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.
The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary says Hawaii's whale season has begun.
Dead beluga aground on Inlet mud near downtown Anchorage
Wildlife officials are investigating the death of a beluga whale that stranded or washed up onto Knik Arm mud flats Thursday night or early Friday.
Video: Biologists examine the beluga
Southwest Alaska sea otters get habitat protection
Four years after being placed on the Endangered Species List, the dwindling sea otters of southwest Alaska on Wednesday were given an important recovery tool.
Cook Inlet belugas decline again after two steady years
A government study found that a group of endangered beluga whales in Alaska is declining, raising concern that bolstered protection for the animals is not coming quickly enough.
Crab fishermen surprised by deep-dwelling mystery fish
From ship-encircling serpents of Norse mythology to the multi-armed beast of a more modern Jules Verne tale, sea monster accounts are found in virtually all cultures that have contact with the sea. Homer is no exception.
Thousands of walrus haul out onshore as Arctic ice retreats
Thousands of walrus are congregating on Alaska's northwest coast, a sign that their Arctic sea ice environment has been altered by climate change.
Pacific walrus closer to gaining federal protections
A second Arctic marine mammal moved closer to an Endangered Species listing due to global warming Tuesday as a petition to grant the Pacific walrus protection passed its first review.
Belugas stranded on Knik Arm mud flats swim free
About 20 beluga whales that became stranded in mud during a low tide over the weekend have apparently freed themselves, bringing relief to biologists monitoring their plight.
Cruise ship reaches Vancouver with dead whale
A cruise ship arrived at the Port of Vancouver with a dead whale lodged on its bow.
Glacier Bay whale protection zone expanded
Glacier Bay National Park officials say a special area created this summer to protect humpback whales from being struck by boats is being extended, effective immediately.
Point Lay celebrates first whale in 72 years
The Arctic coast village of Point Lay, long denied a subsistence whaling quota and once all but abandoned, is poised to hold its first Nalukataq blanket toss feast in 72 years to celebrate the landing of a spring bowhead.
Public comment period on sea otter habitat extended
The public comment period on sea otters in Southwest Alaska has been extended for 30 days.
Migrating whale makes side trip
A 20-foot whale on the way to the North Pacific in its annual migration has decided to pass some time in Los Angeles' Marina del Rey.
Whale carcass towed out of Valdez harbor
No one noticed a dead humpback whale stuck on the bow of an Exxon oil tanker until the ship was preparing to dock Monday afternoon in Valdez, say company and oil terminal officials. The carcass was towed out to sea Wednesday.
Humpback struck by oil tanker near Valdez
A humpback whale that was dead after being struck by an oil tanker headed to the oil terminal at Valdez will be towed out to sea and set adrift today, according to the Coast Guard. It was not clear whether the whale was alive or floating dead when the tanker struck it.
UAF aircraft developed to help monitor seal populations
A drone is flying surveillance over the Bering Sea this month as scientists test its prospects for documenting little-studied seals at the southern edge of the ice pack.
Blue whales returning to former Alaska habitat
Blue whales are returning to Alaska waters in search of food and might be re-establishing an old migration route decades after they were nearly wiped out by whalers.
Necropsy will try to find out why seemingly healthy whale died
A dead gray whale that had been floating near Camano and Whidbey islands in Washington state has been moved to a beach for a necropsy.
Two gray whales die in Puget Sound waters
A whale expert says it's a little unusual to have two dead gray whales in Puget Sound at the same time.
Group is photo-identifying Inlet belugas
Cook Inlet's few hundred endangered beluga whales are being identified, one by one, not through tagging, but by photographs that show their distinctive marks.
STORY
Within a federal government that employs 19.7 million people, there is one dog mushing job. It's in Denali, and it's currently vacant.
STORY
Most winter bikes know that during the Dark Season, survival is linked to the lights and reflective tape.
VIDEO
Take a close-up look at fall leaves floating on Meadow Creek in Eagle River, Alaska.
PHOTOS
Moose gather each autumn in Chugach State Park for the fall rut.
READER PHOTOS
Summertime is bear time, and the black and browns running around town make your sightings fascinating and important.
READER VIDEO
Renae Thomas posted video of Anchorage's fabled three-legged moose, seemingly healthy and with calf in tow.
PHOTOS
Alaska's biggest rowing race attracted 92 rowers and 26 boats to Wasilla Lake Sept. 12.
VIDEO
Get an up-close look at going over Powerline Pass with the view of a camera mounted on top of the handlebars.
PHOTOS
The salmon were in full force at the Kenai River, bringing in a flood of Alaska dipnetters.
PHOTOS
Salmon fishing season opened at Bird Creek on Tuesday, July 14.
Northern fur seal population hits another low
State sues US to get beluga whale listing rescinded
Fight for ribbon seal protection far from over
Can diet, breath samples and scat give clues to orca decline?
Habitat protection proposed for Alaska sea otters
Conservation group sues to protect walrus
Aleutian sea lions fade as eastern group grows
Killer whales suspected in deaths of 3 humpbacks
Conservation groups sue to protect Arctic marine mammals
Groups sue to force decision on belugas
Island junkyards: Debris fouls fur seal haulouts
Group seeks protection for Arctic seals
Group will sue to list walrus as threatened
Decision to list Cook Inlet belugas delayed
Federal plan would open whale habitat to drilling
NOAA will consider listing ribbon seals
Scientists finally see rumored white orca
Seal in Seward rehab is released
Gray whales are skin and bones
Cook Inlet White beluga whales' gray future
Unusual visitor hauls out in Homer for another season
Sea lions may be munching on harbor seals
Hunters and agency agree to cancel beluga whale hunt
Melting snow lairs put seal pups in peril
Marine researcher tracks orcas at the kill
Fur seal pup numbers continue decline
Whales find winter feed, linger in Shumagins
Cook Inlet beluga whales in decline
Right whales are next on list to save
Humpback whale dies in state herring gear
Cameras sneak a peek into life of sea lions
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