Walrus Calves on the Beach
July 31, 2012
Final Rule for Queen Charlotte Goshawk Listing in Canada
July 31, 2012
$1.25 Million in USFWS and Partnership Funds for Aquatic Habitat Projects In Alaska
July 17, 2012
U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission meets in Anchorage
July 9, 2012
Poor Chinook salmon returns to Alaska rivers force conservation measures
June 25, 2012
2012 Alaska Weed Smackdowns: fun, community events to control non-native, invasive plants
June 12, 2012
Make sure the Native art you buy in Alaska can go home with you!
June 12, 2012
Celebrate Great Outdoors Month and National Fishing and Boating Week in Alaska
June 6, 2012
America's Great Outdoor Rivers Initiative at the Kenai River
May 22, 2012
USFWS to Host a Conversation about the Endangered Species Act
May 21, 2012
Caribou Board Concludes International Meeting
May 14, 2012
Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo on May 20th
May 11, 2012
USFWS Announces Reclassification of World Wood Bison Population
May 2, 2012
Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week: April 30 - May 4
April 19, 2012
Youth Invited to “Connect, Create and Celebrate”
April 19, 2012
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Draft Polar Bear Special Rule and Environmental Assessment
April 16, 2012
Porcupine Caribou Board Holds Public Meeting in Fairbanks
April 13, 2012
PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange/Road Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement
April 13, 2012
USFWS Alaska Region Recognizes Outstanding Partners
March 29, 2012
USFWS Alaska Announces National Science Excellence Award Winners
March 16, 2012
Tribal Wildlife Grants to Benefit Salmon and Habitat in Alaska
March 16, 2012
Service Seeks Public Comment on Izembek Land Exchange/Road Corridor Draft Environmental Impact Statement
March 16, 2012
USFWS Awards Three Endangered Species Recovery Champions in Alaska
March 15, 2012
New Web "Widget" can bring Free, Fresh Content to your Website Every Week
February 28, 2012
Comments Sought on Proposed Tetlin Refuge Land Exchange
February 15, 2012
Scoping Begins for Environmental Assessment on Restoration of Naked Island Group - Prince William Sound Pigeon Gillemot Populations
February 6, 2012
Reissuance of Interim Special Rule for the Polar Bear
January 27, 2012
Celebrating 75 Years of Cooperation for Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration
January 18, 2012
Alaska Reels in Funds for Two Habitat Protection Partnership Projects
January 10, 2012
Sea otters numbers grow in southeast Alaska after extirpation by the fur trade.
December 29, 2011
International Porcupine Caribou Board Meets
October 6, 2011
Alaska Fish Habitat Benefits from Half a Million Dollars in Funding
August 23, 2011
Service Seeks Public Comment on Future Management of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
August 12, 2011
Chester Creek Celebration
August 10, 2011
Help Minimize the Disturbance of Walruses along the Chukchi Sea Coast
August 4, 2011
U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission Meets, Affirms Native Participation in Management
August 2, 2011
Service Publishes Incidental Take Regulations for Polar Bears and Walrus
August 2, 2011
2011 Alaska Weed Smackdown!
June 22, 2011
Federal Biologists, University Researchers, Local Fishermen Join in Sea Otter Research
June 17, 2011
USFWS Alaska Region’s Beth Pattinson Recognized for Oil Spill Efforts
June 8, 2011
Alaska Tribes Share Almost $600,000 in Federal Wildlife Grants
May 25, 2011
New Regulations, Net Exchange Program for Yukon River Fisheries
May 5, 2011
Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week: May 2-8, 2011
April 29, 2011
Illegal Trade of Walrus Ivory and Polar Bear Hides for Drugs and Firearms Charged
April 28, 2011
USFWS Authorizes Southwesten Alaska Broadband Telecommunications Construction
April 25, 2011
USFWS Alaska Announces National Science Excellence Award Winners
March 22, 2011
USFWS Alaska Announces Two Recovery Champion Awards
March 18, 2011
Service Publishes Proposed Incidental Take Regulations for Polar Bears and Walrus
March 10, 2011
USFWS Selects “No Action Alternative” and Issues “Finding of No Significant Impact,” on Unimak Island EA
March 7, 2011
State Wildlife Grant funds Landscape Conservation Cooperative Efforts in Alaska
March 1, 2011
Salazar Announces Almost $34 Million to Alaska for Fish and Wildlife Projects
February 18, 2011
Public Meetings Announced Re: Permits for Microwave Repeaters on Public Lands
February 9, 2011
Pacific Walrus to be Designated a Candidate for Endangered Species Protection
February 9, 2011
Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Reclassification of Wood Bison from “Endangered” to “Threatened”
February 7, 2011
Fish and Wildlife Service Will Not Conduct Status Review for Alaska Breeding Red Knot Subspecies
January 3, 2011
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar Announces More Than $19 Million in Grants to Protect Coastal Wetlands Across the Nation
December 22, 2010
USFWS Seeks Comments on Draft Assessment of Unimak Island Wolf and Caribou Issues
December 17, 2010
USFWS Alaska Region’s Gary Edwards Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Conservation
November 23, 2010
The State Wildlife Grant Program 10th Anniversary Event: A Decade of Contributions to Bird Conservation in Alaska
November 17, 2010
Celebrate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's 50th Anniversary in Fairbanks, Homer and Anchorage
November 10, 2010
Celebrate Izembek Refuge's 50th Anniversary October 22, in Anchorage
October 19, 2010
USFWS Announces Final Polar Bear Deterrence Guidelines
October 6, 2010
New Togiak Refuge Public Use Management Plan Announced
October 5, 2010
Wilderness Reviews to be Part of Arctic Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan
September 27, 2010
North Slope Walrus Haul-out Update
September 22, 2010
Help Minimize the Disturbance of Walruses along the Chukchi Sea Coast
September 14, 2010
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Considers New Information in Determining Whether Listing the Pacific Walrus Under the Endangered Species Act is Warranted
September 10, 2010
Alaska Combined Federal Campaign Kicks Off in Anchorage
September 3, 2010
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Names New Native Liaison
September 1, 2010
Rat Island is officially rat-free
August 30, 2010
Virginia “Ginny” Wood Receives USFWS Citizen’s Award
August 12, 2010
Fish Habitat Benefits From More Than $3 Million in Funding
July 21, 2010
U.S.-Russia Polar Bear Commission Meets in Anchorage
June 10, 2010
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Public Meetings on Polar Bear Critical Habitat, Economic Analysis
June 9, 2010
USFWS Announces Record of Decision for Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Land Exchange
May 25, 2010
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Responds to State Concerns About Caribou Management
May 24, 2010
Glenn Elison Receives Blue-Winged Teal Award
May 20, 2010
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Announces more than $22,000 Grant for Neotropical Migratory Birds and Habitat Conservation
May 18, 2010
Fairbanks Public Meeting on Arctic Refuge CCP Set For May 13th
May 10, 2010
Anchorage Public Meeting on Arctic Refuge CCP Set For May 11th
May 7, 2010
USFWS Releases Draft Economic Analysis of Polar Bear Critical Habitat
May 4, 2010
Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week: May 3-9, 2010
May 3, 2010
Proposed Polar Bear Deterrence Guidelines Published
April 23, 2010
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces it Will Begin Comprehensive Conservation Planning Process for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
April 6, 2010
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge gets New Manager
March 23, 2010
More than $3.8 Million Awarded To Alaska to Conserve Imperiled Fish and Wildlife
March 11, 2010
USFWS Announces Final Environmental Impact Statement for Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Land Exchange Open for Public Review
March 8, 2010
Alaska to Receive Almost $40 Million for Fish and Wildlife Conservation Projects
March 2, 2010
USFWS Will Begin Public Scoping for an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Land Exchange and Road Corridor for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
March 1, 2010
Almost $500,000 Awarded to Alaska Tribes For Conservation Work
February 26, 2010
Alaska Conservation Leaders Selected to Receive 2010 Refuge System Awards
January 26, 2010
Migratory Bird Subsistence Harvest Regulations Comment Period Extended
January 26, 2010
Comments Sought on Plan to Restore Island Habitat Through Invasive Species Eradication
January 11, 2010
January 13th Presentation on “Alaska Wildlife in a Changing Climate”
01/11/2009
Refuge Information Technician Workshop to be held in Dillingham
12/01/2009
Get Outdoors Anchorage” Event Promotes Outdoor Opportunities for Families
11/9/2009
Service Designates Critical Habitat for Threatened Population of Sea Otters
10/07/2009
Douglas Brinkley, Noted Author, Historian, and Media Pundit, to Headline Refuge Centennial
9/22/2009
Protection of Pacific Walrus Under the Endangered Species Act Protection of Pacific Walrus Under the Endangered Species Act
09/08/2009
Service to Prepare Environmental Impact Statement for the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange
8/6/2009
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Selects “No Land Exchange Alternative” on Proposed Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange
07/02/2009
No Rats Found, Lab Results on Six Bird Tests Received
07/01/2009
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals from States for 2010 Endangered Species Grants
06/19/2009
Service Releases Stock Assessment Reports on Polar Bears, Walrus
06/18/2009
Reports from Rat Island Reflect Successes and Concerns
6/11/09
New Interagency Visitor Center Opened in Bettles
6/8/09
Public Comment Period on Sea Otter Critical Habitat/ Draft Economic Analysis
6/8//2009
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $35,000 for Raptor Rehabilitation Facilities in Southeast Alaska
5/29/09
Presentation: Conserving Kodiak and Afognak’s Unique Coastal Ecosystems
5/22/09
Interior Secretary Salazar Awards Alaska More than $3 Million to Help Wildlife
5/20/09
Fish and Wildlife Service Celebrates Endangered Species Day
5/13/09
International Migratory Bird Day Events in Alaska
5/08/09
Public Comment Period Reopened on Sea Otter Critical Habitat
5/08/09
Secretary Salazar Presents Rat Island Restoration Project with Partners in Conservation Award
5/07/09
Secretary Salazar Presents Southwest Alaska Salmon Habitat Partnership with Partners in Conservation Award
5/07/2009
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces 88 Projects in the Alaska Region Under President’s Economic Recovery Plan
4/27/2009
Tribal Wildlife Grants Awarded to Five Alaska Tribes
4/23/2009
USFWS to Award more than $800,000 in Resource Management and Youth Science Camp Grants in Alaska
4/13/2009
Fish and Wildlife Service finds ESA lising of Yellow-billed Loons to be "Warranted by Precluded"
3/24/2009
Two Win Recovery Champion Awards for Work in Alaska
3/20/2009
First National “State of the Birds” Report Highlights Alaska Species
3/19/2009
Two Alaska National Wildlife Refuges Celebrate 100th Birthday
2/27/2009
Almost $35 Million Goes to Alaska for Fish and Wildlife Projects
2/23/2009
Reopening of the Comment Period for Proposed 2009 Subsistence Migratory Bird Harvest Regulations in Alaska
2/13/2009
Comment Period Extended and Hearings Scheduled for Proposed 2009 Subsistence Migratory Bird Harvest Regulations in Alaska
1/14/2009
Alaska to Receive Grants to Protect Coastal Wetlands
1/13/2009
Suspect Pleads Guilty to Illegal Sea Otter Harvest
12/31/2008
Critical Habitat Proposed For Southwest Alaska Sea Otters
12/16/2008
Service Increases Inspection Fees, Sets New Requirements for Wildlife Trade
12/9/2008
Alaska National Wildlife Refuge Week Events
9/26/2008
Fish Passage Program Restores Habitat in Alaska
9/11/2008
Decision on Proposed Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge Land Exchange Delayed
9/5/2008
Help Minimize the Disturbance of Walruses along the Chukchi Sea Coast
9/4/2008
Tok to Get New Public Lands Information Center and Rest Area
7/11/2008
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Incidental Take Regulations for Marine Mammals Associated with Energy Exploration in the Chukchi Sea
6/10/2008
Donation of 12,580 Acres Benefits Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
5/05/2008
International Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo Coming May 11
5/02/2008
Fish & Wildlife Service Takes on Seabird Restoration of Rat Island
4/15/2008
Service will Re-open Public Comment Period on Yukon Flats Land Exchange DEIS
4/14/2008
Secretary Kempthorne Announces $4.5 Million for Migratory Bird Conservation
4/01/2008
Matanuska-Susitna Salmon Conservation Partnership Recognized
3/25/2008
No H5N1 “Bird Flu” Found in Alaska in 2007
3/25/2008
Alaska Tribes Receive $778,000 in Grants
3/24/2008
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Inspection Fee Increases, New Requirements for Wildlife Trade.
2/22/2008
Thanking Partners for Kodiak Bald Eagle Incident Assistance
2/04/2008
"Proposed Land Impact Statement" Released and Comment Period Opens
2/04/2008
Service Announces New Chief of Alaska Refuge Law Enforcement
11/14/2007
Queen Charlotte Goshawk Response Announced
11/08/2007
New Manager Named at Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge
10/17/2007
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Extends Comment Period on Polar Bear Research
10/02/2007
U.S./Russia Polar Bear Treaty Enacted
9/24/2007
New Information Leads to 15-Day Reopening of Polar Bear Comment Period
9/17/2007
Alaska Tribes Invited to Submit Proposals for Fish and Wildlife Projects
8/16/2007
2006 Survey Shows Waterfowl Sport Hunting Trends in Alaska, Elsewhere
8/01/2007
Almost $850,000 in Federal Grant Funds will go to Five Alaska Native Conservation Projects
5/22/2007
Alaskan Organizations are Awarded $287,550 for Endangered Species Conservation
5/16/2007
Rachel Carson Centennial Celebration at Kincaid Park
5/10/2007
2007 Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo Scheduled for May 13th
5/2/2007
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards Grant for Overnight Docking Facilities in Prince William Sound
4/5/2007
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Awards Alaska Department of Fish and Game Funding for Landowner Incentive Program
4/5/2007
Alaska to receive almost $30 Million for Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration and Hunter Education
4/5/2007
Alaska to receive more than $3 Million in Grants to Conserve Imperiled Wildlife
4/5/2007
Alaska's Judy Jacobs Wins 2006 Recovery Champion Award
3/23/2007
Anchorage Polar Bear Public Hearing Scheduled
2/21/2007
New Deputy Manager at Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
2/20/2007
2006 Alaska Avian Influenza Surveillance Wrap-up Available: No H5N1 Found
1/26/2007
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Grants to Conserve Coastal Wetlands in 14 States
1/19/2007
Alaska Region Announces the Opening of the 90-Day Comment Period on the Proposal to List Polar Bears as a Threatened Under the Endangered Species Act
1/11/2007
Interior Secretary Kempthorne Announces Proposal to List Polar Bears as Threatened Under Endangered Species Act
12/27/2006
Service Names New Assistant Regional Director for Subsistence Management
12/21/2006
Service Announces Private Stewardship Grant Opportunity
12/4/2006
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Welcomes Four New Employees
12/4/2006
Comments Sought on Kenai Refuge’s Skilak Wildlife Recreation Area Plan
10/6/2006
Celebrate National Wildlife Refuge Week in Alaska
10/5/2006
Unexplained Die-off Among Kachemak Bay Sea Otters
09/12/2006
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Final “Special” Rule for the Endangered Species Act Listed Distinct Population Segment of Northern Sea Otter
08/15/2006
Pribilof Islands Trail added to National Trails System
06/09/2006
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Alaska Region Employee Stories Now Online
06/08/2006
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Announces $850,882 in Alaska Tribal Grants
05/22/2006
International Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo: Anchorage's Annual Celebration of Spring
05/09/2006
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Welcomes New Alaska Regional Director
05/08/2006
Fairbanks Student Wins Alaska Junior Duck Stamp Contest
04/19/2006
Service Announces Comment Period on Loon Conservation Agreement
03/14/2006
Service Finds Listing of Polar Bears Under ESA May Be Warranted
02/08/2006
Fish and Wildlife Service Seeks Proposals for Private Stewardship Grants Program
11/30/2005
Homer, Alaska's Poppy Benson Wins National
11/14/2005
Service Seeks Comments on Albatross Draft Recovery Plan
10/26/2005
Celebrate the Many Benefits of Alaska’s Refuges During National Wildlife Refuge Week, October 9-15, 2005
10/06/2005
Fish Passage Projects Return Fish to 73 Miles of Alaska Rivers and Streams
09/22/2005
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Auctions Confiscated Items
09/8/2005
Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and Staff Receive Awards
05/18/2005
Migratory Bird Day at the Zoo: Join in Anchorage’s Annual Celebration of Spring
05/17/2005
Public Meeting to Discuss Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Conservation Plan
05/12/2005
Izembek
National Wildlife Refuge Seeks Public Comments
04/28/2005
State Fish and Wildlife Agencies Share More Than $530
Million
04/27/2005
Deadline
for Comments on Yukon Flats Land Exchange and Acquisitions
Extended
03/29/2005
Alaskan
Conservation Partners Receive National “Celebrating
Habitat” Awards
03/28/2005
Public
Invited to Comment on Management Alternatives for Kenai
National Wildlife Refuge
03/28/2005
Alaska
Refuges Earn Birthday Congratulations
03/10/2005
Mike
Spindler Named Manager of Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge
02/25/2005
Sandra
Siekaniec Named Manager of Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
02/22/2005
Kodiak
Service Announces Private Stewardship Grant Opportunity
01/24/2005
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service and Doyon, Ltd. Announce
11/22/2004
Kodiak
Refuge Sets Application Dates for 2005 Karluk River Limited
Entry Permits
11/09/2004
U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service Announces Almost $1.3 Million
in Alaska Grants
10/28/2004
U.
S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Doyon, Ltd. Announce
Draft Land Exchange
10/21/2004
Fish
and Wildlife Service Awards $191,304 to Protect Steller's
Eider Habitat
9/24/2004
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