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 ...

The largest tract of public land in the United States is a wild expanse of tundra and wetlands stretching across nearly 23 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

What is especially distinctive about the refuge, Alaska’s smallest at just over 300,000 acres, is that it is a vitally important stop for millions of migratory birds, including virtually the ...

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 ...

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 ...