Three killer whales that had only ever been photographed in Alaskan waters turned up in Seattle’s Elliott Bay, roughly 2,000 ...

A juvenile humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) entangled in the opening to Alaska’s Endicott Arm was successfully freed ...

A pregnant fin whale was found dead on the bow of a cruise ship in Alaska last week. Fin whales are endangered and particularly threatened by vessel strikes.

If you kneel in a patch of early summer tundra and listen closely, you may hear a faint, steady buzz rising from the mosses ...

The Arctic may seem like an unlikely place for life to thrive today, but new fossils from northern Alaska tell a very ...

Environmentalists are seeking Endangered Species Act protections for an Arctic-dwelling bird that has not been documented in Alaska since 2018 ...

The 49th state is home to an astounding variety of wildlife: Some species are present at the highest density anywhere in the world. These animals have the power to captivate locals and visitors alike; ...

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. This event, which began in 2014 as a ...

An empty animal enclosure at the Kroschel Films Wildlife Center in Mosquito Lake, near Haines. It’s been three weeks since the Alaska Department of Fish and Game seized dozens of animals from a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — For nine years, Alaska health officials have been aware of an unusual virus causing rare, relatively mild illnesses in the Fairbanks area. But a recent case in another part of the ...

New research led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks archaeologist reveals that the earliest Native Americans had highly specialized diets, primarily hunting the largest animals on the landscape, and ...