Gov. Sean Parnell says he has the best interest of polar bears at heart, but he doesn't intend to let the federal government's expanded protection for them get in the way of the state's continued prosperity.
Polar bear tourism is growing on Alaska's North Slope
We took a turn as the latest clients in Kaktovik's fledgling effort at locally led polar bear tourism. From the sound of it, business is picking up. Warbelow's Air Ventures has been flying tourists in, and other tour operators are starting to send clients as well.
Alaska again seeks delisting of polar bears as threatened
The state of Alaska is bolstering its efforts to overturn the listing of the polar bear as threatened under the federal Endangered Species Act.
Polar bears take center stage in climate-warming drama
Polar bears, ancient prey of northern indigenous peoples, seem destined to spend the coming decades as a target in 21st-century debates over what to do as the world warms.
Salazar won't change Bush polar bear rule
WASHINGTON -- Global warming will lead to declining polar bear populations, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar acknowledged Friday, but the Interior Department will let stand a Bush administration rule that proposes to manage the threatened animals without taking into account greenhouse gases.
Any competent wildlife photographer knows all about waiting. Few have waited in bitter subzero cold for weeks on end, hoping for the wind and the sun and other conditions to be right for a glimpse at the planet's largest land predator.
Government reaches agreement on polar bear habitat
The federal government will designate "critical habitat" for polar bears in the ocean off Alaska's coast, a decision that could add restrictions to future offshore petroleum exploration or drilling.
WASHINGTON -- Five industry groups have sued the Interior Department over a rule to protect the polar bear that they say unfairly singles out business operations in Alaska for their contribution to global warming.
Alaska sues over listing of polar bear as threatened
The State of Alaska sued Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on Monday, seeking to reverse his decision to list polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
Environmental and animal rights groups have lined up to oppose a lawsuit that seeks to let American sport hunters again import hides of polar bears shot legally in Canada.
Oil firms get OK to bother polar bears
Less than a month after declaring polar bears a threatened species because of global warming, the Bush administration is allowing oil companies to affect them in small ways while exploring for oil and natural gas in the Chukchi Sea over the next five years.
Lawsuits for polar bears built on Endangered Species Act
Two conservation groups have given the federal government formal notice they intend to sue to protect polar bears from petroleum exploration and drilling off Alaska's coast.
E-mail reveals state dispute over polar bear listing
The state's marine mammal scientists agreed last year with federal researchers who concluded polar bears are threatened with extinction because of a shrinking ice cap.
State will sue over polar bear listing, Palin says
Alaska will sue to challenge the recent listing of polar bears as a threatened species, Gov. Sarah Palin said Wednesday.
Bear advocates fight to curb emissions
Conservation groups announced Tuesday they are challenging Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne's attempt to limit collateral economic damage from listing polar bears as a threatened species.
Groups sue over polar bear listing
Conservation groups that sued to list polar bears as threatened are back in court taking aim at what they say is the animals' top threat — greenhouse gas emissions that have led to rapid melting of polar bear habitat, sea ice.
Polar bears join 'threatened' list
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Wednesday that the agency will list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, a decision that could cast the bears as the enduring symbol of the effects of global warming.
Senators blast polar bear's 'threatened' status
WASHINGTON -- Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced Wednesday that the agency will list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, a decision that could cast the bears as the enduring symbol of the effects of global warming.
Deadline approaches for polar bear decision
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hasn't added a U.S. creature to the endangered species list since he took office two years ago. The former Idaho governor has until Thursday to decide on one that could prove troublesome to promising petroleum drilling off Alaska's northern coast and force federal agencies in other states to react to new greenhouse gas emissions.
Legislature wants polar bear study
The state Legislature is looking to hire a few good polar bear scientists. The conclusions have already been agreed upon -- researchers just have to fill in the science part.
A federal judge has ordered the Interior Department to decide within 16 days whether polar bears should be listed as a threatened species because of global warming.
PHOTO GALLERIES
Photo galleries chronicling the most famous residents in our vast state.
READER-SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Grizzly, black, and even polar bear photos from our readers.
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9/18 11:23 AM | Posted by: Hmmmm
Two black bears, possible siblings? grazing in the yard on the Sept. 13th, then one again on the 14th. That makes 15 black bears we've seen this summer. It's a record. Waahoo.
#12 Another Black Bear, same area
8/31 10:50 AM | Posted by: Hmmmm
This was the fattest black bear we've seen so far...it was in the same area as the one the week before, but definitely a different bear. Very, very well fed. 142nd & Goldenview
8/26 9:04 AM | Posted by: Hmmmm
Just got a call from home....the bear is back again this morning. Looks like he is eating on something by the edge of the woods. 142N & Goldenview
INTERACTIVE MAP
Tracking Anchorage grizzly bears
Track the movements of 11 Brown Bears in and around Anchorage.
VIDEO
Alaska state biologist Sean Farley talks about the recent bear/human conflicts in Anchorage.
VIDEO
Zayk and Mavis, the Alaska Zoo's black bears, give up on a 96-gallon bear-resistant garbage container before successfully opening a standard can.
PHOTOS
The sun's out, the snow's gone, and the bears are showing up around town. Check out photos and post your sightings.
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Coverage of the "Grizzly Man," Timothy Treadwell, who was killed by a bear in Katmai National Park and then made international headlines when a documentary was made about him.
Retiree welcomes neighborhood bears
Fifty miles northwest of Alaska's largest city, the roadless hills and boggy swamps of the Yentna River Valley have for years hidden the secret of bear man Charlie Vandergaw.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Bear Haven man faces state game charges
Fur flies over bears as summer brings them out
Trail marred by bear attacks may close for summer
British filmmaker admits pushing his luck at Bear Haven
'Bear man' TV series begins broadcasts
City wildlife 'cop' to focus on protecting people
Assembly OKs seasonal bear cop
Rogue black bear already stirring up urban trouble
Black bear trees man near Campbell Airstrip
Board expands Chugach Park bear hunt
Bear tracks seen on city ski trails
Grizzly bears push Anchorage into a corner
Experts mull solution to city bear issue
Bears of last summer will be back shortly
Bear attack 'documentary' raises officials' hackles
Plan for bears still undecided
Judge orders decision on bears
Interior secretary dodges hearing
Polar bear limbo goes to court
Conservation groups sue for polar bear decision
Concerns about pipeline test polar-bear politics
Legal fray likely after ruling on polar bear status
Endangered status may not help polar bears
Groups sue for polar bear documents
Young warns against halting Chukchi leases
Polar bear status won't halt oil exploration
Alaska polar bears called doomed
U.S. polar bear review criticized
Alaska in no rush to protect polar bear
Memo seals lips on global warming
State questions polar bear listing
'Threatened' polar bear listing debated
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