Read our joint letter to Secretary Bernhardt
VICTORY! Court upholds prohibition of brown bear baiting in the Kenai Refuge
“We believe that the Fish and Wildlife Service is obligated to protect Kenai brown bears on the refuge and this opinion recognizes the agency’s authority to do just that,” said Nicole Schmitt, executive director of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance. “At a time when so many of Alaska’s wildlife protections are being rolled back, this ruling comes as a sigh of relief for all those who enjoy the Refuge and its wildlife.”
Exotic Species as Evolutionary Potential (whether you like it or not) in a Rapidly Warming World
VIDEO: Training on how to use your voice for wildlife
VIDEO: Kenai River beluga monitoring site
PRESS RELEASE: Controversial Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Baiting and Trapping Rule gets new hearing, extended public comment
After receiving substantial public opposition, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced that it will hold an additional public hearing and public comment period on controversial proposed brown bear baiting and trapping regulations in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The comment period will be reopened from October 9 to November 9 and a virtual public hearing on the proposed rule is scheduled for Monday, October 26 at 4:00 p.m. AKST.
New! Text alert system for endangered beluga whale sightings in Kenai and Kasilof Rivers
Advocacy in Action: Preventing sport hunting in Alaska's National Preserves
Now that NPS has reversed their stance against predator control, it will be legal to shoot brown bears over piles of doughnuts and grease; to shine artificial lights into dens to kill hibernating black bears and their cubs; to shoot wolves and coyotes, and their pups, during the denning season when their pelts are in generally poor condition; and taking swimming caribou using motorboats. Our lawsuit aims to stop that.
Advocacy in Action: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge lawsuit filed!
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Alaska's response: Secretary of Interior approves drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
A broad coalition of Alaska organizations issued a statement committing to “stand in solidarity for the protection of the coastal plain which provides spiritual, cultural, recreational, and economic sustenance for Alaskans and many others around the world.” This commitment remains strong, and we will not allow the violation of the coastal plain.
Advocacy in Action: Ambler Road lawsuit filed!
The Ambler Road would cut through federal public lands in the Gates of the Arctic National Preserve for the sole purpose of giving private mining companies access to undisturbed regions for hard rock mining. In permitting the Ambler Road, these agencies violated the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, National Environmental Policy Act, Clean Water Act and other federal laws and regulations by making final decisions based on a deeply flawed and inadequate environmental review.
Defining Navigable Waters in Alaska's National Parks
BREAKING: Endangered Cook Inlet Beluga Populations Continue to Decline
Alaska Wildlife Alliance lawsuit: Refuge Hunting Regulations Challenged by State
Alaska Governor Tony Knowles Speech at Alaska Wildlife Alliance 2019 Celebration
Alaska Beluga Monitoring Project Wraps up Fall Season!
Volunteer Highlight: Noah Meisenheimer
Press Release: Alaskans Continue to Defend Coastal Plain as BLM Releases Final Leasing EIS
Today, the Bureau of Land Management’s release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement aimed at selling off the sacred coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploitation marks the latest move in the administration’s rushed disregard for Indigenous rights, science, and public process.
NEW Conservation Coalition Small Business Partner! The Gold Zoo
Our newest Conservation Coalition partner,The Gold Zoo, is the result of an impassioned desire to make the world a happier and safer place for all animals.
