Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
November 23rd, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
Good news came out of Alaska recently when the Center for Biological Diversity announced that the State of Alaska’s challenge to “Endangered” status of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales had been rejected.
On November 21 of this year, a federal judge rejected the state of Alaska’s 2010 lawsuit that tried to strip Endange...
July 27th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in General
The Alaska Congressional delegation recently introduced legislation to exempt the Tongass and Chugach National Forests in Alaska from the Roadless Area Co...
Tags: Alaska, Conservation, forests, roads
March 22nd, 2011 by Alison Wheatley and Susie Hill in General
Cooperation is key when it comes to conservation. That is why the Alaskan Department of Fish and Game has teamed up with the US Fish & Wildlife Servic...
January 4th, 2011 by Alison Wheatley in Conservation
We hope you had a healthy and enjoyable holiday season. Before we move on, let’s take a quick look back at 2010, labeled the International Year of Bi...
Tags: Alaska, biodiversity, Conservation, Guardian, Marine Protected Area, polar bear, rhino, tigers, UK
August 17th, 2010 by Susie Hill in Endangered Species
A half-dozen conservation groups, including the Defenders of Wildlife and Natural Resources Defense Council, recently filed a request in Washington, D.C. fede...
Tags: Alaska, Anchorage, beluga, Conservation, Cook Inlet, court, Defenders of Wildlife, endangered, National Marine Fisheries Service, Natural Resources Defense Council, whales
