Polar Bears Turn to New Food Source.. Plastic
Climate change has been wreaking havoc on sea ice these past years, reaching yet another minimum extent in October 2019. Numerous species rely on sea ice but none more so than polar bears, who use the
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Last Sumatran Rhino is Malaysia Dies
The Sumatran rhinoceros is officially extinct in Malaysia after the last remaining animal in the country died this past weekend. The rhino, named Iman, had uterine tumors since her capture in March 2014, and finally succumbed
Leaked Trump Memo on Endangered Species Act
Last month, aTrump administration memo was leaked to the Center for Biological Diversity. In it, the Fish and Wildlife Service directs its staff to limit the information released to the public for decisions regarding species
BLM Suspends Oil and Gas Leases.. Again
Great news for the fate of our public lands and the climate! The Trump administration‘s relentless push to open public lands in western United States to oil and gas extraction has tripped over its own
Endangered Species in Alaska
(This article, written by AFW’s Susan Hansen, will appear in the Sierra Borealis Newsletter) The purpose of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is to conserve threatened and endangered species and their ecosystems. A species is
U.S. House Passes Legislation to Protect ANWR
On September 12, the US House of Representatives passed the Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act, which would halt the Trump administrations attempts to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Introduced by
Hearings Begin for the Draft EIS on Willow Project
The first public hearing for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Willow Master Development Plan is tonight, 6-8PM at the Westmark Hotel in Fairbanks! The Willow Plan (at the request of ConocoPhillips Alask
Wheatears Well on Their Way to Visit Zebras
Northern wheatears, robin-sized songbirds, have just finished a summer alongside the musk oxen of northern Alaska and are now well on their way to visit their winter neighbors, the zebra. Taking off around midnight in
Black Bear Hunts Approved in Chugach State Park
Yesterday, two proposals to allow bear hunting in two new areas of Chugach State Park were approved by the the Alaska Board of Game. The two areas are McHugh Creek and Upper Campbell Creek Drainage
Department of Interior Announces New Plan for Gray Wolves
On March 14, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced its plan to remove federal Endangered Species Act protections from gray wolves in the lower 48. Without federal protections, it is likely that wolf management