The growing Kachemak Bay mariculture industry and a booming population of local sea otters appear to have a surprisingly uneventful relationship, according to a new University of Alaska Fairbanks study. The study, published recently in The Journal of Wildlife Management, focused on otters around a handful of oyster farms in the area, comparing their actions to […]
Rescued otter from Alaska receives name from Seldovia Village Tribe Chicago – A rescued otter pup at Shedd Aquarium has a new name thanks to a partnership with the Seldovia Village Tribe (SVT), a tribe located on Alaska’s Southern Kenai Peninsula who participated in his rescue. The new name, Seldovia, represents where the pup was […]
The Coast Guard and Ketchikan Volunteer Rescue Squad located the last of the remaining two missing people deceased near the crash site of the Beaver float plane, Tuesday night. In total ten people were rescued and six people were found deceased. The Coast Guard, partner agencies and good Samaritans conducted exhaustive search and rescue […]
Troopers are reporting a plane crash with fatalities in the Iliamna area this morning, it has been reported that a DeHavilland DHC-3T Turbine Otter on floats has gone down with 10 people aboard shortly before 6:30 am this morning. An Iliamna-based trooper has responded to the crash site at Eastwind Lake just north of the airport there.Rescue […]