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Photo courtesy of Michelle Sopoliga

Lost house sparrow ruffles Fairbanks birders' feathers

Shelby Herbert/Alaska Public Media

Fairbanks birdwatchers braved temperatures well below zero this month for the Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count, an annual citizen science project that surveys bird populations.
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Kids learn conservation while hunting for salmon

Robyne

The Chena River watershed is one of the biggest contributors of salmon to the Yukon River. A tributary stream, Cripple Creek, was damaged by mining in the 1930s, but is slowly being restored to produce salmon again. A citizen science project is counting fish on the stream this week.

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ADF&G Asks Hunters to Hold Off, Give Game Birds a Little More Time

Fairbanks, AK - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has asked bird hunters to hold off for up to two weeks. While the season for upland game birds…
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State Predator Control Program Claims 89 Bears

Fairbanks, AK - The Alaska Department of Fish and Game took 89 bears this month as part of a predator control program approved by the Board of Game last…
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State Takes Issue with Federal Hearings on Predator Sport Hunts

Dan Bross

Fairbanks, AK - A state commission is taking issue with the number of public hearings scheduled by the National Park Service on proposed regulations that…
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Arctic Grayling Habitat Limited by Chena Slough Invasive

Fairbanks, AK - The Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District hosted a public meeting in North Pole Tuesday night to talk about the changing ecology…
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Wolf Advocates say Lack of Denali Buffer has Economic Consequences

Fairbanks, AK - The decline of at least one wolf pack along the eastern border of Denali National Park and Preserve has wildlife advocates concerned that…
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Park Services Releases Survey Results for Denali Wolves

Fairbanks, AK - The National Park Service this week released the results of this year’s fall wolf count. The final numbers indicate that the wolf…
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Park Service Taking Comments on Bering Land Bridge Guided Hunts

Fairbanks, AK - The National Park service released a draft environmental assessment for guided sport hunting in the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve…
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Board of Game Unanimously Denies Third Wolf Petition

Fairbanks, AK - The Alaska Board of Game unanimously denied a petition Friday that would have closed state land to the taking of wolves along the eastern…
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Groups Spar Over Wolf Management and State Constitution

Fairbanks, AK - When Wildlife Conservation groups petitioned the Alaska Board of game last week to reconsider their decision not to establish an emergency…
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Second petition asks for wolf protection zone near Denali

Fairbanks, AK - The Alaska Board of Game will not honor a request to reconsider an emergency regulation to protect wolves along the eastern border of…

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