Dinosaurs in the Wrangell Mountains By Ned Rozell [fusion_dropcap]T[/fusion_dropcap]he more Tony Fiorillo explores Alaska, the more dinosaur tracks he finds on its lonely ridgetops. The latest examples are the stone footprints of two different dinosaurs near the tiny settlement of Chisana in the Wrangell Mountains. Fiorillo, a dinosaur hunter with the Museum of Nature and [...]
Mystery wolf didn't survive in Alaska By Ned Rozell [fusion_dropcap]A[/fusion_dropcap]n Alaska wolf that disappeared about 12,000 years ago just made another appearance. No one will ever see this wolf, but scientists have found that it was different from Alaska’s wolves of today, and it was not like its Ice-Age contemporaries that lived in, among other [...]
The mystery of 53 dead caribou in the Alaska Range By Ned Rozell [fusion_dropcap]F[/fusion_dropcap]orty-two years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something looked weird, he circled for a closer look. The animals, dozens of them, were dead. The pilot reported what he saw to the [...]
NOAA selects Alaska’s Kachemak Bay as focus for habitat initiative Designation part of watershed effort to rebuild fisheries, improve coastal habitat [fusion_dropcap]N[/fusion_dropcap]OAA is designating Kachemak Bay, Alaska, as its next Habitat Focus Area. Kachemak Bay, located in southern Cook Inlet, is valuable for its recreational, subsistence, and commercial fishing, marine transportation, tourism, and threatened and [...]
Bubble Net Feeding by Humpback Whales in Alaska Bubble Net Feeding in Alaska Occasionally, humpback whales in Southeast Alaska will feed in coordinated groups using bubbles to trap fish at the water’s surface. This behavior is known as bubble net feeding. Bubble net feeding involves anywhere from 4-20 whales all working together to herd schooling [...]
