Fall at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center means researchers are sifting through all the data they collected over the summer months in the field. For the Steller sea lion team that means reviewing hundreds of thousands of photos. Every summer AFSC’s Marine Mammal Lab scientists conduct Steller sea lion surveys along the Aleutian Island […]
The man who stabbed nine people at a mall in the northern U.S. state of Minnesota has been identified as a 22-year-old Somali-American. The leader of the Somali community in the state told VOA Somali service that the suspect, who was shot and killed by police during the attack Saturday, was Dahir Adan. Abdul Kulane […]
Due to road construction, access to Anchorage Animal Care and Control will be closed from noon – 6:00 pm on Tuesday, August 16th (weather dependent). We are asking the public to please delay coming to the shelter unless absolutely necessary. Members of the community can check our website and Facebook page on Tuesday, August 16th, […]
Seward, Alaska – The Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) announced the birth of a Steller sea lion pup to parents Eden and Pilot. Born July 1, the female pup weighed in at approximately 41 pounds (18.5 kg) and is the third Steller sea lion pup ever born at the Center, and the third born in a […]