Today, the courts heard oral arguments for two of our wildlife lawsuits concerning Polar Bear and Alexander Archipelago wolves.
Overview of Trap Setback Proposals on the Kenai Peninsula
Wildlife crossings, trap setbacks, and more: Get involved in the Southcentral Board of Game process
2022/23 Board of Game proposals
2022 Annual Report
Protecting Bristol Bay Wildlife
In the News: OPINION: Alaska has changed. It’s time for trapping regulations to change too.
“When it comes to types of trapping that clearly infringe on the ability of other groups to safely use outdoor public spaces, decisions should be made in a collaborative process that involves representation from a more diverse range of affected groups. Parents of young children, skiers, hunters, hikers, search and rescue volunteers, mushers and others deserve to have a seat at this table.”
There are no trapping regulations in the state of Alaska- it’s time for the Alaska Board of Game to make the change. Read on to learn more about this issue.
In the News: Alaska’s Board of Game again behaves outrageously—and disrespectfully
“The BOG received almost 500 written comments in support of setbacks and only 36 comments against them, and still these handful of trails were rejected. We ‘compromised’ at a 95%-5% split (losing 95% of the initial request) and, with almost no discussion, they brushed that aside. The vote signaled to me that the Board of Game is not interested in public participation, nor is it interested in carrying out the agreements of a stakeholder group they themselves developed and organized. If they don’t listen to literally hundreds of commenters who don’t meet their worldview, or the stakeholders they called together to negotiate, who do they listen to?”
Read on to learn more about AWA’s failed Proposal 199 that requested 50-yard trap setbacks from select multi-use trails in the Matanuska-Susitna region.
2020-2021 Map the Trap Report is Live!
Victory! Reducing halibut trawl bycatch in the Bering Sea
Petition to Protect Lower Cook Inlet Wildlife
Help Reduce Halibut Bycatch
Our lawsuit to protect Alaska's threatened Polar Bears
What happened at the Special Board of Game meeting, March 2021
Action Alert! Proposed Designations of Critical Habitat for Ringed and Bearded Seals in Alaska
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.”
FACTSHEET: What are the proposed regulations for Kenai National Wildlife Refuge?
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
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.
