Wildlife

Mad at your ex? For Valentine’s Day, this Anchorage bird rescue center will name a rat after them and feed it to a raptor

In exchange for donations, the nonprofit’s second annual “Love Hurts” fundraiser will give your ex’s name to a rat or worm that is then fed to one of its beaked creatures.

Zachariah Hughes February 5, 2025

Polar bear fur could hold the secret to replacing ‘forever chemicals’

In a new study, scientists solve a mystery hiding in polar bear fur. The answer might help us all.

Dino Grandoni, The Washington Post January 29, 2025

When a 1,000-pound moose fell into an icy New York lake, rescuers had to get creative

“There’s no training manual for getting a moose out of the ice,” said Lt. Robert Higgins, a conservation police officer for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Sydney Page, The Washington Post January 22, 2025
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Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska trend in opposite directions

The contrast between the declining Western Arctic herd and the thriving Porcupine herd is correlated to different levels of shrub growth, a product of climate change.

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon January 21, 2025

Biden administration keeps grizzly protections in place, teeing fight with Trump

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service rejected pleas from western states to remove the bears from the Endangered Species Act list, even after they rebounded from historic lows in the Lower 48.

Dino Grandoni, The Washington Post January 8, 2025

The mystery of 53 dead caribou more than five decades ago

Scientists believe it was a lightning strike that likely killed the animals at a site about 33 miles southwest of Delta Junction.

Ned Rozell | Alaska Science January 3, 2025

Orca that carried her dead calf for weeks in 2018 is doing so again after death of new calf

The mother orca, known as Tahlequah or J35, made world headlines in 2018 when she carried the body of her dead calf for 17 days.

Claire Rush, Associated Press January 3, 2025

State proposes killing 100 wolves a year to benefit moose between Denali and Lake Clark parks

State employees firing from planes and helicopters over a large game unit could also target bears in a proposal before the Alaska Board of Game in January.

Zaz Hollander December 22, 2024

Scientists just confirmed the largest bird-killing event in modern history

A marine heat wave in the Pacific Ocean killed some 4 million common murres in Alaska, researchers say — the largest die-off of any bird species ever recorded in the modern era.

Joshua Partlow, The Washington Post December 15, 2024

Wisdom the albatross, the world’s oldest bird, is still laying eggs at 74

Wisdom has been a symbol of hope for the species while expanding scientists’ knowledge of seabirds.

Cathy Free and Kyle Melnick, The Washington Post December 11, 2024
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