Anchorage Daily News

Mourners give wolf biologist howling send-off

Friends literally howled in tribute to Gordon Haber on Saturday as more than 80 people filled the Campbell Creek Science Center at a memorial for the fiery wolf biologist.

Blog: The Village: Video of a howling tribute

Three bears shred inflatable boat leaving several hunters stranded

Several members of a bear-hunting party found the tables turned early Wednesday morning near Klukwan when a sow with two cubs shredded their raft and left them stranded, according to Alaska State Troopers.

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.

NMFS looks into Navy's Guam sonar training

Federal regulators are evaluating rules allowing the Navy to practice using sonar in waters around Guam and nearby Pacific islands so long as sailors take steps to protect whales and other marine mammals.

Injured swan left behind after flock flies on

The Tern Lake trumpeter swan wounded with an arrow earlier this year was unable to fly south for the winter and has been left behind by its flock.

The Village blog: Photos from the swan's capture Saturday

Wildlife group to sue feds over Inlet beluga protections

An environmental group that has pressed the federal government to provide maximum protection for Cook Inlet beluga whales intends to sue for habitat protection.

More on belugas

Musk ox success: Striking a bullish balance

They're slow-footed and bull-headed. When threatened, they huddle up. During breeding season, males charge one another and crack heads with such force the sound can sometimes be heard up to a mile away.

Video: Wolves attack musk oxen

Video: Herd of musk oxen running in front of vehicle

Photos: Musk ox charge Melissa Owens' dogs

Wildlife center plans for a big future

Three brown bears reside at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center on a 160 acre spread several miles south of Girdwood, off the Seward Highway. The acreage is fenced off to separately accommodate wood bison, moose, caribou, elk, deer, musk ox, black bears and other orphaned and injured critters.

Migrating humpbacks spotted

The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary says Hawaii's whale season has begun.

Obama administration declares polar bear habitat 'critical'

The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.

More on polar bears

PDF: Polar bear critical habitat Q&A

Bear baiting charge against man dismissed

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the case against a Soldotna wildlife photographer who was accused of baiting bears without a permit while filming an episode of History Channel's "MonsterQuest," according to documents filed in court.

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.

Delta Junction residents watch for albino moose

A white moose calf, accompanied by its brown mother, have been making the rounds in Delta Junction. "I've been here almost 40 years, and I've never heard of any other albino moose," said Dave Davenport, a wildlife technician at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Maverick biologist defends the wolves (12/11/1994)

This profile of biologist Gordon Haber, who died this week in a plane crash in Denali National Park, appeared in the Daily News on Dec. 11, 1994.

Biologist says he's undeterred by verdict in trapping case (7/26/2000)

This story was first published July 26, 2000

Alaska spotted seals denied endangered species protection

A federal agency says it will not list two populations of spotted seals off Alaska's coast as threatened or endangered. However, a population of spotted seals that live off Russia and China will be listed as threatened.

Battle against northern pike moves to Peninsula

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Tuesday expanded its efforts to kill northern pike in trout lakes by applying the pesticide rotenone to 85-acre Scout Lake near Sterling.

Bald eagle that promoted Indiana state fair, parks dies

A bald eagle from Alaska that appeared in Indiana Department of Natural Resources shows at the state fair and state parks for many years has died.

Black bear killed in Juneau mobile home park

Fish and Game officials killed a black bear early Saturday morning in Juneau after it entered the porch or arctic entryway of a Lemon Creek trailer.

ANWR debate will heat up as caribou herds dwindle

On the endlessly rolling and tussocky terrain of northwest Canada, where man has hunted caribou since the Stone Age, the vast antlered herds are fast growing thin. And it's not just here.

For some caribou herds, news is good

Photos: Caribou migration

For some caribou herds, news is good

Alaska's two largest caribou herds, the Western Arctic and Porcupine herds, appear to follow the Arctic trend of declining population, and the Mulchatna herd west of Anchorage is especially hard hit. But the news isn't all bad for Alaska caribou.