigates death of local whale calf from apparent vessel strike
NOAA is still investigating what happened to Tango, but a post-mortem exam on Saturday revealed injuries consistent with a vessel strike.