(Fairbanks) — Alaska’s fledgling wood bison herd lost an important member Friday when Bison No. 124 was illegally shot and killed near the village of Quinhagak. Alaska Wildlife Troopers are investigating the incident. The bison was salvaged and donated to a Bethel charity. Bison 124 was among 130 wood bison released along the lower Innoko […]
After an extensive investigation that spanned over four months, Anchorage Police have filed Murder II charges for a September 25th driver where one passenger died as the result of a crash. It was in late September of 2016 that Anchorage police responded to a crash on the Glenn Highway to find that a 2011 Dodge Avenger, […]
Today, Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) introduced Senate Joint Resolution 3 (SJR3) urging President Donald Trump, and the U.S. Congress to take action to mitigate the harm caused to Alaska’s fishing industry as a result of the President’s announcement last week that the United States would withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). The TPP […]
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges are the recipients of a 2017 Mindful Birding Award for their efforts to promote ethical birding guidelines and bird conservation through their 25th annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival that will be held in and around Homer, Alaska from May 4th-7th, 2017. […]