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June 23, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: On the ...

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

‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: On the Ground in the Mulchatna Bear Control Area
May 12, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Mulchatna Bear Gunning Resumes in Southwest ...

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

Mulchatna Bear Gunning Resumes in Southwest Alaska
March 13, 2026
Publications, Endangered Species
Chelsey Cook
The Cook Inlet Fisheries Report is Here!

Last year, AWA got curious about Cook Inlet fish stock trends and research gaps, recognizing that this information could be key to understanding beluga prey availability. Check out the resulting research and report here!

The Cook Inlet Fisheries Report is Here!
October 15, 2025
Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Court Ruling Affirms ADFG's ‘Bad Faith’ Actions ...

On October 14th, Superior Court Judge Christina Rankin affirmed her finding that the Alaska Department of Fish and Game acted in bad faith when they shot 11 bears from the air this spring.

Court Ruling Affirms ADFG's ‘Bad Faith’ Actions Around Mulchatna Bear Control
June 11, 2025
Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Action Alert: ADFG Requests Regulation Change ...

On June 6, the State released a public notice that the Board of Game has proposed to adopt regulation changes to the 2011 Mulchatna wolf predator control program that would allow ADFG to also aerially gun black and brown bears.

Action Alert: ADFG Requests Regulation Change to Instate Bear Killing
Chelsey Cook
October 20, 2026
Voices for Wildlife

How Your Vote Can Shape Alaska’s Wild

Chelsey Cook
October 20, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
How Your Vote Can Shape Alaska’s Wild

From the Governor’s office to the Board of Game, learn how elected officials shape wildlife management across Alaska.

Tagged: board of game

Chelsey Cook
July 27, 2026
Voices for Wildlife

Board of Game Special Meeting Results and Mulchatna Update

Chelsey Cook
July 27, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
Board of Game Special Meeting Results and Mulchatna Update

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.

Tagged: board of game, mulchatna

Chelsey Cook
July 21, 2026
Endangered Species

How the New Endangered Species Act Rule Threatens Alaska's Wildlife

Chelsey Cook
July 21, 2026
Endangered Species
How the New Endangered Species Act Rule Threatens Alaska's Wildlife

The federal government has published a highly controversial rule that fundamentally narrows how the Endangered Species Act protects wildlife. The rule specifically rescinds the longstanding regulatory definition of what it means to "harm" a protected animal.

Tagged: endangered species, cook inlet beluga whales, belugas

Chelsey Cook
June 23, 2026
Voices for Wildlife

‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: On the Ground in the Mulchatna Bear Control Area

Chelsey Cook
June 23, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: On the Ground in the Mulchatna Bear Control Area

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

Tagged: voices for wildlife, mulchatna, bears, southwest

Chelsey Cook
May 12, 2026
Voices for Wildlife

Mulchatna Bear Gunning Resumes in Southwest Alaska

Chelsey Cook
May 12, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
Mulchatna Bear Gunning Resumes in Southwest Alaska

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

Tagged: mulchatna, voices for wildlife, predator control, bears

Chelsey Cook
April 30, 2026
Endangered Species, Education and Outreach

Cook Inlet Belugas Are Back for the Season

Chelsey Cook
April 30, 2026
Endangered Species, Education and Outreach
Cook Inlet Belugas Are Back for the Season

Keep your eyes peeled — endangered Cook Inlet belugas are back and all AKBMP monitoring sites are open!

Tagged: belugas, AKBMP, endangered species

Chelsey Cook
April 28, 2026
Education and Outreach

2025-2026 Wildlife Wednesdays Wrapped

Chelsey Cook
April 28, 2026
Education and Outreach

April marked our last Wildlife Wednesday of the 2025-2026 season! Every winter, we host online presentations with experts in Alaskan wildlife on the third Wednesday of each month.

Tagged: wildlife wednesday

Chelsey Cook
April 27, 2026
Endangered Species

Habitat Protections for Ringed and Bearded Seals Reinstated

Chelsey Cook
April 27, 2026
Endangered Species
Habitat Protections for Ringed and Bearded Seals Reinstated

A federal appeals court has reinstated habitat protections for ringed and bearded seals in Alaska.

Tagged: arctic, endangered species, marine mammal, habitat

Chelsey Cook
April 9, 2026
Voices for Wildlife

Wildlife Wins: Inside the 2026 Board of Game Season

Chelsey Cook
April 9, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
Wildlife Wins: Inside the 2026 Board of Game Season

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!

Tagged: board of game, voices for wildlife, Alexander Archipelago wolves

Chelsey Cook
March 27, 2026
Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife

New Hunting and Trapping Regulations in Southcentral Alaska

Chelsey Cook
March 27, 2026
Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife
New Hunting and Trapping Regulations in Southcentral Alaska

Learn what happened at the Southeast Board of Game Meeting.

Tagged: board of game, southcentral

Chelsey Cook
March 13, 2026
Publications, Endangered Species

The Cook Inlet Fisheries Report is Here!

Chelsey Cook
March 13, 2026
Publications, Endangered Species
The Cook Inlet Fisheries Report is Here!

Last year, AWA got curious about Cook Inlet fish stock trends and research gaps, recognizing that this information could be key to understanding beluga prey availability. Check out the resulting research and report here!

Tagged: fish, beluga, cook inlet beluga whales, research, publication

Chelsey Cook
March 11, 2026
Lawsuits

Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Massive Public Lands Giveaway

Chelsey Cook
March 11, 2026
Lawsuits
Lawsuit Challenges Trump’s Massive Public Lands Giveaway

This week, Alaska Wildlife Alliance joined Alaskan and national groups represented by Trustees of Alaska to sue the Interior Department for unlawfully removing federal protections over public lands in an area stretching from the Yukon River to the Brooks Range.

Tagged: lawsuit, ambler

Chelsey Cook
January 30, 2026
Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife

New Hunting and Trapping Regulations in Southeast, Alaska

Chelsey Cook
January 30, 2026
Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife
New Hunting and Trapping Regulations in Southeast, Alaska

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

Tagged: board of game, Alexander Archipelago wolves, tongass, southeast

Chelsey Cook
January 29, 2026
Voices for Wildlife

Action Alert: Defend the Federal Subsistence Board

Chelsey Cook
January 29, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
Action Alert: Defend the Federal Subsistence Board

Submit a public comment to defend the Federal Subsistence Board.

Tagged: subsistence, board of game

Chelsey Cook
January 25, 2026
Climate Change, Publications

AWA's Former VP Interviewed by USGS

Chelsey Cook
January 25, 2026
Climate Change, Publications
AWA's Former VP Interviewed by USGS

Alaska Wildlife Alliance’s former Vice President of the Board, John Morton, was recently interviewed by the US Geological Survey.

Tagged: RAD framework, climate change, climate adaptation, publication

Chelsey Cook
January 23, 2026
Lawsuits

We're Back in Court for the Proposed Ambler Road

Chelsey Cook
January 23, 2026
Lawsuits
We're Back in Court for the Proposed Ambler Road

Today, ten groups, including Alaska Wildlife Alliance, filed an amended and supplemental complaint against Ambler Road, represented by Trustees for Alaska. We argue that agencies violated numerous laws and acted beyond their legal authority when they reinstated unlawful permits for the proposed Ambler road.

Tagged: Ambler Road, Caribou

Chelsey Cook
January 22, 2026
Education and Outreach

Wildlife Wednesday on Pacific Walruses - Recording Available!

Chelsey Cook
January 22, 2026
Education and Outreach
Wildlife Wednesday on Pacific Walruses - Recording Available!

Enjoy the recording of our January 2026 Wildlife Wednesday, as well as additional slides on Round Island.

Tagged: wildlife wednesday, walrus

Chelsey Cook
January 21, 2026
Voices for Wildlife

Action Alert: Speak Up for McNeil's Bears

Chelsey Cook
January 21, 2026
Voices for Wildlife
Action Alert: Speak Up for McNeil's Bears

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.

Tagged: action alert, bears, brown bear

Chelsey Cook
January 8, 2026
Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife

Proposals to Watch for January Southeast Board of Game Meeting

Chelsey Cook
January 8, 2026
Public Comment, Voices for Wildlife
Proposals to Watch for January Southeast Board of Game Meeting

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.

Tagged: action alert, board of game

Chelsey Cook
January 7, 2026
Lawsuits, Voices for Wildlife

State Ordered to Pay $513,300 to Lawyers for Mulchatna Bear Control Lawsuit

Chelsey Cook
January 7, 2026
Lawsuits, Voices for Wildlife
State Ordered to Pay $513,300 to Lawyers for Mulchatna Bear Control Lawsuit

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

Tagged: mulchatna, voices for wildlife, lawsuit, bears, predator control

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