Alaska’s winters are brutal, with temperatures plunging far below freezing. Yet, some animals have evolved to survive and even thrive in these extreme conditions. From Arctic foxes to mighty moose, ...

Escaping the crowds isn't as hard as you thought. Try heading to one of these fantastic camping locations instead! They have ...

Ranchers on Colorado's Western Slope hope the Trump administration will intervene after wildlife officials began a voter-mandated reintroduction of gray wolves.

Mountain West communities are split over the USFWS’ decision to manage isolated bear populations as one. But many agree that ...

For reliably good weather, lots of daylight, and the best chance of seeing wildlife, here’s when to go to Alaska.

An extraordinary opportunity to observe Alaskan brown bears in their natural habitat in Alaska. Based at an exclusive fly-in ...

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Feb. 4, 2025 — This week, the world's governments are meeting in Geneva for the 78th meeting of the Standing Committee of CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of ...

Ross's gull — a bird of a rare species generally found only in Siberia, Greenland, Canada and northern Alaska — has died in ...

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine species they’ve studied so; new results show transfer from mother seals ...

Alaska will not hold an emperor goose hunt for the 2025-2026 season—and potentially for years to come. Both subsistence and sport hunting for the species has been closed after the population threshold ...

Historically, human habitation inside the Denali region is over 11,000 years old. Athabaskan people’s presence in the region dates back roughly 1,800 years while principal groups in the park area in ...