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Alaska

June 2024

  • A moose nuzzles her calf under a US flag.

    Baby moose saved from ‘sure demise’ in Alaska lake as mother looks on

  • Two huge cruise ships in a large sound with tree-clad mountains in the background

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    Alaska limits cruise ship passengers in capital city after 1.6m visitors last year

May 2024

  • body of water with snowy mountains beyond

    Big oil uncovered
    Young Alaskans sue state over fossil fuel project they claim violates their rights

    Plaintiffs claim $38.7bn gas export project, which would triple state’s greenhouse gas emissions, infringes constitutional rights
  • Bright orange streams flowing in the middle of a vast mountain range

    Alaskan rivers turning orange due to climate change, study finds

    As frozen ground below the surface melts, exposed minerals such as iron are giving streams a rusty color that pose a risk to wildlife
    • I became a man in the Alaskan wilderness – just not in the way you might think

    • Climber dies after falling during solo attempt of North America’s tallest peak

    • Grizzly bear seriously injures man in Wyoming’s Grand Teton national park

April 2024

  • A commercial fisherman collects sockeye salmon

    Alaska has a plan to save its salmon but some Native leaders are wary

    A new approach aims to restore fish levels in the Yukon River but some feel it unfairly targets traditional practices while failing to tackle huge losses to industrial fishing in the ocean
  • Aerial view of dramatic snow-capped mountains.

    Body of climber who died after 1,000ft fall recovered from Alaska mountain

    Robbi Mecus, 52, and climbing partner, who was rescued and hospitalized, fell from Mount Johnson in Denali national park
    • Plane crashes into river in Alaska, officials say

    • Intimate portraits of Indigenous Alaskans – in pictures

    • Biden administration moves to restrict oil and gas leases on 13m acres in Alaska

March 2024

  • Dallas Seavey celebrates his record sixth victory in the Iditarod race

    Dallas Seavey wins record sixth Iditarod title but race marred by dog deaths

  • Official restart of the 52nd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow<br>Nicolas Petit and his dog team take part in the official restart of the 52nd Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in Willow, Alaska, U.S. March 3, 2024. REUTERS/Kerry Tasker TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

    A moose attack, an injured dog, an improper gutting: drama at Alaska’s Iditarod, explained

  • Dallas Seavey is a five-time champions of the Iditarod

    Iditarod Dog Race musher punished for failing to properly gut moose he killed

  • Dallas Seavey has won the Iditarod Trail Dog Sled Race five times.

    Iditarod musher kills moose with handgun after altercation with dogs

February 2024

  • A man examines a dead humpback whale on a beach

    The age of extinction
    Did a marine heatwave cause 7,000 humpback whales to starve to death?

    Populations were recovering, but a new study reveals that numbers dropped by 20% coinciding with a period of record temperatures in the North Pacific
  • Martin Compston and Phil MacHugh, both with matching fancy jackets and waistcoats and both grinning, stand on a walkway with houses, mountains and a river behind them

    TV tonight
    TV tonight: Martin Compston and pal head to Scandinavia for a Norwegian Fling

    The Line of Duty actor and Phil MacHugh go skiing and meet the country’s youngest MP. Plus: The Great Escape: The True Story. Here’s what to watch this evening
  • A red-backed vole is held during a survey of plant and animal life in Juneau, Alaska

    Alaskapox: elderly man becomes first known death from virus

    The virus recently discovered in Alaska is transmitted from small mammals and symptoms normally include a rash and muscle pain

January 2024

  • A double-hulled, twin-masted Polynesian sailing canoe about 19 metres long

    Seascape: the state of our oceans
    Off the charts: how a Polynesian canoe inspired a renaissance in traditional seafaring

    The Hōkūleʻa’s oceanic voyages, navigated by the stars, have led other Indigenous people to revive their own ancient traditions – and serve as a call to action on the climate
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