In the last few years, seasonal transitions in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have become more disruptive. Now every spring, when ...

This is largely due to targeted, extensive legal and illegal commercial hunting in the 19th and 20th centuries. Historically, North Pacific right whales’ range included the Gulf of Alaska ...

Native America Calling: The changing landscape for subsistence hunting and fishing (March 25, 2025) The unpredictable availability of salmon and other fish is putting additional pressures on the ...

A commercial whaling ship left a western Japanese port Monday for the Sea of Okhotsk to hunt 25 fin whales. The crew of the ship, which left Shimonoseki port, plans to start hunting fin whales in the ...

If they want to hunt whale, fine. I am just a bit annoyed that it is our tax money that is funding it. The Japanese word for this practice is “Bakayaro” (sic). The Japanese government stopped serving ...

A look inside Alaska Native villages ... the ice is gone. We go hunt our seals way out here, around this whole area. >> TALAHONGVA: Edgar Tall is the chief of the Native Village of Hooper Bay.

When remnants of Typhoon Merbok hit the Alaska Native village of Hooper Bay in 2022, the impact was immediate and — for this roughly 1,400-person town on the edge of the Bering Sea — disastrous.

In the vast, mysterious depths of our oceans, one of the most fascinating phenomena is unfolding: the intricate transmission of hunting knowledge from adult killer whales (Orcinus orca) to their young ...

In the vast, mysterious depths of our oceans, one of the most fascinating phenomena is unfolding: the intricate transmission of hunting knowledge from adult killer whales (Orcinus orca) to their young ...

Humpback Whale in Alaska (Photo Credit: Cavan-Images) As mentioned, May is prime time for whale watching. Humpbacks, gray whales, and orcas migrate through Alaskan waters on their way north from ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Native Heritage Center healing garden will expand over the next five years, roughly doubling in size, thanks to grant funding. The center was awarded $3.5 million ...