Lawsuits, Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
State Ordered to Pay $513,300 to Lawyers for ...

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

State Ordered to Pay $513,300 to Lawyers for Mulchatna Bear Control Lawsuit
Voices for Wildlife, Lawsuits, Conservation Coalitions
Alaska Wildlife Alliance AWA
NEW LAWSUIT in Defense of Alaska's Bears

Once again going to court in defense of Alaska’s bears

NEW LAWSUIT in Defense of Alaska's Bears
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
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
Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Mulchatna Update: Judge Rules State Did Not ...

On the evening of May 7, Judge Rankin issued her order on the legal action that AWA filed against the State for adopting a so-called emergency regulation to reopen Mulchatna bear control for May 2025.

Mulchatna Update: Judge Rules State Did Not Comply With Court Order

Lawsuits

Alaska Wildlife Alliance and Coalition Partners Warn of Lawsuit Over Arctic Refuge Oil Leasing

Alaska Wildlife Alliance and Coalition Partners Warn of Lawsuit Over Arctic Refuge Oil Leasing

A coalition of Indigenous, conservation, and environmental organizations, including AWA, has issued a formal 60-day notice of an intent to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over the 2025 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

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Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

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Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must correct legal errors with a regulation that allows oil and gas companies to harass Southern Beaufort Sea polar bears on the North Slope of Alaska.

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Opinion: Lamenting the state’s kill of Wood-Tikchik Park bears

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Opinion: Lamenting the state’s kill of Wood-Tikchik Park bears

Read Bill Sherwonit’s latest opinion piece on the 2023 shooting of Wood Tikchik bears

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Our 2023 Annual Report!

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Our 2023 Annual Report!

Learn more about our work in 2023!

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