After decades of using paper forms that had to be mailed or faxed to regional offices, the Alaska Wildlife Troopers are launching a new, online roadkill salvage database. Before this upgrade, paper forms had to be manually entered into multiple lists that were then curated by hand at each regional dispatch center whenever a notification […]
Moose calving season is here, and camera phones are catching a glimpse of day old calves across the state. As Alaskans, some of us might be lucky enough to see a moose born right in our backyard, but remember that cow moose can become extremely aggressive and attack people if they fear for the safety […]
Alaska Wildlife Troopers advised the public that “calving season is fully underway throughout much of Alaska, never approach a calf moose or come between a cow and calf moose,” after a moose trampling incident was reported in Nikiski on Monday evening. According to the report, residents in the area of the trampling reported seeing a […]
The Arctic’s dramatic changes — warmer winters, earlier springs, shrinking ice and more human development — are impacting native animals. Researchers have long been observing the movements and behavior of animals in this region, but it’s been difficult to discover and access these data for meaningful collaborations. Now scientists from around the world have established […]