The ruling by the United States District Court of Alaska earlier this month further strengthens the federal government’s position in subsistence management in Alaska.
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Federal judge rules against state of Alaska in lawsuit challenging Kake’s COVID emergency hunt
Other disputes between state and federal fish and game managers are pending in Alaska’s federal courthouse.
Interior secretary rejects Izembek land exchange, commits to new process for King Cove road
Haaland’s action starts yet another phase in the decades-long effort by the people of King Cove to get a road to Cold Bay.
Can Indigenous subsistence rights still be protected in Alaska?
Subsistence, a practice which past generations participated in without question, has become a complex legal puzzle — “a very unsettled and unsettling [legal landscape] for Alaska Native people,” according to one lawyer who has spent decades working on subsistence cases.
Tribal groups question state’s lawsuit over pandemic hunting requests
Richard Peterson, the President of Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, says he wasn’t surprised by the state’s lawsuit, but he was disappointed.
Trump administration appeals ruling that blocked Izembek road
Two months ago, a federal judge said the trade was illegal because it violated two separate federal laws, the Administrative Procedure Act and the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act.
National Park Service rule change ends bans on controversial bear and wolf hunts
The National Park Service is rescinding a ban within Alaska’s national preserves on some controversial state-sanctioned predator harvests of bears and wolves. Park service Alaska spokesperson Pete Christian said although practices like killing bears and wolves in dens run counter to the Park Service’s mission, the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, which created or…
Enviros sue over King Cove road
“What the secretary failed to do was any environmental analysis, any public process related to this actual exchange of lands,” attorney Katie Strong said at the environmental law firm Trustees for Alaska.
Higher wolf quota recommended for Prince of Wales Island
The Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council has recommended increasing the wolf harvest quota to 30 percent of the population on Prince of Wales Island. Its action runs contrary to advice from Alaska Department Fish and Game, conservationists and the council’s own staff.
Denali’s dogs: Protecting the environment and preserving heritage
There’s only one park in America with canine rangers: Denali National Park. The use of sled dogs is older than the park itself. In the summers, the dogs serve as ambassadors. During the winter months, they ferry park employees through areas closed to motorized vehicles.