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One entomologist is on a quest to pin down every Alaska insect. Thousands remain.
8+ hour, 41+ min ago (1242+ words) FAIRBANKS — Alaska may contain as many as 30,000 insect species. Scientists have identified only about 9,000 of them, and every decade another 1,000 are added to the list. For the past two decades, University of Alaska Fairbanks entomologist Derek Sikes has been trying…...
Anchorage is loaded with feral cats. But what does that mean for the birds?
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (732+ words) I am a bit worried about writing this column because I know there are so many gardeners in Alaska who are also cat lovers. I learned this fact years ago after I made a derogatory comment about cats in a…...
The Mediterranean’s warming waters are drawing hundreds of invasive species
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (802+ words) ROME — The Mediterranean of our ancestors is no more. Scientists say climate change, caused mainly by burning oil, coal and gas, is making the Mediterranean Sea hotter, bringing hundreds of new and invasive fish species that decimate indigenous populations. As…...
Letter: Cutting bycatch alone won’t bring salmon back
6+ day, 17+ hour ago (221+ words) Anchorage Daily News Letter: Cutting bycatch alone wonât bring salmon back Rick Whitbeckâs commentary on July 13 (âPeltolaâs fisheries plan offers a clear villain but leaves too many questions unansweredâ) was right on. He cautioned that restoring…...
Alaska state legislator chases bear away from fellow lawmaker outside state Capitol
2+ week, 1+ day ago (423+ words) Rep. Garret Nelson, R-Sutton, chased a black bear away from Rep. Julie Coulombe, R-Anchorage, in front of the Alaska State Capitol during a late-night encounter this week. “It was a real safari night,” Nelson said on social media. According to…...
Too few caribou, too many bears: Bristol Bay subsistence hunters favor state bear cull to protect food
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1747+ words) Last in a three-part series. This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center. DILLINGHAM — Puttering around his yard, Frank Woods III pulled two black trash bags out of a chest freezer. Inside was a dead bear. Parts of…...
Letter: There is no humane justification for killing cubs in their dens
2+ week, 2+ day ago (193+ words) The killing of bear cubs in their dens is one of the cruelest and most troubling wildlife practices imaginable. Scientific research shows that maternal care in mammals is driven by complex hormonal, neurological and behavioral processes that create powerful bonds…...
Climate change is helping an invasive predator wreak havoc on iconic Alaska fish
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1430+ words) WILLOW — Corey Ercolani pulled a northern pike from a gillnet and slit its belly with a knife. Inside its guts lay fresh evidence of a growing biological crime: a dead juvenile salmon. A coho, or silver salmon, to be exact....
Bering Sea heat wave cited as trigger for nosedive in Yukon River chinook salmon
2+ week, 6+ day ago (493+ words) The intense marine heat wave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about 2016 resulted in the lowest winter sea ice extent measured in 150 years, widespread bird and marine mammal die-offs, a drastic shift in fish populations and a crash…...
Dear Annie: My wife is putting her rescue dogs before me and our marriage
3+ week, 12+ hour ago (416+ words) Dear Annie: My wife began volunteering at our local animal shelter last year, and at first I thought it was wonderful. She has always loved animals, and I was proud of her for giving her time to such a good…...