When President Donald Trump signed an order last week lifting his predecessor’s restrictions on offshore leasing in the Arctic, he also revoked a decree that created the “Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area.”
Wildlife
Bill requiring nonresident caribou hunters to have guides meets opposition
House Bill 211 sponsored by Kiana Democrat Dean Westlake met opposition in a House session early Monday afternoon.
Two dead squid in two weeks: Coincidence?
Two dead squid have washed ashore in as many weeks, but it’s unclear if these are unrelated incidents or a sign of something more significant.
Gambell teenager leads successful whale hunt, brings home 57-foot bowhead
Families and community members on St. Lawrence Island will be eating bowhead whale this week after a local hunter caught Gambell’s second whale of the season Monday night.
Slow Fairbanks snowmelt slows Canada geese migration
Sunshine is abundant this time of year, but cooler temperatures this week have slowed the melting of a well above normal snowpack in Fairbanks, which is affecting migratory bird’s arrival at a local refuge.
Biologists close to completing Haines/Skagway mountain goat habitat study
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is getting close to finalizing its study on mountain goat habitat in the Haines and Skagway area. Biologists hope the findings will inform decisions on helicopter skiing and other activities shown to impact mountain goats.
How many wolves should be on Prince of Wales Island?
In a joint-effort, new recommendations were released this month for managing the wolf population on Prince of Wales Island. But this holistic approach still leaves open a lot of questions.
Unalaska receives surprise visitor from the deep
What has eight arms, two tentacles and washed ashore on a beach in Unalaska Monday night? A more than six-foot long squid.
State schedules prescribed burns in Delta bison range to improve forage, habitat
Alaska Division of Forestry personnel will burn off dry vegetation in two areas around the Delta Junction State Bison Range over the next few weeks. The prescribed burns are intended to improve habitat for bison and other species that live on the range.
Bristol Bay bears coming out of hibernation
It’s that time of year. The bears around Bristol Bay are waking up, according to Neil Barten, the area wildlife management biologist for Fish and Game in Dillingham.