New research involving a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist suggests that social behavior of salmon and other fish is an important puzzle piece that has been missing from fisheries conservation. Collective movement, which is the study of why and how animals move in groups, can explain many aspects of fish behavior. It may influence when […]
ANCHORAGE – Protection of the Porcupine Caribou Herd gained additional support from Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC) during its Biennial Summit by delegates of the 73 Alaska Tribes and Canadian First Nations that comprise of the council. The council represents indigenous peoples across the Yukon Basin, an area twice the size of the state […]
Polar bears are listed as a threatened species as the ice-covered ocean they depend on for hunting and transportation becomes scarce. Changes in the Arctic Ocean are also affecting the humans who have called this area home and hunted across the landscape for thousands of years. Research from the University of Washington, the U.S. Fish […]
Endangered humpback whales in nine of 14 newly identified distinct population segments have recovered enough that they don’t warrant listing under the Endangered Species Act, NOAA Fisheries said Tuesday. International conservation efforts to protect and conserve whales over the past 40 years proved successful for most populations. Four of the distinct population segments are […]