Alaska is a prime location for birdwatchers. Local guides help avian observers check bristle-thighed curlews off their bucket ...

Possibly the most mysterious American seabird, the Kittlitz's murrelet nests in remote, solitary places high in rugged coastal mountains and has always been difficult to spot — in fact, since the ...

evolved to live in the lush coastal rainforests of Alaska and the Queen Charlotte and Vancouver islands. The Center first petitioned for its Endangered Species Act protection in 1994; by 1995, the ...

A marine heat wave has killed approximately half of Alaska ... only species in Alaskan waters undergoing significant changes. Huettmann noted the tufted puffin, a sensitive marine bird, has ...