Read “Researchers capture bear-salmon interactions on camera” by Molly Dischner, of KDLG-Dillingham.
Wildlife
Groups announce intent to sue over polluted Fairbanks air
The groups in June sued the Environmental Protection Agency to force an agency decision on whether to accept a state plan to reduce unhealthy fine particulate produced by wood stoves and other sources.
Researchers capture bear-salmon interactions on camera
What are bears up to when we aren’t watching? Researchers have found a way to answer that question with motion-activated cameras and barbed-wire snags set up on six Lake Aleknagik streams.
Caribou season opens with more Nushagak Peninsula hunting opportunity
The Nushagak Peninsula herd caribou hunt opened Aug. 1 for both state and federal hunts, and there’s a little more hunting opportunity this year than in the past.
Science unsure of cause for salmon decline in Yukon River
Peter Hagen works with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Juneau. He says there are all sorts of different possibilities and probably not one single reason why the fish decline or rebound.
Ninilchik tribe sets net in Kenai River
On July 27, the Federal Subsistence Board approved the tribe’s emergency special action request to operate a community subsistence set net fishery on the Kenai.
Kotzebue Caribou Meeting Reveals Tensions From Both Sides
Kotzebue residents disagree with decision to open sport hunting on Western Arctic Caribou.
With a lasso and tourists, boat saves drowning deer
A whale-watching tour saw more than just whales Wednesday, after helping save a deer from drowning in the ocean.
Unlikely allies: U.S. and Russia work together on walrus
A new federal database, created with over a century of information, shows where Pacific walruses haul out on both sides of the border. And that’s especially important as sea ice disappears and the animals spend more time on land.