The motion filed on Dec. 15 requests a preliminary injunction that stops the U.S. Bureau of Land Management from issuing any leases sold during the January lease sale of the coastal plain, and from authorizing any seismic exploration activities.
Effects of a Warming Climate on Caribou, Moose and Sitka Black-tailed Deer on the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound
Climate envelope models suggest in the near term caribou will likely decrease due to afforestation of alpine tundra; moose will likely increase due to continued colonization of Prince William Sound, afforestation of the Kenai Lowlands and alpine tundra, and increasing fires on the western peninsula; and Sitka deer will likely increase due to colonization of the eastern peninsula.
Winter newsletter: Victories!
Our joint response to recently announced Arctic oil and gas lease sales
Hometown Hero - Teresa Becher
Army Corps Denies Pebble Mine Permit! ...so it's over?
Taking Alexander Archipelago wolf protections to court
VIDEO: Harbor Porpoise Wildlife Wednesday
Free virtual presentation as we host Dr. Deborah Boege Tobin, UAA-KPC Professor of Biology and Coordinator for the Kachemak Bay Campus’ Semester by the Bay program in Homer, for her presentation "Is it a Whale? Is it a Seal? No! It's a Harbor Porpoise!" Dr. Tobin will teach us about harbor porpoises, focusing on those in Cook Inlet.
Volunteers needed in Anchorage!
VICTORY! Court upholds prohibition of brown bear baiting in the Kenai Refuge
“We believe that the Fish and Wildlife Service is obligated to protect Kenai brown bears on the refuge and this opinion recognizes the agency’s authority to do just that,” said Nicole Schmitt, executive director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance. “At a time when so many of Alaska’s wildlife protections are being rolled back, this ruling comes as a sigh of relief for all those who enjoy the Refuge and its wildlife.”
VIDEO: Wildlife Wednesday- Hormones and Whales. What tiny molecules can tell us about giants of the sea
FACTSHEET: What are the proposed regulations for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge?
Exotic Species as Evolutionary Potential (whether you like it or not) in a Rapidly Warming World
PRESS RELEASE: Our lawsuit to suspend the wolf hunting and trapping season on Prince of Wales Island
VIDEO: Training on how to use your voice for wildlife
VIDEO: Wildlife Wednesday- Trapping Regulations on the Kenai Peninsula
Lower Cook Inlet lease sale: Our concerns for endangered beluga whales
The Cook Inlet beluga whale is a revered whale population that resides off the coast of Alaska’s largest city and along Alaska’s popular Kenai Peninsula. Its population has plummeted in recent decades from nearly 1,300 individuals in 1979 to only 279 in 2018, and despite its status as an endangered species, the population shows no signs of recovery and continues to decline at a rate of 2.3% per year.
