Sitka Sound Science Center is hosting researchers from the University of California Santa Cruz who are examining the forests in Sitka Sound.
Wildlife
After 17 days and 1,000 miles, a mother orca’s ‘tour of grief’ is over
After carrying her calf’s corpse for an unusually long time, a “remarkably frisky” Tahlequah, or J-35, as the orca’s known, was seen Saturday chasing a school of salmon with fellow members of her pod.
Charges pending for three Katmai visitors who approached feeding brown bears
Two Alaska residents and an out-of-state visitor could face charges after they entered a closed area to Katmai National Park and approached brown bears feeding on salmon.
Mother, yearling brown bear euthanized in Sitka
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game killed a brown bear sow and her yearling after Sitka Police were unsuccessful in attempting to haze the bears with rubber bullets.
Feds may feed starving 4-year-old orca live salmon
The critically endangered population of Southern Resident killer whales is down to 75 individuals. As a young female, J50 holds particularly high value because of her reproductive capacity.
Fairbanks high schooler gets earthworm survey published in journal
West Valley High School senior Megan Booysen is the lead author of the article published in Biodiversity Data Journal.
Sitka police caution about trash attracting garbage bears
The streak of Sitka authorities not destroying any bears this summer could end soon if a few residents and visitors don’t tighten up their garbage disposal practices.
Eagle River hikers weigh risks after deadly bear attack
If you live in Alaska, you live in bear country. The worst could happen even while the risk of a bear encounter or attack is low. Since last summer, there have been three bear-related deaths, with the latest earlier this summer in Eagle River.
BLM projects ‘insignificant’ impact from seismic work in ANWR
A 3-D seismic survey may be the first sign of controversial oil development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge According to a proposal, geophysical services company SAExploration is proposing to do seismic work in the refuge.
More ticks reported in Alaska each year as researchers investigate
A new research project will test ticks found in Alaska to see if the tiny, blood-sucking arachnids carry the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, tularemia or other illnesses.