AWA’s Vice President, Dr. John Morton, co-authored a recently published report on climate adaptation strategies we hope to employ in Alaska. Learn more about this Resist-Accept-Direct framework.
Comment to support critical habitat designations for ringed and bearded seals
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Two new rules that change critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act
Indigenous, allied groups go to court to stop issuance of Arctic Refuge leases
Effects of a Warming Climate on Caribou, Moose and Sitka Black-tailed Deer on the Kenai Peninsula and Prince William Sound
Climate envelope models suggest in the near term caribou will likely decrease due to afforestation of alpine tundra; moose will likely increase due to continued colonization of Prince William Sound, afforestation of the Kenai Lowlands and alpine tundra, and increasing fires on the western peninsula; and Sitka deer will likely increase due to colonization of the eastern peninsula.
Winter newsletter: Victories!
Our joint response to recently announced Arctic oil and gas lease sales
Hometown Hero - Teresa Becher
Army Corps Denies Pebble Mine Permit! ...so it's over?
Taking Alexander Archipelago wolf protections to court
VIDEO: Harbor Porpoise Wildlife Wednesday
Free virtual presentation as we host Dr. Deborah Boege Tobin, UAA-KPC Professor of Biology and Coordinator for the Kachemak Bay Campus’ Semester by the Bay program in Homer, for her presentation "Is it a Whale? Is it a Seal? No! It's a Harbor Porpoise!" Dr. Tobin will teach us about harbor porpoises, focusing on those in Cook Inlet.
Volunteers needed in Anchorage!
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.”
