JUNEAU – A bipartisan effort to stem the tide of invasive species entering Alaska passed the House today with a vote of 33-2. House Bill 54 would create the Alaska Invasive Species Council within the Department of Fish and Game. The council, comprised of volunteer experts and stakeholder groups including tribal and non-governmental organizations, would […]
“The delisting of gray wolves is the latest causality of the Trump administration’s willful ignorance of the biodiversity crisis and scientific facts.” A family of gray wolves tends to their pups. After 45 years, gray wolves were delisted from the Endangered Species Act by the Trump administration on January 4, 2021. (Photo: Chad Horwedel/Flickr/cc) Wildlife advocates […]
Natural resource managers in British Columbia discovered several adult male and female European green crabs on Haida Gwaii this past July. Alarm bells immediately went off for biologists in Alaska. The archipelago of Haida Gwaii, off the coast of Prince Rupert in British Columbia, is very close to Alaska. The July discovery is the closest confirmed finding […]
“The absolute last thing our planet needs right now is another human-created crisis like escaped genetically engineered fish running amok.” Food safety campaigners on Thursday welcomed a federal court’s finding that the Food and Drug Administration violated U.S. law in its approval of genetically engineered salmon. “This decision underscores what scientists have been telling […]