Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears — including from ...

Alaska Can Resume Killing Bears to Protect Caribou Herd, Judge Says

The state program employs helicopters and small planes to shoot black and brown bears of any age in a large area of ...

Republicans' chances of losing to Democrats in Alaska—polls

Democrats hope to flip seats in Alaska, a reliably Republican state, this November as they face a strong national environment ...
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After legal challenge, Alaska judge approves state’s revised bear cull in Southwest Alaska

The ruling means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game can kill bears ahead of the caribou calving season for the Mulchatna ...

Ride a jet ski through a re-creation of an Alaska mega-tsunami with the help of science

The world’s second-tallest tsunami wave on record tore through the remote Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska last August, leaving ...

A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.

Scientists say as glaciers retreat in a warming climate, landslide-generated tsunamis are likely to become more frequent.
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Tsunami warning signs went unseen in Alaska

Tracy Arm, a narrow inlet with steep walls, sits at the edge of two glaciers. Both are fed by the nearby Stikine ice field, ...

Wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters to protect caribou in Alaska, judge rules

The Mulchatna caribou herd is expected to begin calving soon, and the babies are particularly susceptible to being eaten by ...

Alaska Airlines seeks to take on $1B in debt amid jet fuel price spike

The increased fuel prices come during its quest to expand into an international, long-haul carrier, tapping into its recent ...