This stretch of Northwest Alaska is so wild and so remote, it doesn't see many visitors. But, twice a year, it's paid a visit by the Western Arctic Caribou Herd. At more than 200,000 animals, ...

The Western Arctic Caribou Herd, once the biggest in Alaska, is faltering, having fallen from a high of 490,000 animals in 2003 to only 152,000 as of 2023. But to the east, the Porcupine Caribou ...

About 11,000 of those animals are killed by locals who are out to fill their freezers and feed their families with meat—an Alaska resident can kill five caribou per day in this unit. The rest are ...

The Trump administration announced a plan on June 17 to open nearly 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska to oil and ...

Caribou may not be the most iconic Alaskan animal, but just about anyone who dreams of hunting Alaska has caribou on their radar. It’s hard to argue that a big caribou bull isn’t one of the most ...

In all, caribou numbers in the seven largest of Alaska’s 31 caribou herds have fallen from more than 900,000 to 525,000, the lowest number since 1986, Fullman said.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Collectors seeking caribou antlers had plenty to choose from in the 2015 Hide and Horn auction, a sale of seized animal parts by the state of Alaska.

The Central Arctic Caribou Herd, which has fluctuated widely in its size over the years, peaked in 2010 at 68,000 animals, then shrank to 23,000 in 2016 before increasing to over 34,000 by 2022 ...

Denali bans open fires amid wildfire risks, abandoned kittens found in Houston, Fish & Game surveys caribou herds, and South Fairbanks Park construction begins post-July 4 holiday.

In 1997, a team of wildlife biologists published a paper in The Journal of Wildlife Research showing that population density–simply movements of caribou between the ranges with and without oil ...

On this episode of Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Lisa Grediagin, Supervisor for the Wildlife Division of the Federal Office of Subsistence Management, and Ryan Scott, Director of ...