Read more about Alaska’s wildlife and habitat in the news during July 2022!
Publications
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.
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.
Climate Change, Education and Outreach, Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife
Comment by May 6th to secure enhanced protections for wildlife!
Conservation Coalitions, Education and Outreach, Achievements, Voices for Wildlife
Catch our latest podcast interview on critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales!
Achievements, Conservation Coalitions, Education and Outreach, who we are
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.
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