The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is preemptively canceling the Nelchina caribou hunt, one of the most popular hunts in the state, citing low population estimates for the herd. The decision ...

Alaska’s remote Western Arctic caribou herd has been a heated topic of discussion in recent years. The herd’s declining population has been the catalyst for massive closures of public lands to non – ...

A state-run corporation has plans to construct a lengthy haul road through the heart of one of Alaska’s most pristine landscapes, and a coalition of hunting and fishing groups is up in arms over the ...

The proposed Ambler Road is in the news after the Jan. 20 executive order issued by President Trump titled “Unleashing Alaska’s Extraordinary Resource Potential.” As a biologist from Northwest Alaska ...

Road traffic has long posed a challenge to caribou on the North Slope. For decades, there has been a standard for oil field traffic heavy enough to disturb the animals: 15 vehicles per hour.