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URGENT ACTION ALERT FOR MULCHATNA BEARS
Broken Flight Screening and AWA's Top Tips to Keep Birds Safe
Justice for Mulchatna Bears!
Action Alert: Give Public Testimony at the Statewide BOG Meetings in Anchorage
Between January 10 and 17, 2025, the Central and Southwest Board of Game Meeting will be held in Wasilla at the Best Western on Lake Lucille. While the main public comment period for proposals has already passed, there is a public comment period in the first few days of the meeting, where oral testimonies and written comments may be given.
AWA on the Wild for Change Podcast
AWA's VP John Morton Presents at the Invasive Species Council of British Columbia’s 2025 Annual Forum
Action Alert: Submit Your Comments on Statewide Board of Game Proposals
The Board of Game Proposals for the Statewide Meeting have been released and AWA is carefully combing through them so that we can best represent the needs of Alaska’s wildlife at the Statewide BOG meeting in March. The public comment period is open until March 7, and we could use your voice to help safeguard Alaskan wildlife.
Southwest and Central Board of Game Meeting Results
Alaska Wildlife Alliance attended the Central and Southwest Board of Game Meeting as a voice for Alaska’s wildlife, giving testimony, mobilizing public comment on proposals, and watching deliberations. Overall, AWA submitted comments on 37 proposals. The Board of Game voted with us on 22 of those proposals, for a 59% success rate, and voted against us on 15 proposals, for a 41% failure rate.
Trapping Setbacks Secured for the Mat-Su!
Action Alert: Give Public Testimony at the BOG Proposal Meeting in Wasilla
Between January 10 and 17, 2025, the Central and Southwest Board of Game Meeting will be held in Wasilla at the Best Western on Lake Lucille. While the main public comment period for proposals has already passed, there is a public comment period in the first few days of the meeting, where oral testimonies and written comments may be given.
Action Alert: Say No to Proposal 75
This January, the Alaska Board of Game (BOG) will deliberate on nearly 200 proposals impacting wildlife, including Proposal 75, which was submitted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG). ADFG has proposed sweeping aerial gunning on wolves and bears on the west side of Cook Inlet, between Denali National Park and Lake Clark National Park.
Action Alert: Submit Your Comments on Central and Southwest Board of Game Proposals
The Board of Game Proposals for the Central and Southwest Region have been released and AWA is carefully combing through them so that we can best represent the needs of Alaska’s wildlife at the Wasilla BOG meeting in January. The public comment period is open until December 27, and we could use your voice to help safeguard Alaskan wildlife.
AWA’s Toolkit for the Next Administration
AWA Helps Launch Two Beluga Viewing Cameras on the Kenai River
AWA's 2024 Annual Report is Here!
AWA's Vice President Gives Virtual Talk to a UAF Class on Resist-Accept-Direct
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of the Board of Game's Wildlife Regulation Changes
AWA Applauds the EPA's Recognition that Alaska's Water Quality Standards Don't Meet Clean Water Act Requirements
A Partial Win: Sport Hunters Banned from Baiting Bears in Alaska’s National Preserves
In June, NPS unveiled their new sport hunting regulations which restored some of the original 2015 wildlife protections; namely, banning bear baiting in National Preserves. While we are celebrating the bear baiting ban, AWA is disappointed that the rule didn't ban other sport hunting practices such as hunting bears and cubs with artificial lights at den sites, killing wolves, coyotes, and their pups at den sites, killing swimming caribou, and predator control practices.
