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.
The History and Significance of Totem Poles
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!
Species Spotlight! Snowy Owl: The Silent Hunter of the Night
Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names: Plants Edition
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.
Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names: Bodies of Water Edition
In the News: ADN / As endangered beluga whales head up the Kenai River, committed volunteers help ‘unravel the puzzle’
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.
Species Spotlight! Red Fox: A Sly and Extremely High Jumper
Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names: Mountain Edition
Species Spotlight! Ringed Seal: Adorable and At-Risk
Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 5
The Kodiak Archipelago: The Importance of the Kodiak Bear in the Naming of Alaska’s Largest Island
New Bear Safety Posters in Juneau!
What happened at the Special Board of Game meeting, March 2021
Species Spotlight! Ermine: The Color-Changing Weasel
Alaska's Wildlife-Inspired Place Names, Episode 4
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
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.