Education and Outreach

In the News: Volunteers make over 200 beluga observations in rivers this spring

In the News: Volunteers make over 200 beluga observations in rivers this spring

Alaska Wildlife Alliance’s Kenai coordinator, Teresa Becher, made another great appearance in the news for monitoring of critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales as part of the Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership! Read on to learn more about this past spring’s observations of belugas and how you can help these whales this fall.

In the News: Refuge Notebook, Paddling Tustumena

In the News: Refuge Notebook, Paddling Tustumena

The Peninsula Clarion published a fun read written by one of our board members, John Morton. John is our current board Vice President and is a former Supervisory Biologist at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (KNWR), and he knows a lot about where to explore! Read more about the public use cabins in the KNWR where you can see glaciers, wildlife, lakes, and historical sites… you may just be reserving one after this!

Unusual Mortality Event Occurring with Gray Whales

Unusual Mortality Event Occurring with Gray Whales

There’s a mystery waiting to be solved in Alaskan waters, and it could take your help to crack the case. Along the west coast of the United States, gray whales have been having unusually high mortality events since 2019. National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) is looking to continue collecting data on these whales to further gain insight as to what could be causing this unusual occurrence.

In the News: ADN / As endangered beluga whales head up the Kenai River, committed volunteers help ‘unravel the puzzle’

In the News: ADN / As endangered beluga whales head up the Kenai River, committed volunteers help ‘unravel the puzzle’

Citizen scientists fill an important gap in helping understand when and how critically endangered Cook Inlet belugas use rivers.

In the News: Anchorage Dog Dies in Trap on Glenn Highway, Reigniting Debate About Regulation

In the News: Anchorage Dog Dies in Trap on Glenn Highway, Reigniting Debate About Regulation

It's not fun to talk about, but it's important to know. An article published by Alaska Public Media discusses the story of a family who lost their dog to a Conibear trap located near a trailhead parking lot this past February. Read more about Alaska Wildlife Alliance’s (AWA’s) efforts to understand this issue and provide solutions.

The Kodiak Archipelago: The Importance of the Kodiak Bear in the Naming of Alaska’s Largest Island

The Kodiak Archipelago: The Importance of the Kodiak Bear in the Naming of Alaska’s Largest Island

“A language’s relationship to its community is not unlike the connection nature has to individual animals- the two depend on one another.” Discover a sense of place through the interconnection between native language and Kodiak bears in the Kodiak Archipelago of South Alaska.

What happened at the Special Board of Game meeting, March 2021

What happened at the Special Board of Game meeting, March 2021

Everything you need to know about the March 2021 special Board of Game meeting, including changes to wolf hunting and trapping on Prince of Wales island.

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 4

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 4

On Hannah’s fourth trip, she will be venturing to the Southwest region of Alaska to explore some of the state’s extensive islands, including the Aleutian Islands. Jump in to learn more about how some of these iconic places were inspired by equally iconic wildlife!

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 3

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 3

On Hannah’s third trip, she will be embracing the cold and venturing north along with some of Alaska’s most iconic wildlife. While exploring the Arctic and Northern slope of Alaska, we will be going through several old mining communities and smaller villages that rely heavily on animals as subsistence resources.

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 2

Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 2

Much of the Interior region is on the lands of Tanana Athabascan language speakers, so the wildlife-inspired places we will visit were first named in this dialect. We will continue to explore the many landscapes and towns Alaska has to offer, specifically any location named after one of our many furry, feathered, or scaled neighbors.