Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve, where millions of birds come to nest and raise their young, is now under threat from petroleum development. Greater white-fronted geese fly over the tundra at ...

A new push for more oil and gas drilling, mining, and logging threatens irreparable damage to irreplaceable habitats.

Bird flu is spreading from pole to pole. Here’s why it matters. A highly virulent strain of H5N1 has wiped out entire colonies of seabirds and seals from Alaska to Antarctica.

The News. A highly lethal form of bird flu that has been spreading across the world has now been detected in a dead polar bear in Alaska. It is the first known case in the Arctic animals, which ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, continues to affect domestic and wild birds in Wisconsin and around the United States. ... including the first known case in a polar bear in Alaska.

Alaska polar bear becomes first to die from bird flu. ... The state veterinarian’s office is advising owners of domestic poultry to take steps to prevent contact between wild and domestic birds.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A black bear cub in southeast Alaska was euthanized after it became ill with avian influenza, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said. It is believed that the cub ...

Polar bears are at risk from climate change (Picture: Getty) A polar bear found dead in Alaska has become the first of its species known to have been killed by bird flu.. The animal was found in ...

For Valentine’s Day, this Alaska bird rescue center will name a rat after them and feed it to a raptor Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News Feb 10, 2025 ...

An Alaskan polar bear has become the first of its species to reportedly die from avian influenza, also known as HBN1, after the disease was first detected in the US in January of 2022. It’s ...