Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Statewide Board of Game Meeting Results

Alaska Wildlife Alliance attended the Statewide Board of Game Meeting as a voice for Alaska’s wildlife, giving testimony, mobilizing public comment on proposals, and watching deliberations. Overall, AWA submitted comments on 16 proposals. Read on for the results.

Statewide Board of Game Meeting Results
Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
URGENT ACTION ALERT FOR MULCHATNA BEARS

This morning at the Board of Game meeting, the ADFG requested an emergency regulation to reinstate Mulchatna bear control, which was recently found to violate due process and the sustained yield principle.

URGENT ACTION ALERT FOR MULCHATNA BEARS
Lawsuits, Achievements, Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Justice for Mulchatna Bears!

Today is a historic day for Alaska’s bears! Judge Guidi of the Superior Court of Alaska ruled in favor of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, finding that the Mulchatna Bear Control program—in which the State has aerially gunned nearly 200 brown bears —was unlawfully adopted.

Justice for Mulchatna Bears!
Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Action Alert: Give Public Testimony at the ...

Between January 10 and 17, 2025, the Central and Southwest Board of Game Meeting will be held in Wasilla at the Best Western on Lake Lucille. While the main public comment period for proposals has already passed, there is a public comment period in the first few days of the meeting, where oral testimonies and written comments may be given.

Action Alert: Give Public Testimony at the Statewide BOG Meetings in Anchorage
Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Action Alert: Submit Your Comments on Statewide ...

The Board of Game Proposals for the Statewide Meeting have been released and AWA is carefully combing through them so that we can best represent the needs of Alaska’s wildlife at the Statewide BOG meeting in March. The public comment period is open until March 7, and we could use your voice to help safeguard Alaskan wildlife.

Action Alert: Submit Your Comments on Statewide Board of Game Proposals

Voices for Wildlife

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Press Release: Alaskans Continue to Defend Coastal Plain as BLM Releases Final Leasing EIS

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Press Release: Alaskans Continue to Defend Coastal Plain as BLM Releases Final Leasing EIS

Today, the Bureau of Land Management’s release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement aimed at selling off the sacred coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploitation marks the latest move in the administration’s rushed disregard for Indigenous rights, science, and public process.

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AWA in the News! KTVA: Vetoes could impact Alaska's wildlife programs

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AWA in the News! KTVA: Vetoes could impact Alaska's wildlife programs

Gov. Mike Dunleavy will soon announce whether he will accept the Legislature's $1,600 Permanent Fund dividend or veto it. The PFD is part of a larger budget bill aimed at restoring some of his $400 million-plus vetoes. Some of those cuts have wildlife advocates (AWA) worried about the possible impact to Alaska's wildlife programs.

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AWA in the News: KTVA Changes to Endangered Species Act could impact Alaska wildlife

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AWA in the News: KTVA Changes to Endangered Species Act could impact Alaska wildlife

Nicole Schmitt, Director of Programs and Development at the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, says the organization feels this is extremely short-sighted and doesn't take into consideration the long-term economic and intrinsic value of endangered wildlife in Alaska.

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