Enormous Polar Bear Skull Believed to be from Rare ‘Weasel Bear’
After unearthing what is one of the largest polar bear skulls ever found in 2014, researchers and aboriginal hunters believe it to be the remnant of a large, narrow-bodied bear referred to as “tiriarnaq” or “tigiaqpak,” meaning “weasel bear.” The eroding Chukchi Sea coastal permafrost is providing researchers with evidence that these legendary bears […]
Alaska Man Gets Jail Time for Poaching 3 Dall Sheep
Late last summer a pair of hunters witnessed another man shoot and kill two dall sheep while hunting in a drainage located 20 miles back on the east fork of King River. The two men quickly reported the incident when they later saw the man who shot the sheep leave the area without any […]
Alaska Scientists Using Deer Pellet DNA to Monitor Populations
Deer populations in southeastern Alaska have been on the decline for the past number of years and researchers are turning to in-depth DNA studies in an attempt to get a handle on the population. A group of wildlife technicians with Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game based out of Juneau are heading up the […]
Mother Cited for Feeding Wildlife After Sons Gun Down Moose on Easter Sunday
In a bizarre turn of events in Settlers Bay, Alaska, a calf moose was gunned down by two brothers in a backyard on Easter Sunday. The brothers, James and Josiah Beall shot the moose during a family Easter celebration after feeling threatened by neighborhood moose on a number of occasions prior to the incident. […]
University of Alaska Professor Mauled by a Bear While Leading Class
Leading a group of students on a mountaineering course, University of Alaska assistant professor Forest Wagner was mauled by a bear early last week. A sow, who was accompanied by her cubs, attacked Wagner as he lead the group of about 12 students and was airlifted off the mountain when a student was able […]
Alaska Man’s Birthday Celebration Foiled by Drug, Gun & Poaching Charges
No one really knows what kind of party Brian Lee Johnson had in mind until Alaska State Troopers were dispatched to the North Pole, Alaska region early Friday morning, the day of Johnson’s 41st birthday. After a report of shots being fired came in to troopers around 6:30am, responding officers located Johnson and determined him […]
77-Year-Old Alaska Hunter Mauled by Grizzly
Glenn Bohn, a 77-yeard-old hunter is recovering in hospital from injuries he sustained after he was attacked by a grizzly bear just east of Denali National Park. The call came in at around 1:34pm Friday when Alaska State Troopers were notified that Bohn was bear hunting when he was attacked by the bear that was […]
Watch: Stunning Drone Footage from Alaska’s Famed Lake Iliamna Sockeye Salmon Migration
Produced by research scientist Jason Ching, this video gives viewers an aerial view of sockeye salmon on their spawning grounds on Iliamna Lake in southwest Alaska in 2015, which featured one of the largest returns in recent history. Watch it Below: