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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
Voices for Wildlife
Chelsey Cook
Mulchatna Update: AWA Files Legal Action to ...

On April 10, Alaska Wildlife Alliance filed legal action, including a preliminary injunction, against the State for their adoption of an emergency regulation to reopen the unlawful Mulchatna bear control program.

Mulchatna Update: AWA Files Legal Action to Stop the Spring 2025 Cull

Achievements

Publication: Flight plan for the future: floatplane pilots and researchers team up to predict invasive species dispersal in Alaska

Publication: Flight plan for the future: floatplane pilots and researchers team up to predict invasive species dispersal in Alaska

Our board vice president, Dr. John Morton, has been recently published. Learn more about Alaska’s first known aquatic invasive species, Elodea spp. (Elodea) and its floatplane-related dispersal.

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BioScience Features Resist, Accept, Direct (RAD) Framework

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BioScience Features Resist, Accept, Direct (RAD) Framework

In the latest BioScience issue, Alaska Wildlife Alliance’s Resist, Accept, Direct (RAD) framework is discussed in several articles and the featured editorial.

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Victory! Reducing halibut trawl bycatch in the Bering Sea

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Victory! Reducing halibut trawl bycatch in the Bering Sea

Never before have Alaskans from all regions and sectors come together in this way to support unified action to protect our fisheries and communities. On Monday, the council voted to tie trawl fleet bycatch limits to the halibut population, and caps bycatch by as much as 35 percent.

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In the News: Beluga whale monitoring efforts looking for winter sightings in Kenai, Kasilof rivers and in lower Cook Inlet

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In the News: Beluga whale monitoring efforts looking for winter sightings in Kenai, Kasilof rivers and in lower Cook Inlet

An article about our citizen science partnership to monitor critically endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Whales. By Teresa Becher for the Homer News.

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Publication: Integrating Distance Sampling and Minimum Count Data

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Publication: Integrating Distance Sampling and Minimum Count Data

In the article, Becker and Herreman (2021) critique the approach of Schmidt et al. (2019), which integrates local minimum counts with landscape‐scale conventional distance sampling (CDS) surveys.

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Winter newsletter: Victories!

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Winter newsletter: Victories!

Victories from the past two months, including Kenai Rule ruling, Pebble Mine permit denial, and more information on our Alexander Archipelago wolf efforts

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VICTORY! Court upholds prohibition of brown bear baiting in the Kenai Refuge

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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.”

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September 2020 Newsletter

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September 2020 Newsletter

Stay informed! We just sent our newsletter with the latest on AWA's actions to protect wildlife. Learn how to become a citizen scientist to protect endangered beluga whales, join our petition to close the lynx trapping season in Chugach State Park, support our efforts to save the last Alexander Archipelago wolves on Prince of Wales Island, and more. Sign up for e-newsletters at the bottom of this page to be the first to know!

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Alaska Governor Tony Knowles Speech at Alaska Wildlife Alliance 2019 Celebration

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Alaska Governor Tony Knowles Speech at Alaska Wildlife Alliance 2019 Celebration

Former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles delivers a speech at Alaska Wildlife Alliance's 2019 Celebration about Alaska's real Permanent Fund -- our state's wildlife and wild places.

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