In the first such effort of its kind in the territory of Alaska, The Audubon Society announced a program to protect the breeding grounds of geese and other migrating birds in the territory. This was done to try and circumvent the disappearance of geese and other migratory birds in the lower 48 because of encroaching […]
Oil, Gas Leasing Would Cause Irreparable Harm to Wildlife, Tundra, Climate ANCHORAGE, Alaska— Environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court today challenging the Trump administration’s decision to allow oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Bureau of Land Management’s plan for drilling in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic […]
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the 1820s, painter and naturalist John James Audubon designed an experiment to test if birds had a sense of smell. He dragged a rotten hog carcass into a field, then piled brush on top of it. After none of the local turkey vultures appeared, Audubon concluded that vultures hunted using their eyes alone. […]
Scientists and resource managers cite deficits in government’s draft environmental impact statement on the proposed oil leasing program. Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Photo: Dave Shaw Washington, DC (March 7, 2019)—Today, 312 credentialed scientists, including many Arctic experts, are sending a letter to the US Department of the Interior opposing oil and gas leasing in the […]