marine mammal

Victory in Our Lawsuit to Protect Beaufort Sea Polar Bears!

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.

AWA in the news! Combined threats keep Cook Inlet beluga numbers perilously low, scientists say

AWA in the news! Combined threats keep Cook Inlet beluga numbers perilously low, scientists say

AWA’s Deputy Director discusses the cumulative threats impacting endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales

In the News: Homer’s First Marine Mammal Forum

In the News: Homer’s First Marine Mammal Forum

“Brought together by the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, with the support of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Kenai Peninsula College, the three-day forum held April 18-21, the culmination of a long-term conversation about educating boaters on how to ethically enjoy seeing the marine life of Kachemak Bay.”

In the News: Belugas are back: Spring monitoring kicks off on the Kenai

In the News: Belugas are back: Spring monitoring kicks off on the Kenai

Belugas are back in the Kenai! Read more about the efforts being made to monitor for critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales and how you can become involved this spring with the Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership.

In the News: Volunteers make over 200 beluga observations in rivers this spring

In the News: Volunteers make over 200 beluga observations in rivers this spring

Alaska Wildlife Alliance’s Kenai coordinator, Teresa Becher, made another great appearance in the news for monitoring of critically endangered Cook Inlet beluga whales as part of the Alaska Beluga Monitoring Partnership! Read on to learn more about this past spring’s observations of belugas and how you can help these whales this fall.

Unusual Mortality Event Occurring with Gray Whales

Unusual Mortality Event Occurring with Gray Whales

There’s a mystery waiting to be solved in Alaskan waters, and it could take your help to crack the case. Along the west coast of the United States, gray whales have been having unusually high mortality events since 2019. National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) is looking to continue collecting data on these whales to further gain insight as to what could be causing this unusual occurrence.

In the News: ADN / As endangered beluga whales head up the Kenai River, committed volunteers help ‘unravel the puzzle’

In the News: ADN / As endangered beluga whales head up the Kenai River, committed volunteers help ‘unravel the puzzle’

Citizen scientists fill an important gap in helping understand when and how critically endangered Cook Inlet belugas use rivers.