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AWA on The Wolf Connection Podcast!

AWA on The Wolf Connection Podcast!

Listen to AWA’s Executive Director discuss Denali wolves and our efforts to protect them.

Our 2023 Annual Report!

Our 2023 Annual Report!

Learn more about our work in 2023!

Breaking News: Victory for Brown bears and other wildlife on the Kenai!

Breaking News: Victory for Brown bears and other wildlife on the Kenai!

We celebrate long-lasting protections for brown bears, lynx, fox, beavers and more!

Overview of Trap Setback Proposals on the Kenai Peninsula

Overview of Trap Setback Proposals on the Kenai Peninsula

Learn about trap setback proposals on the Kenai Peninsula, and how you can get involved!

Action Alert! Comment to support a new National Park Service Rule that protects bears, wolves and people

Action Alert! Comment to support a new National Park Service Rule that protects bears, wolves and people

Submit your comment by March 10th to protect wildlife and people in Alaska’s National Preserves!

Wildlife crossings, trap setbacks, and more: Get involved in the Southcentral Board of Game process

Wildlife crossings, trap setbacks, and more: Get involved in the Southcentral Board of Game process

Protect new highway wildlife crossings, secure trap setbacks from trails, and more!

Southeast Board of Game meeting summary

Southeast Board of Game meeting summary

Bears, wolves, public trails: Summary of 2023 Southeast Board of Game meeting

We're in Alaska’s Superior Court to protect Alexander Archipelago wolves

We're in Alaska’s Superior Court to protect Alexander Archipelago wolves

After two long years and multiple attempts by the State to dismiss this case, we are finally going to trial. This week, we are holding the State of Alaska accountable to their Constitutional obligations to manage Alexander Archipelago wolves sustainably.

In the News: OPINION: Alaska has changed. It’s time for trapping regulations to change too.

In the News: OPINION: Alaska has changed. It’s time for trapping regulations to change too.

“When it comes to types of trapping that clearly infringe on the ability of other groups to safely use outdoor public spaces, decisions should be made in a collaborative process that involves representation from a more diverse range of affected groups. Parents of young children, skiers, hunters, hikers, search and rescue volunteers, mushers and others deserve to have a seat at this table.”

There are no trapping regulations in the state of Alaska- it’s time for the Alaska Board of Game to make the change. Read on to learn more about this issue.

In the News: Alaska’s Board of Game again behaves outrageously—and disrespectfully

In the News: Alaska’s Board of Game again behaves outrageously—and disrespectfully

“The BOG received almost 500 written comments in support of setbacks and only 36 comments against them, and still these handful of trails were rejected. We ‘compromised’ at a 95%-5% split (losing 95% of the initial request) and, with almost no discussion, they brushed that aside. The vote signaled to me that the Board of Game is not interested in public participation, nor is it interested in carrying out the agreements of a stakeholder group they themselves developed and organized. If they don’t listen to literally hundreds of commenters who don’t meet their worldview, or the stakeholders they called together to negotiate, who do they listen to?”

Read on to learn more about AWA’s failed Proposal 199 that requested 50-yard trap setbacks from select multi-use trails in the Matanuska-Susitna region.

In the News: It’s time for the Board of Game to address trapping on trails in the Mat-Su

In the News: It’s time for the Board of Game to address trapping on trails in the Mat-Su

Check out this op ed that our very own Executive Director, Nicole Schmitt, wrote for the Alaska Landmine. Nicole wrote on our proposal to establish 50-yard trap setbacks on over 200 trails in the Mat-Su Valley in an effort to help reduce conflict between user groups on multi-use trails.

Winter newsletter: Victories!

Winter newsletter: Victories!

Victories from the past two months, including Kenai Rule ruling, Pebble Mine permit denial, and more information on our Alexander Archipelago wolf efforts

FACTSHEET: What are the proposed regulations for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge?

FACTSHEET: What are the proposed regulations for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge?

Everything you need to know about the proposed rules facing Kenai Wildlife Refuge, including brown bear baiting and trapping along roads and trailheads.

PRESS RELEASE: Our lawsuit to suspend the wolf hunting and trapping season on Prince of Wales Island

PRESS RELEASE: Our lawsuit to suspend the wolf hunting and trapping season on Prince of Wales Island

165 of the 170 estimated wolves on Prince of Wales were trapped last year and still managers propose an upcoming trapping season. Our lawsuit seeks to suspend wolf trapping until the Alexander Archipelago wolf population rebounds.

VIDEO: Training on how to use your voice for wildlife

VIDEO: Training on how to use your voice for wildlife

Learn how to turn your Alaska experiences into compelling testimony for wildlife and public lands. This training will prepare you to speak up during any public hearing!

VIDEO: Wildlife Wednesday- Trapping Regulations on the Kenai Peninsula

VIDEO: Wildlife Wednesday- Trapping Regulations on the Kenai Peninsula

Watch our Wildlife Wednesday video on trapping regulations on the Kenai Peninsula, including an update on how the Cooper Landing bypass may impact wildlife.