Deep in southwest Alaska, a caribou herd that once roared across the tundra at nearly 200,000 strong has shrunk to barely ...

Upon arrival, King Owlbert was healthy, but a bit thin, weighing 52 grams (roughly two ounces). Northern pygmy-owls typically ...

Kobuk Valley National Park is one of Alaska’s wildest places, home to caribou herds, brown bears, wolves, wolverines, and ...

Conservation groups in Alaska challenged the state Board of Game’s authorization for the unlimited killing of black and brown ...

American black bears are the most widely distributed bear species in the United States, inhabiting forests, mountains, and ...

ASLC Animal Care Specialist Maddie Welch (left) and ASLC Veterinary Technician Jessica Davis (right) feeds the orphaned female Pacific walrus calf patient that arrived from Utqiagvik on July 22, 2024.

With the fall hunting season underway in Alaska, the Alaska Zoo has issued a request that could benefit its meat-eating residents. “Calling all hunters! We will gratefully accept carcasses for zoo ...

For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the state — this one ...

Rescuers rushed into action Tuesday after a walrus — estimated to be only a couple of weeks old or less — was spotted alone on an Alaskan beach. Walruses are very reliant on their mothers for the ...

Apr. 13—Overwhelming scenery. Overwhelming distances. Overwhelming daylight. Overwhelming adventure. That word — overwhelming — describes the more than 1,400-mile Alaska-Canadian Highway (ALCAN) that ...

Officials with the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race announced on Friday that a 4-year-old female collapsed on the trail and died, marking the first dog death in the 2025 race. Officials say the dog, ...