The dragonfly, Alaska’s state insect, is a nimble flying machine
Dragonflies have such a short time to shine here in Alaska because, like most insects, they need warm air temperatures for their body parts to perform.
Wildlife
NOAA closes investigation into close call between cruise ship and humpback whales
Holland America Line said the Eurodam’s captain altered course by 10 degrees to safely pass the whales.
Kaktovik man accused of killing polar bear after it tried to eat whale meat he left in his yard
Federal prosecutors say Christopher L. Gordon left the dead bear in his yard for months before it was burned at the village dump months later.
Video: Watch this Anchorage moose cool off in a sprinkler during the heat wave
A local resident took video of the large ungulate in the Sand Lake area on Sunday.
Bears are breaking into the homes of Naknek residents
An Alaska Department of Fish and Game spokesman says he’s hoping bear problems in the area are peaking with fish coming up the rivers.
Add krill and mussels to the list of unusual marine deaths in Northwest Alaska
Village wildlife observers worry that the unusual warmth of oceans off Alaska is causing problems throughout the ecosystem.
Brown bear shot dead after getting into the kitchen of a Southeast Alaska lodge
The bear left the kitchen but remained in the area and returned to the lodge the same evening before it was killed.
A rat was found dead on St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea. Here’s why that’s a big deal.
The Bering Sea island is breeding habitat for millions of seabirds, including rare migratory species. A “strike team” had been searching for the rogue rat for 10 months.
2 more gray whales found dead in Alaska, bringing total to 12
At least 83 whales have died in U.S. waters this year, eight in Canada and 78 in Mexico.
The Katmai bear cams are back online: Watch the live stream here
The brown bears at Katmai National Park and Preserve can eat up to 40 salmon a day. Here’s your chance to watch the action.
3 more gray whale carcasses found in Alaska amid spike in deaths along West Coast
An alarming number of gray whales have been found dead this year from Mexico to Alaska, triggering a federal investigation into what’s causing the die-off.
Anchorage Assembly approves tougher trash laws to reduce bear problems
Food scraps can no longer be left outside in just plastic bags under the new law.
For first time, scientists record singing by rare North Pacific right whale
Researchers detected four distinct songs over eight years at five locations in the Bering Sea off Alaska’s southwest coast.
New footbridge in Katmai National Park aimed at limiting bear encounters
A new elevated bridge and boardwalk across the Brooks River has replaced a river-level bridge that was often closed to tourists because it was occupied by locals - brown bears.
Monitoring a mystery bird on Southeast Alaska ocean spits
Researchers in Yakutat, where residents just hosted a tern festival, are joining with others to unravel the mysteries of the Aleutian tern.
Environmental group sues Trump administration over ice seal status
The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Department of Commerce and the National Marine Fisheries Service for not designating critical habitat for threatened ringed and bearded seals.
Bald eagle death on Fairbanks university campus investigated
Killing bald eagles is punishable by up to one year in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Scores of dead ice seals found along Alaska’s northwest coasts
NOAA is investigating what it’s calling “unusually large numbers” of seal deaths.
2 more gray whales found dead near Kodiak Island
NOAA has declared an “unusual mortality event” for gray whales on the North American west coast and launched an investigation.
Authorities kill brown bear in Eagle River -- and again warn residents to secure trash
Fish and Game is asking residents to take more responsibility for their garbage after the second agency kill of the summer in Anchorage.