Alaska Fish and Wildlife News
Articles Archive
November 2009
- Dall Sheep Research in Southcentral Alaska
- Southeast Deer Numbers Down : Doe Survival Key to Rebuilding the Population
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
- Removing Invasive Pike : from Lakes in Southcentral Alaska
- Hands-on science : in Glacier Bay and Baranof Island
June 2009
- Seward Peninsula Muskoxen : Making a comeback
- Stream Bank Rehabilitation
- ADF&G Multimedia Library : Offers Streaming Video
- The Online Hunter Education Course
May 2009
- The Myth of Declining Hunters in Alaska
- The Evolution of an Angler, Part II
- Ask a Wildlife Biologist: Will a Mother Abandon Her Young If Handled
- Fairbanks Experimental Fish Hatchery: Hatchery Studies in Alaska’s Interior
- Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species: How Anglers Can Help
- No Hunting or Fishing Without Access: Public Access in Alaska
April 2009
- Tracking Bowhead Whales
- Filling in the Blanks for Susitna Sockeye Salmon
- Alaska South Coastal Wildlife Viewing Guide
- Editorial: Membership for The Alaska Board of Game
February 2009
- Fact versus Frenzy : Bear Program Burns Biologists
- Mariculture in Alaska: A Young Industry
- Partnership Creates Prime Habitat: For Ruffed Grouse
January 2009
- Who Takes Home Alaska Wildlife?
- The Murrelet Watch Program Sets Up in Icy Strait
- Catie Bursch – Marine Educator and Illustrator: An Artist in the Service of Science
December 2008
- Pack Goats and Dall Sheep: Biologists Fear a Bad Mix
- Tiny Transmitters for Big Bears: New Device Helps Biologists ID Animals
- Youth Shotgunners wrap fall season
- Medeia cuts fuel consumption 30 percent: Saves Thousands
November 2008
- Voles in Alaska: Small but Mighty Important
- Why Fish Need Trees and Trees Need Fish
- Harbor Seals in Trouble: Some Areas Have Seen Dramatic Declines
- Alaska’s Stately Sandhill Cranes
October 2008
- Mountain Goat Sex Education
- Alaska Weavers Seek Mountain Goat Wool
- A Sea Lion Life
- Venison Roast Marinade
September 2008
- Behind the Scenes at BOW
- The Elusive Copper River Steelhead
- Beth Peluso Takes Over Wildlife Viewing Program
- What is This Thing in my Game Meat?
- Observers in the Bering Sea Crab Fisheries: New DVD Highlights Work of Crab Fishery Observers
August 2008
- What Are Sea Lice?
- Snaring Bear Hair: Low-Tech Snares Yield Valuable Insights
- Pigeon Guillemots
- Why There is a Division of Subsistence at ADF&G
- Salmon in Lime Ginger Sauce
July 2008
- Entangled Sea Lions
- Fish and Game’s Waterfowl Program
- Invasive Pike Eradication for Fishery Restoration
- Census shows decline of the Western Arctic Caribou
- Bear Safety By Haiku
- Editorial Why Monitor Sport Fishing Guides: Sport Fish Charter/Guide Logbooks
June 2008
- Volunteering on a Seal Capture Trip: My First Pair of Xtratuffs
- Gathering Data on Harbor Seals in Endicott Arm: The Equipment
- Orphaned Moose Calves are Rarely Orphaned
- Alaska Conservation Camp Changes Lives
- Chitina Moments
- Alaska Wildlife Notebook: Features Fascinating Animals
May 2008
- Mountain Goat Black Bear Collar Swap: Black Bear Takes Mountain Goat Tracking Collar
- The Life of a Biologist in Interior Alaska
- ASK A WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST: Do Bears Really Eat Honey
- Participate in Murrelet Watch
- The Return of the Fishmobile: Mobile Classroom on Summer Tour
- Crab Pate - Molded Dip
April 2008
- Helping Wolves in Interior Alaska: Lice Plague Some Alaska Wolf Packs
- Dinosaurs of the Deep: Lake Trout are Freshwater Leviathans
- Invaders from the Bayou: Be Careful with Crawfish
- Rockfish Through The Ages: Local Traditional Knowledge of Rockfish
- Other Duties as Assigned: Karen Mitchell: Keeps Busy in Nome
- Award-winning Dutch Oven Salmon Casserole: Loxlada - Finn Salmon Casserole
March 2008
- The Bou are Bunchin!: Counting the Largest Caribou Herd in Alaska
- Caribou and Climate Change: The Nelchina Caribou Herd, Lichens and Fire
- Ask a Wildlife Biologist: Questions about Wolves
- Chris Frary: Helping Hunters and Working with Wildlife
- King Salmon Comeback in the Stikine River
- A Quick and Easy Recipe for Baked Halibut
February 2008
- Wildlife Troopers On The Job: Massive Enforcement Effort in Southcentral Alaska
- Troopers Patrol the North Country
- Ask A Wildlife Biologist:: Do Bears Really Sleep All Winter?
- Bowhunting Course Now Online
- Carl Koch Trades Ambulance for Bears
- Evolution of an Angler
- See McNeil River Bears
- Frans Halibut Soup: It’s your whole meal right there
January 2008
- Trapping in Alaska
- Eagle Flight and Other Myths: Eagles Don’t Eat Children or Pets
- Ask a Wildlife Biologist: Elk on Kodiak Island
- Editorial: Predator Management Information Answers Questions
- Recipe: Caribou Chili
December 2007
- Spying on Nests: Cameras Document Trials of Nesting Oystercatchers
- Tracking Oystercatchers with: Backpack Transmitters and GPS Implants
- Alaskan Kids in Nature
- Kim Fisher: Linchpin in Wrangell
- Snowshoe Hares Peak in Interior Alaska
- Fran’s Tenakee Venison Stew: -- It Never Fails --
- Ask a Wildlife Biologist
November 2007
- Counting A Hundred Thousand Sea Birds
- Fish That Like it Cold: November Delta Chums
- ASK A WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST: How are Muskrat Push-ups Made?
- Wildlife Education is More than Teaching
- Wildlife Educators 2
- Community Voices in Fish and Game Regs
- Mobile Classroom Brings Lakes to Kids
October 2007
- Hunting Season Proceeds Despite Lower Deer Numbers
- Deer: Southern Southeast Alaska: is a Different Story
- Keeping Track of Deer: Biologists Look at Habitat and Animals
- Harbor Seal Researchers: Part 1
- Harbor Seal Researchers in Alaska: Part 2
- Traditional Uses of Steller Sea Lions: Archaeologists Document Importance of Stellers
- A Moose Hunt Adventure
- Recipe:: Salmon and Corn Soup
September 2007
- White Black Bears and Blonde Grizzlies: Alaska Bears Wear Coats of Many Colors
- Protecting Moose Habitat in Homer
- Boys Discover New Crab Species in Kachemak Bay: Community Monitoring Provides Bonus Results
- Ben Grussendorf: Helping Alaskans Have: A Voice in Wildlife Management
- Editorial: Fighting Rats in Alaska
- Recipe: Stuffed Moose Heart
August 2007
- Deer Stressed by Harsh Winter: but Hunting Season Still Opens
- Caribou in Trouble: On Alaska Peninsula
- Fishing in Bear Country: And Staying Safe
- Plugging Sheep Horns in Alaska
- Research Adds Eleven New Streams to the: State Anadromous Stream Catalog and Atlas
- Matt Robus Retires as Director: of the Division of Wildlife Conservation
July 2007
- Russell Sandstrom: Fish and Game’s musical visionary boat officer
- Giant North Pacific Octopus
- eBird: New Tool for Alaska Birders
- Northern Pike: An Unwelcome Invader
- Editorial: Sharing Halibut
- Halibut Fajitas
June 2007
- Bear Milk
- Counting Salmon on the Chena River
- Caribou Calves and Oil Development: Do They Mix?
- The Mobile Aquatic Classroom Hits the Road
- Bear Signs Alert Hikers
- Smoked Salmon Mousse
May 2007
- Nesting Birds and Spring Boats: Loons and Grebes Face Greatest Risk
- A Day in the Life of a Moose
- Rocky Nights: The Secretive Life of the Flying Squirrel
- Kenai River Access Affected by Winter Flooding: Ice Damage is Significant
- White Mountain Elder Shares Caribou Stories: The Return of the Caribou to the Seward Peninsula
- Editorial: "Orphaned" Animals
- Tom & Kellys Black Bear Roast
April 2007
- Collaring Wildlife: Tracking Devices Revolutionized Wildlife Biology
- Invasive Northern Pike Targeted: in Caring for the Kenai Project
- Alaska’s Thorny Pig: The Charismatic and Troublesome Porcupine
- What is Age Validation: and How Does it Relate to Fortune Cookies?
- Signs of Spring are Sometimes Unpleasant
- Editorial: The Benefits of the Hunter Heritage Foundation
- Recipe: Gameburger Spaghetti
March 2007
- Alaska’s Lampreys:: Mysterious and Tasty
- The Long Sleep:: Which Animals Hibernate?
- Moose in the Fairbanks area
- Grilled Ptarmigan Breast with Bacon and Chiles
February 2007
- Bear Researcher LaVern Beier
- The Great Backyard Bird Count
- Better Tools for Counting Bears
- With the Right Tools and a Little Encouragement: BOW Workshops Open the Door to the Outdoors
- Editorial: Brown Bear Management in the McNeil River Area
- Fish and Game Wants Your Hunting Photos
- Poor Mans Lobster Newburg - Made with Burbot
January 2007
- Predators and Moose: Why Arent Moose Calves Surviving?
- Sport Fishing for Salmon Shark
- No Avian Flu in Alaska
- Ravens Suited to Urban Life in Alaska
- Southern-style Crab Cakes
December 2006
- Counting Raptors on Minto Flats
- Assessing Moose Habitat in Alaska
- How Old is That Fish?: Determining the Age of Dolly Varden
- Public Input to Fish and Game Policy:: The Joint Board
- Editorial: Several Shades of Sustainability
November 2006
- How Deer Eat Poisonous Plants
- Investigating The Decline of The Northern: Alaska Peninsula Caribou Herd
- Kuskokwim River Sockeye Salmon: Secrets Revealed
- Lingcod: The Snake Tooth Fish
- Editorial: Time to Revise the Advisory Committee System
- Recipe: Coot (Scoter) Sauté
October 2006
- One Bear, Two Bears, Three Bears…: Counting Bears You Can Not See
- White King Salmon: Greenbacks, Gustatory Preference and Genetics
- Wood Bison Restoration in Alaska
- Fish Tickets: Fishery Database is the Envy of the Industry
- eLandings - Fish Tickets go Electronic
- Simple Smoked Salmon
September 2006
- A Crisis in the Making in Northwest Alaska;: Caribou, Hunting Pressure and Conflicting Values
- In Search of Black Oystercatcher Nests: Studying one of the Rarest Shorebirds in America
- Flying With Dangerous Outdoor Gear: Getting Into the Wilds With Your Gear
- Flying Camp Stoves: Camps Stoves Legal but Must be Super Clean
- Was that a Bear or a Moose?: Examining the Evidence
- Bears In the Wild or Bears Gone Wild: Living With Bears
- Honeymoon Salmon: Salmon Recipe
August 2006
- The Alphabet Hills Prescribed Burn
- The Biggest Bear ... Ever
- Sport Fishing Etiquette: Editorial
- Sport Fishing Contests Valuable to Alaska: A Look at Two Alaska Fishing Derbies
- Recipe: Fried Sitka Black-tail Deer Liver and Heart
July 2006
- Bird Flu and Wild Alaska Birds: Sampling Wagtails
- Bowhead with Transmitter
- Kittlitz’s Murrelets:: Declining Populations Lead Scientists to Moonlight
- Watchin’ Them Dam Salmon Run: The Life of a Fish Counter
- The North Pacific Fishery Management Council: What Is It?
- Editorial: Steller sea lions: Blueprint for Recovery
- Dishwasher Salmon
June 2006
- Bear Hunters Share Bear Facts From Hunts
- Crushing Vegetation to Enhance Moose Habitat
- Deer Pellet Survey: Judging Population Trends
- From the File Cabinet to the Web: ADF&G Publications Soon to be Available On-line
- Those Vivid Yellow Warblers: Alaska's Tropical Songbirds
- Recipe: Lemon Caesar Halibut
May 2006
- Owl Research in Southeast Alaska: Radio Equipped Owls
- Wandering Weasels: Are Fishers Moving into Alaska?
- Becoming an Outdoors-Woman
- Editorial:: If You Can’t Get There, You Can’t Hunt or Fish
- Rural Outdoor Skills Programs Teach Safety
- Recipe: Basil Shrimp
April 2006
- Moose Research in Alaska: When Plants Fight Back
- Bird Feeders and Bears
- The Alaska Blackfish
- Outreach in Rural Alaska
- Walrus Pup is Rare Rescue
- Building Bridges Between Arctic Peoples
- Stinging Nettle Tasty Table Fare
March 2006
- Toads and Frogs in Trouble
- Spear Fishing in Interior Alaska: Excitement on Ice
- Spring Hooter Hunting Offers a Unique Attraction
- Digging for Delight and: Digging Up More Than I Wanted
- Editorial: “Bird Flu” and Alaska
- Round Island Wildlife Viewing Permits Available
- Grandma's Guemes Island Clam Chowder
February 2006
- Sitka Black-Tailed Deer Colonize New Areas
- Ice Fishing for the First Time
- Staying Safe Around Urban Moose
- Salmon Forecasting in Alaska: Who Needs to Know?
- Editorial: Anchorage Hillside Hunt a Success
- Sharing the Trails With Trappers
- ALASKA SALMON WITH GNOCCHI AND ROASTED RED PEPPER
January 2006
- Deer Rescue: Tired Deer Gets a Helping Hand from Trooper
- Wildlife Education Specialist Kristen Romanoff
- Where The Fish Are: The Fish Distribution Database
- Editorial: Seeking Sustainability, Balance: and Stability through Allocation
- Wildlife Conservation seeks Hunting Photos: For 2006 Hunting Regulations
- Recipes: Hares Make Fine Winter Fare
December 2005
- Wolverines, Bears and Math:: The Art and Science of Statistics
- Grouse and Ptarmigan of Alaska: New Guide to Upland Birds
- Alaska’s Crab Fishery:: Big Money Days are Gone
- Editorial:: Mixing Zones
- Soupe de Poisson: Fish Soup
November 2005
- Shocking Bears: Electric Fences for Bear-Country Campers
- Amazing Antlers:: Fast-growing Bone a Seasonal Phenomena
- A Human Element in the Bureaucratic Process
- Editorial: Tough Love
- Recipe: DUCK AND MUSHROOMS
October 2005
- Got Moose?: Cows are Key to Altering a Moose Population
- Geoducks: Southeast Gets a Toehold in the Market: World's Largest Burrowing Clam Can Live 140 Years
- “Fishman and the Bear”: Bring Salmon to Alaska Schools
- Counting the Nelchina Caribou Herd
- Nutrition of Wild Game Meat
- Recipe: Cranberry Venison Stew
August 2005
- Exotic Cats and Pet Bears: Biologists Monitor Exotic Pets, Captive Wildlife
- Burning for Grouse: Enhancing Habitat for Birds, Moose
- Creel Surveys Help Manage Sport Fish: A Clipboard and a Smile: Talking with Anglers
- Citizen Scientists Contribute: Valuable Data for Biologists
- New Approach Explored for Tier II Subsistence: Striving for Better Management
- Hooded Merganser Featured on New Alaska Duck Stamp
July 2005
- Alaska’s Marmot is an Ice Age Colonist
- Wood Bison on the Horizon: Bison Questions Answered
- Poisonous Newts Establish Beachhead on Baranof: Newts are Harmless - Just Don't Eat Them
- Pre-Taxidermy Field Care of Trophy Fish: Better Trophy Fish
- The Best Job in Alaska:: A Conversation with Commissioner Campbell
June 2005
- Gustavus Moose on the Move: Biologists Track Seasonal Movements
- Coyotes Investigated in Dall Sheep Decline: Newcomer Coyotes Trailed Europeans North to Alaska
- Hot blooded predator: The Salmon Shark: Alaska's Salmon Sharks
- Fishing with a Shovel: Unusual Fishery Provides Whitefish
- Tracking Royalty in the Kuskokwim River
- The Ethical Angler
- Sport Fish Hatchery Enhancement Program Launched: Editorial
May 2005
- Grouse: Tracking Down Answers: Spruce Grouse and Hooters
- Grouse: Separate Subspecies in Southeast?: POW Grouse Unusual for Coast
- Stowaway Rats Colonized the Earth
- Combating Invasive Rats in Alaska
- Sleeper Sharks: Awake and Hungry: Sleeper sharks Not Culprits in Sea Lion Declines
- Dolly Varden: Beautiful and Misunderstood: Dolly Varden's Reputation as Varmint Undeserved
- Tips for Wildlife Photographers on Guided Trips: A Guide's Perspective
- Alaska’s Fish and Wildlife Represent its Soul: Editorial
April 2005
- An Alaska Buffalo Hunt
- Eyes of the Bear: Bears See Well, but Trust Noses More
- Testing Bears’ Color Vision
- The Poor Man’s Lobster of the Tanana Valley: Burbot
- Coho in the Delta Clearwater River
- "Orphaned" Animals: Editorial
- What Kind of Fishing Boat is That?: Know your Commercial Fishing Boats, Pt. 1
- What Kind of Fishing Boat is That? Pt. 2: Trawler, longliner & gillnetter
March 2005
- Highlighting Women: March is National Women’s History Month
- Wildlife Veterinarian Kimberlee Beckmen: Medical examiner, surgeon and researcher
- A Look at the Black Bears of Kuiu Island: Piecing Together Bear Puzzle
- Gaining Confidence through Fly Fishing: An Interview with Cecilia “Pudge” Kleinkauf
- A Chat with Stephanie Madsen
- Editorial:The Evolution of Women' s Roles at ADF&G: “Is the glass ceiling made of fish scales?”
- Becoming an Outdoors Woman
February 2005
- Marked Mammals: Studying Alaska's Sea Lions
- Sea Lion Marks Reveal Birthplace: Nine Rookeries Indicated by Letter
- Outsmarting Murphy’s Law: Ice Fishing in Alaska
- Red Squirrels Enliven the Winter Forest
- Sockeye Run Breaks All Records: Alagnak River escapement issue
- What are Escapement Goals?
- A Lifetime with Bears: Bear Biologist Harry Reynolds
- Editorial: Alaska’s Predator Management Program
- Draft Wildlife Conservation Strategy Available: Fish and Game Invites Public Comment
January 2005
- Alaska’s Trophy Blacktail Deer
- McNeil River State Game Sanctuary:: A Bear Viewing Success Story
- Snorkeling for Atlantic Salmon: Stalking invasive species in Alaska waters
- School Begins on the Banks of the Kuskokwim
- Research Ideas Range from Whales to Warblers
- Indoor Range Open in Juneau
- A New Look at Alaska’s Salmon Fishing Industry
- Funding Game Management: Editorial
December 2004
- Western Alaska Moose:: Really Big Deer
- Alaska’s Most Powerful Bird of Prey
- Young Golden Eagles Have Tough Time
- Bridging Cultural Differences
- Dead Salmon Bring Life to Rivers
- Speaking Out on Fish and Wildlife Issues
- Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge Adds 160 Acres
- Helping Anglers Access to Alaska’s Abundant Waters
November 2004
- Hunters Share Three Views of Bear Baiting
- Alaska’s Salmon-Eating Wolves
- Coral Gardens Discovered in the Aleutian Islands
- Working at a Fish Weir
- Ancient Indications of Angling and Ethics
- That’s No Bull – It’s a Cow!
- Alaska Wildlife Curriculum Now Available Online
- Licensing Guides Benefits Anglers and Alaska
October 2004
- Future Biologists Get Hands-On Experience
- Seavey and Swingley Go Home
- Sport Fish Hatchery Program: Here Today, Cold Tomorrow?
- Thousands of Murrelets: Students Help Monitor Marbled Murrelets in SE AK
- Fish and Wildlife Management: Who Makes the Rules?
- Original Alaska Names by the Original People
- Alaska Wildlife News Editorial
September 2004
- Flying Squirrels:: Night Gliders are More Common than People Realize
- Fly-By-Night Squirrels Favor Truffles and Lichens
- Biologists Ponder Winter Impact of Summer Wildfire
- Lower Kuskokwim River Moose Hunters: Bite the Bullet
- Inside the Wolf Den
- Robins Ready for Trip South
August 2004
- Harlequin Romance: Sea Ducks Breed on Inland Streams
- Flightless Ducks
- Alaska's Dragons
- Never Underestimate The Little Guy:: Spruce-Bark Beetles Impact Alaskan wildlife
July 2004
- "Why Hunt Moose Calves?"
- Woodpeckers: Drumming up a Mate
- White Mountain Students Wrap Up ‘The Caribou Year’
June 2004
May 2004
- Owl Research in Alaska’s Boreal Forest
- Managing Moose in the Sub-Arctic
- Lessons from a Juneau Bear
- Sterilized Wolves Seem to Live Longer in the Wild
- Taxidermists' Tips for Better Trophies
April 2004
- Alaska's Largest Caribou Herd Grows
- Young Birder Recognized for Dedication and Talent
- Invasive Wildlife are "Salmon Eating Machines"
- New Wildlife Education Programs: Reach Thousands of Alaskans
March 2004
- Choosing a Big Game Guide
- The Bears of Winter
- Moose Pesky in Quest for Garbage Morsels
- Field Care of Big Game
February 2004
- Birds, Bats, and Bugs: Alaska's Nongame Wildlife
- Invasive Species Can Be Beaten Back
- Mountain Lions in Alaska
- How to Clean a Skull
- Fly-in Hunting: From the Air Taxi Pilot's View
- Winter's Winged Wildlife: Alaska's Chickadees
January 2004
- Jerry Soukup Takes Aim: Alaska's Hunter Education Program
- White for Winter: Seasonal Camouflage Handy in Alaska
- Alaska's Great Blue Herons
- Gustavus Moose Population: Moose outnumber residents by 2 to 1
December 2003
- Alaska's Kenai Moose Research Center: A World Leader in Moose Science
- Skeleton in a Box: Students Build Science Kits from Roadkills
- Caribou Comeback
- Wonderful Caribou and I at Onion Portage
- Viewing Permits Available Now: For Brown Bear and Walrus
- How to Select a Hunting Guide
November 2003
October 2003
- Critter Cam Reveals Bear's Eye View
- Oral History Project Documents Trappers & Hunters: Lives Close to the Land
- One Trapper's Story: Earl Callihan
- Reindeer Herders' Memories of Caribou
- Raven Summer Lessons Learned from the Birds
September 2003
- Hair Snares and Detective Work: DNA Offers Police and Biologists Valuable Insights
- Lemming Suicide Myth: Disney Film Faked Bogus Behavior
- Moose, Black Bears and Goshawks: All in a Day's Work for Wildlife Biologists
- Alaska's Familiar Marmot is an Ice Age Colonist
- Alaska's Take a Young Person Hunting Week
August 2003
- Regeneration Following Fire: Creates Fertile Habitat for Wildlife
- Sperm Whales Awe and Vex Alaska Fishermen
- John Coady: Flying Biologist Wraps up 32 Years of Service
- State Sealer Knows His Bear Necessities
