Conor Knighton is back on the trail to our National Parks. This morning, it takes him almost to the ends of the Earth: Despite its name, Gates of the Arctic National Park doesn't have any gates. There ...

The Alaska Wildlife Alliance sued in 2023, and on Dec. 31, 2025, a Superior Court judge ordered the state to pay up.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The size of a large caribou herd in Alaska’s Arctic region has dropped by more 50 percent over the last three years, and researchers who have tentatively ruled out hunting and ...

Alaska’s caribou are having a moment. Last year, for the first time since 2003, the Western Arctic caribou herd—the state’s largest herd—grew, and by over 50,000 individuals. Meanwhile the Porcupine ...

A scientist named Melanie Smith recently drew up a map of a particular tract of public land in Alaska’s far north. Look closely and you’ll see villages: Nuiqsut, Wainwright, and Atqasuk. You may ...

Alaska’s remote Western Arctic caribou herd has been a heated topic of discussion in recent years. The herd’s declining population has been the catalyst for massive closures of public lands to non – ...

JUNEAU, Alaska — The size of a large caribou herd in Alaska’s Arctic region has dropped by more 50 percent over the last three years, and researchers who have tentatively ruled out hunting and ...

Alaska subsistence hunters struggling with caribou declines and lost hunting opportunities got a message at a March gathering in Anchorage: They are not alone. Across the circumpolar north, caribou ...

The hunting opportunities in Alaska are as diverse as the people living here. And choosing the species to pursue on your first hunt in Alaska can be daunting, because there is such a variety of wild ...

Alaska's largest caribou herd continues to shrink as challenges on its huge range in Northwest Alaska continue to pose problems. The Western Arctic Herd numbered about 325,000 animals, according to ...