On this week's Friday Furcast, Ellie Baty explains what Anchorage Animal Care and Control is doing to combat a feline virus going around, introduces us to a sweet 6-year-old boy in Fairbanks and spends the day with the unofficial mascot of Anchorage.
Several members of a family traveling outside of Auke Bay have been transported to the hospital with serious injuries after colliding with a whale, NOAA Fisheries said.
Researchers tracked penguins “in four seasons with contrasting sea-ice conditions.” During an ice-free season, the animals were able to swim more and walk less, which is more efficient because penguins swim faster than they walk.
A senior golden retriever has become the oldest-known dog of her breed in the world, according to a dedication to her on the GoldHeart Golden Retrievers Rescue Facebook page.
A young gray whale that captured the attention of Alaskans as it finally swam free from where it was stranded in Twentymile River has likely died, NOAA Fisheries said.
A young gray whale that has been stranded in a section of Twentymile River near Girdwood has finally swum outside of a shallow section of the river and towards Turnagain Arm Wednesday night.
A young gray whale has been stranded in Twentymile River near Girdwood for several days but scientists say there may be hope for the whale next week as tides substantially rise.
The Iditarod announced a partnership with long-time Iditarod supporter David Pike, to create the Pike Dog Wellness First Initiative in order to help out the mushing community during the COVID-19 pandemic, has launched a $50,000 fund.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Recovery Implementation Task Force is hosting a beluga whale naming contest, hunkered down style.
The letter to Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart was signed by representatives of advocacy groups Defenders of Wildlife, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council and the Center for Biological Diversity.
Researcher Tom Smith of Brigham Young University says aerial infrared detection flights found fewer than half the dens eventually confirmed from the ground.
The Center for Biological Diversity on Thursday petitioned to provide protections to harbor seals that live at Iliamna Lake in southwest Alaska. Biologist Kristin Carden says without more protections, the seals could go extinct.
A young bull moose is wandering around the City of Kenai with snare wire wrapped around its snout. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is asking for the public's help in locating the animal.
Lead author John Piatt of the U.S. Geological Survey says common murres were ambushed by effects of the marine heatwave that raised ocean temperatures for more than 700 days.
A ten year old girl in Anchorage is focusing on giving instead of getting for her birthday this year, forgoing gifts in the name of helping animals in need.
