Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Alaska’s freshwater supply is so abundant the numbers are hard to comprehend.
In the ’80s, 225 pairs of black guillemots nested on Cooper Island. Last year: 25 pairs counted.
By Mary F. Willson For the Juneau Empire Human animals have a simple, direct system: copulation and sperm delivery may lead to fertilization of an… Continue reading
Style isn’t about clothing, it’s everything.
A tale of two (or more) robins.
By Ned Rozell NORTH OF COLDFOOT — The lynx looks out from inside a chicken-wire cage. Despite its loss of freedom and the nearby squeaking… Continue reading
Earlier this spring I had the great privilege of skiing from Knik Lake to McGrath…
Whelk-learned individuals.
Though the calendar calls it springtime, the thermometer on the truck reads minus 28 F…
By Jeff Lund I was doing some math, which can be difficult. Not just because I’m an English teacher, but because it can be hard… Continue reading
To be adaptive, the benefits have to outweigh such costs.
Rotten moose meat unlikely to supplant birthday cake.
Bristol Bay and Alaska Peninsula makes up about one third of Alaska’s entire brown bear population.
Critters and plants are getting ready for spring
Chignik has two genetically distinct runs of sockey
Owl’s well on the trails.
Old myth doesn’t pass the sniff test.