A bad summer for birds on northern island
The guillemots of Cooper Island struggle as sea ice recedes.
Wildlife
Want to see the famous McNeil River brown bears this year? The application deadline is coming up.
Meanwhile, the partial government shutdown delayed the reservation period for Brooks Camp at Katmai.
Fish and Game wants your help counting Anchorage’s moose
Biologists will be going out and cataloging moose, but they’re relying on residents to point them in the right direction.
7 dead whales reported on Kodiak Island in 2018
Altogether, 18 dead whales were reported across the Gulf of Alaska last year.
Seals seem to be adapting to shrinking sea ice off Alaska
Evidence gathered through 2016 indicates that ice seals are getting plenty of food, a researcher says.
Black bear wandering around Kincaid Park in the middle of winter? Here’s why.
Do bears actually sleep all winter? An Alaska wildlife physiologist explains.
Trio sentenced for illegal hunting and poisoning wildlife at Alaska lodge owned by renowned pilot
Urban Rahoi, the state’s first licensed hunting guide, lost the license and the concession for his lodge in Wrangell-St. Elias country.
‘There’s a bird in my room!’: Speeding goshawk crashes through Valdez teen’s bedroom window
Wildlife experts think the raptor was chasing a spruce grouse -- later found dead outside the house -- when the window brought the hunt to an end.
Another Sand Point fisherman is chomped on by a sea lion
The third such bite in two years prompted a police warning in the Aleutian Islands town.
Wasilla father and son sentenced for bear poaching that was caught on game camera
Prosecutors said the men illegally shot a black bear sow and two “shrieking” cubs, then attempted to cover up what they had done.
A coyote attracts attention in Anchorage
A Fish and Game biologist urges people to give the animals space.
Alaska man kills polar bear far south of the animals' normal habitat
Jim Hollandsworth of Arctic Village said the bear had tried to get into his cabin more than 100 miles south of the Arctic Ocean coast.
VIDEO: Moose munches on plants after wandering into building at Anchorage hospital
What’s an ungulate to do when the mercury drops and its stomach calls? The cow let itself in — and out — after nibbling on indoor greenery.
Death of a caribou: A look at life recycled on a gravel bar in the Alaska wilderness
How could a 300-pound animal disappear so fast? From evidence at the kill site, here’s what might have happened.
His extraordinary adventures as one of the world’s best wildlife photographers began here in Alaska
Paul Souders' amazing pictures of polar bears and other Arctic animals came on an amazing voyage.
Food chain disruption studied in decline of Hawaii whale sightings
Officials believe there’s a link between warmer oceans off Alaska and the effect that has on the whales' food chain.
Woman and infant daughter die in Yukon bear attack
The woman’s husband shot a grizzly dead after it charged him. Only afterward did he discover the bodies of his wife and child.
Researchers seek clues about decline in humpback whale sightings around Hawaii
Some researchers believe there’s a link between warmer ocean temperatures in Alaska and the effect that has on the whales' food chain.
Tangled whale freed in Thanksgiving Day rescue in Southeast Alaska
Marine rescuers were able to free a humpback whale from a potentially life-threatening entanglement near Prince of Wales Island.
Study finds healthy polar bear population in Chukchi Sea
The study found that the population is thriving for now despite a loss of sea ice because of climate change.