An Anchorage woman who ate food in Burlingtons on Monday and left without paying for it is now charged with robbery, the Anchorage Police Department reported on Tuesday. According to the police report, 21-year-old Darci A Millspaugh was in the Burlington store at the Northway Mall and ate food in the store that she did not pay […]
As Arctic temperatures continue to rise, migratory barnacle geese have responded by speeding up their 3,000-kilometer migration in order to reach their destination more quickly with fewer stops along the way, according to new evidence reported in Current Biology on July 19. Unfortunately, the birds’ earlier arrival isn’t making as much of a difference as one might […]
Over the past 20 years, the South Olga Lakes on Kodiak Island has produced nearly half a million sockeye salmon per year on average. This fishery is historically one of the region’s most productive sockeye systems. But recently, its salmon wealth has plummeted, prompting calls for something to be done. Managers are considering fertilizing the […]
Alaska’s support for the National Park Service’s recently proposed amendments to hunting and trapping practices on national preserves in Alaska is not about trophies. It does not concern sport or recreation. It has nothing to do with predator control. Alaska’s scale and geography are incomprehensible to most Americans. The state is enormous, largely without roads, […]