After months of cold and ice, Bristol Bay in southwest Alaska is beginning to spring to life. With summer will come millions of bright red sockeye salmon returning from the … Read more
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Honoring the River
Everyone knows that mining can be a dirty business, but it turns out that mines are particularly bad news for tribal communities. For more than a century, American Indians and … Read more
Weekly News Roundup – February 22, 2013
Want to know what National Wildlife Federation was up to this week? Here is a recap of the week’s NWF news: Holding BP Accountable: Oil Spill Trial Set to Begin … Read more
Shell Oil Rig Runs Aground Off Alaskan Wilderness, Threatening Wildlife
Despite warnings from wildlife advocates of the risks of allowing offshore oil drilling in the rough seas off Alaska, Shell has begun drilling test wells. This week, the New York … Read more
Visiting the Wild Western Arctic Reserve
The following is a guest post from Larry Bartlett from Fairbanks, Alaska—he gives a firsthand account of traveling in the Western Arctic Reserve (also known as the National Petroleum Reserve or NPR-A), … Read more
Photo of the Day: Wading with Grizzlies
Grizzly bear wading through the Battle River in Alaska Photo by Flickr member Jenny’s site See more photos by Jenny’s site on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here … Read more
Photo of the Day: Caribou Duo
Caribou at the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Photo by Flickr member tomblandford See more of tomblandford’s photos on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your … Read more
Photo of the Day: Feeding Frenzy
Humpback whales surface during bubble net feeding in Auke Bay, Alaska Photo by Flickr member Scottsfotos See more of Scottsfotos’s images on Flickr >> Your Photo Could Be Here … Read more
Clock Ticks Down for Arctic Marine Life as Shell Oil Rig Heads to Sea
This week a Shell Oil Co. drilling rig, the Kulluk, headed towards the Beaufort Sea off Alaska’s northern coast to begin drilling operations. This flagship effort to open up Arctic waters to … Read more
Photo of the Day: Hang in There
Your Photo Could Be Here We want one of your nature photos to be the next Photo of the Day! Share your images with our Flickr group and tag them … Read more