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Chickaloon Flats: A Hidden Gem on the Kenai ...

Within sight of almost half of all Alaskans lies a little known tidal estuary.  Perched along Turnagain Arm on the northwestern Kenai Peninsula, the 27,000-acre Chickaloon Flats is the only part of the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge that touches marine waters.  It represents 7% of the total estuarine area in Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound, the two water bodies that form the peninsula. As such, it’s a small but important part of the Pacific Flyway for migratory shorebirds and waterfowl. 

Chickaloon Flats: A Hidden Gem on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Chelsey Cook
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Board of ...

Read on for a full summary of the good, the bad, and the ugly of this year’s wildlife regulation changes in the Interior and the Western Arctic.

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Board of Game's Wildlife Regulation Changes
Climate Change, Education and Outreach, Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife
Alaska Wildlife Alliance AWA
Action Alert: Strengthen Protections for ...

Comment by May 6th to secure enhanced protections for wildlife!

Action Alert: Strengthen Protections for National Wildlife Refuges
Conservation Coalitions, Education and Outreach, Achievements, Voices for Wildlife
Alaska Wildlife Alliance AWA
AWA on Wild for Change Podcast: Beluga Whales

Catch our latest podcast interview on critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales!

AWA on Wild for Change Podcast: Beluga Whales
Achievements, Conservation Coalitions, Education and Outreach, who we are
Alaska Wildlife Alliance AWA
AWA's Kenai Peninsula Coordinator wins NOAA ...

Our Kenai Peninsula Coordinator, Teresa Becher, was just awarded a 2023 'Partners in the Spotlight Award' from NOAA fisheries! These national awards recognize partners who have expanded and enhanced recovery of the country's most imperiled marine species.

AWA's Kenai Peninsula Coordinator wins NOAA Partners in the Spotlight award!

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Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

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Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska.

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Approaches to Adapting to Alaska's Rapidly Warming Climate workshop videos are live!

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Approaches to Adapting to Alaska's Rapidly Warming Climate workshop videos are live!

Watch the recordings of the virtual workshop, Approaches to Adapting to Alaska’s Rapidly Warming Climate, now!

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Action Alert! Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals in Alaska

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Action Alert! Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals in Alaska

Learn how you can help protect critical habitat for ringed and bearded seals in Alaska!

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Comment to support critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals

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Comment to support critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals

NOAA Fisheries is proposing to designate critical habitat in U.S. waters off the coast of Alaska for Arctic ringed seals and the Beringia distinct population of bearded seals. Both species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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Indigenous, allied groups go to court to stop issuance of Arctic Refuge leases

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Indigenous, allied groups go to court to stop issuance of Arctic Refuge leases

The motion filed on Dec. 15 requests a preliminary injunction that stops the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from issuing any leases sold during the January lease sale of the coastal plain, and from authorizing any seismic exploration activities.

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Our joint response to recently announced Arctic oil and gas lease sales

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Our joint response to recently announced Arctic oil and gas lease sales

Read our joint letter to Secretary Bernhardt

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Advocacy in Action: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lawsuit filed!

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Advocacy in Action: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lawsuit filed!

We joined together in a coalition of 12 other organizations to take the Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to court for their illegal plan to open the entirety of the Coastal Plains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to foreign oil companies.

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Alaska's response: Secretary of Interior approves drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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Alaska's response: Secretary of Interior approves drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

A broad coalition of Alaska organizations issued a statement committing to “stand in solidarity for the protection of the coastal plain which provides spiritual, cultural, recreational, and economic sustenance for Alaskans and many others around the world.” This commitment remains strong, and we will not allow the violation of the coastal plain.

Species Spotlight! Musk Ox : "The Bearded One"

Species Spotlight! Musk Ox : "The Bearded One"

By the 1920s, Musk oxen had disappeared from Alaska, with the only remaining animals being found in east Greenland and Arctic Canada. These reintroduced specie are living relics from a prehistoric age, when musk oxen roamed the northern plains alongside mammoths and saber-toothed cats.

 

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