Fifty-three years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something ...

Scientists believe it was a lightning strike that likely killed the animals at a site about 33 miles southwest of Delta ...

“Particularly the large migratory herds, including the Western Arctic herd, have shown significant drops in population ...

Because of a complex mechanism known as “Arctic amplification,” Alaska is warming two to three times faster than the world as ...

Experts not involved with the study agreed that the discovery was significant. There are “just very, very, very few” dog ...

Bids for oil exploration rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain will be opened on Jan. 10, a day later ...

Caribou are found in North America and are native to Alaska. They are wild animals that travel in herds throughout Alaska and Canada. To find enough food, they have to keep moving. Large herds ...

The Bureau of Land Management, the division of Interior that will oversee the sale, said the acreage on offer will avoid areas important to polar bear denning and caribou calving. Alaska's elected ...

has stated that the offered acreage will exclude zones critical for polar bear dens and caribou calving grounds. Alaska's elected officials have long advocated for drilling in the reserve to boost ...