Out-of-cycle proposals on predator control, archery hunt technology, and the Ambler Road were taken up at the meeting, as well as an ADFG update on the Mulchatna caribou herd.

Documenting Alaska’s first aerial bear control program - “That day, I was not proud to be an Alaskan.”

The State has started its fourth year of gunning bears from planes and helicopters.

For the past several months, Alaska Wildlife Alliance has been advocating for science-based, ethical wildlife management at the Board of Game meetings. Read on to learn about our biggest wins for wildlife in the 2026 Board of Game season!

Learn what happened at the Southeast Board of Game Meeting.

Learn what did (and did not) happen at the Southeast Board of Game Meeting.

Submit a public comment to defend the Federal Subsistence Board.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is proposing permitting wheel plane landings at McNeil River Sanctuary to change visitor access, prioritizing questionably safe air taxi scheduling over the protections for bears the Department is obligated to uphold. Learn how you can speak up for McNeil’s bears.

The Board of Game proposals for the Southeast region have been released and AWA is carefully combing through them so that we can best represent the needs of Alaska’s wildlife at the Wrangell Board of Game meeting at the end of January.

The State has been ordered to pay over $500,000 in legal fees following AWA’s win of the 2024 Mulchatna bear control lawsuit.