WASHINGTON — The growing issue of plastic pollution in the world’s oceans is affecting coastal marine life, transporting many species to areas of the open ocean, surprising researchers. A group of U.S. and Canadian marine and environmental scientists were amazed to find that some species are thriving on plastic trash floating in the Pacific Ocean. […]
An Anchorage woman was arrested on two felony arrest warrants on Monday as the result of a person calling in suspicious activity at a trash receptacle at De La Vega Park at 1950 W 56th Avenue, APD reported. The caller reported that a blue Ford Focus had backed up to the trash and were […]
A Palmer man who took a shot at a Black Bear early on Friday was cited for Negligently Feeding Game after Alaska Wildlife Troopers responded to his address just before 1 am. According to the report, 36-year-old Justin Davis took a shot at a Black Bear who had gotten into his garbage in the middle of the […]
Statewide) — From Alaska’s southern reaches north to Fairbanks and points beyond, word has it that bears are waking and starting to move. And that can mean only one thing: It’s time for Alaskans to assume their best “bear aware” behavior. “We had a report the other day of a grizzly out around Nordale Road,” […]