Starting Tuesday, you can vote online for the chunkiest bear in the annual Fat Bear Week competition.
Wildlife
Drone photos suggest a 2014 marine heat wave is still stunting orca growth, reproduction in Alaska
There are some promising signs for the whales, which were hit hard by the Exxon Valdez spill and then again by the marine heatwave known as the Blob.
Baranof Island bears get first-ever state count
State biologists estimate that 1,045 brown bears live on the 1,600-square-mile Southeast Alaska island, which is larger than Rhode Island.
New maps show where Alaska’s migrating seabirds overlap with high vessel traffic
The research is a first step towards understanding the risks that ships could pose to birds in Alaska’s waters.
Kenai bear attack leaves one seriously injured
A 36-year-old woman was attacked near her driveway in Kenai at around 5:45 a.m Tuesday morning.
Southeast Alaska communities call on federal government to address the region’s booming sea otter population
The concern largely revolves around sea otter prey species, like crab and oyster, that are crucial for commercial and subsistence fishermen in Southeast Alaska.