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Do Iliamna Lake Seals Warrant an Endangered Species Listing?
Channel 2 NewsLast week, National Marine Fisheries Service officials made the decision to consider listing a harbor seal population in Lake Iliamna as endangered or threatened--yet another piece of wood on the controversial fire that is the Pebble Mine project. In...Tags: National Marine Fisheries Service , Science and Technology, Conservation, Environmental Politics, Biology
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Kali, Alaska Polar Cub, to Leave for New Home in New York
Channel 2 NewsIt's finally departure time for Kali, the orphaned polar bear cub, who will leave Tuesday, May 14 from the Alaska Zoo to the Buffalo Zoo in New York. Kali (pronounced “Kuh-lee”) will head to his new home, after living in Anchorage for nearly... -
National Arctic Strategy Released
Channel 2 NewsIt's the presence of Alaska that allows the United States to be considered an arctic nation. On Friday, the Obama administration released a new Arctic strategy that states the country's priorities in the arctic region. "I think this is the time Alaska...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Water Pollution
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Kenai Refuge Revises Fire Management Plan
Channel 2 NewsThe fire management plan for the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge is being revised for the first time in five years. Officials at the refuge will take public comments on the environmental assessment draft until the end of the month. The Peninsula...Tags: Drugs and Medicines
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Murkowski Pushes Izembek Road with Administration
The Associated PressU.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski is lining up visits by administration officials to a remote Alaska village where residents are seeking a road through a national wildlife refuge. King Cove residents want better access to an all-weather airport and emergency... -
Spring is Here, Time to be Bear Aware
Channel 2 NewsApril is "Bear Awareness Month" in Alaska and biologists at the Department of Fish and Game say with the warmer temperatures, there is a good chance the bears will be waking up and emerging from their dens. According to the DFG, only a few reports of...Tags: Science and Technology, Biology
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Rare Birthing Event at AWCC
Channel 2 NewsTwo spectacular births took place Sunday morning at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. Two pregnant musk oxen cows went into labor around 6 a.m. and calved at the same time. The musk oxen calves, a male and a female, have been named Ricky and...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Endangered Species
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Sally Jewell's Senate Confirmation Has Big Implications For Alaska
Channel 2 NewsSally Jewell could become Alaska's new landlord of federal lands. By a vote of 87 to 11, the U.S. Senate has confirmed REI’s 56-year-old CEO Jewell as the next interior secretary -- a position that has big implications for Alaska. “The...Tags: Sally Jewell, Recreational Equipment Inc., Petroleum Industry, U.S. Senate
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Interior Department To Take Second Look At King Cove Access Road
Channel 2 NewsThe Interior Department will take a second look at a proposed land exchange between the community of King Cove and the state of Alaska. The announcement Thursday morning came from Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski's office, and in a press release, stated...Tags: Ken Salazar, Interior Policy, U.S. Department of the Interior, Sally Jewell, Politics
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Polar Bear Cub Delivered to Alaska Zoo
Channel 2 NewsA polar bear cub was delivered to the Alaska Zoo for preliminary care and management. The male cub is currently being held for observation and appears to be responding well, according to the zoo. On Tuesday, March 12, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife... -
Golfing for a Cause: SeaLife Center to Host 7th Annual Mini Golf Tournament
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska SeaLife Center will host its seventh annual Miniature Golf Tournament on Saturday, April 6. All proceeds will benefit the Center's Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation program. This year, 30 teams of four -- plus each team's caddies and...Tags: Sports, Miniature Golf, Golf
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Fewer Moose Counted in Kenai Peninsula Unit
Dan Schwartz, Peninsula ClarionA Kenai National Wildlife Refuge official says poor habitat is responsible for the diminished moose population in an area that spans roughly from the Sterling Highway north to the Kenai Peninsula's edge, and it's unlikely to improve in the near future. ...Tags: Zoology
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