Check out the links below to read about Alaska’s wildlife and habitat in the news during June 2022!
Beluga whales swam up the Kuskokwim River to Bethel and scientists want samples of them | Alaska Public Media, Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK
No king retention on the Kenai River this summer | Alaska Public Media, Sabine Poux, KDLL
Only oil company that bid for ANWR tract gives up its lease | KTOO, Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon
Moose population boom, linked to climate change, inspires some hunting changes | Alaska Public Media, Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon
Photos: A big family of swans at Potter Marsh | Anchorage Daily News, Bob Hallinen
As Katmai’s salmon-feasting bears draw more tourists, park officials try to reduce the potential for conflicts | Anchorage Daily News, Morgan Krakow
Fishery managers call for deeper look at salmon bycatch, but decline to tighten rules | Anchorage Daily News, Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon
Each summer, tourists have pressing questions about Alaska. Here are some answers. | Anchorage Daily News, John Schandelmeier
High levels of toxins in clams follows rapid warmup in Gulf of Alaska waters | Alaska Public Media, Yereth Rosen
Volunteers confront an invasion of black slugs near Whittier | Anchorage Daily News, Marc Lester
Pollutants from far away found in Bering Sea animals hunted by Indigenous people | Anchorage Daily News, Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon
Federal court temporarily suspends Alaska from announcing conflicting fishing openers on Kuskokwim River | Anchorage Daily News, Olivia Ebertz, KYUK
OPINION: Ambler Road’s risks aren’t worth the money | Anchorage Daily News, Angel Stickman
Alaska SeaLife Center takes in 2 abandoned harbor seal pups | Alaska Public Media, Hope McKenney, KBBI - Homer
Frustrations grow along Yukon River as salmon fishing remains closed for second year amid record low runs | KTOO, Anna Rose MacArthur, KYUK - Bethel
Supreme Court limits EPA power to curb greenhouse gas emissions from power plants | Anchorage Daily News, Mark Sherman, Associated Press
