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Human skull found nearly 50 years after man mauled to death by bear while hiking

Gary Frank Sotherden was reported missing in the late 1970s. A skull was later discovered by hunters in 1997 along the Porcupine River in Alaska, US, but police couldn't extract any DNA

Daily Mirror

Polar bear that killed a mother and her baby son in Alaska 'was in poor health'

The pair were mauled to death as they walked from school to a medical clinic

Wales Online

Human skull found in Alaska two decades ago belongs to man mauled by bear in 1976

Nearly 50 years after Gary Sotherden vanished while hiking in the remote Alaska interior, the mystery of his death has been solved through DNA

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Polar bear in fatal Alaska attack was in poor health

Officials say a polar bear that killed a young mother and her baby Jan. 17 in western Alaska was likely an older animal in poor physical condition

The Independent UK

U.S. shoots downs Chinese balloon off South Carolina coast

U.S. defense and military officials said Saturday that the balloon entered the U.S. air defense zone north of the Aleutian Islands on Jan. 28 and moved largely over land across Alaska and then into Canadian airspace in the Northwest Territories on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times

A skull found in 1997 in remote part of Alaska actually belongs to a New York man

Alaska authorities say a skull found in a remote part of the state’s Interior in 1997 belongs to a New York man who likely died in a bear mauling

The Independent UK

Skull found in '97 in remote Alaska belongs to New York man

Alaska authorities say a skull found in a remote part of the state’s Interior in 1997 belongs to a New York man who likely died in a bear mauling

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Alaskan Natives, Alaska Airlines, and Alaskan students.

Reason

In rare veto, EPA halts Alaska mine

Mining waste would have jeopardized the world’s largest sockeye salmon run

Salon

Biden administration recommends major Alaska oil project

The Biden administration has issued a long-awaited study that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope

The Independent UK

Outrage as US government advances $8bn Alaska oil drilling plan

Interior department report recommends scaled-back version of ConocoPhillips’ Willow project despite Biden campaign pledge

The Guardian - US

Biden blocks Pebble gold mine in salmon-rich area of Alaska

The Biden administration banned the dumping of mining waste near Bristol Bay, Alaska, issuing a decree that thwarts longstanding plans to extract gold, copper and molybdenum because of potential harm to the region’s thriving sockeye salmon industry.

Tribune News Service

Feds use rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has effectively vetoed a proposed open-pit copper and gold mine in a remote region of southwest Alaska that supports the world’s largest sockeye salmon fishery

The Independent UK

EPA blocks mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed - Roll Call

A proposed gold and copper mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay watershed will be vetoed by the EPA in a decision to be announced Tuesday.

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‘The story was so remarkable’: what happened after a devastating climbing accident

In a fascinating new book, climber and author Michael Wejchert tells of two couples, remote mountains in Alaska and the tragedy that followed

Tribune News Service

Now is your chance to nab a permit to watch McNeil River bears feast on salmon this summer

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — If you're intent on seeing some of Alaska's brown bears mow down migrating salmon this summer, now is the time to enter the McNeil River bear viewing lottery.

WEKU

The U.S. reinstates road and logging restrictions on the largest national forest

A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.

The Independent UK

US reinstates road, logging restrictions on Alaska forest

The federal government is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the country’s largest national forest in southeast Alaska

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US airlines ranked from worst to best

Delta Air Lines takes top spot with Alaska Airlines second, Southwest remains high despite holiday meltdown

Tribune News Service

Dunleavy says he wants Alaska to be the nation’s ‘most pro-life state’

JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he wanted to make Alaska “the most pro-life state in the entire country” during his annual address to the Legislature, marking the Republican governor’s second term in office.

Zenger

Alaskan Wolves Have Eaten So Many Deers They’re Now Hunting Sea Otters

Scientists claim that wolves have recently turned to sea otters as their primary prey.

WEKU

How an Alaskan 'puppy bus' went viral on TikTok

In the small city of Skagway, there's a one-of-a-kind bus service, that is designed for a very particular type of customer — puppies.

Tribune News Service

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Polar bear's fatal attack on young mother and son leaves Northwest Alaska community reeling

The Independent UK

Rare attack in Alaska renews interest in polar bear patrols

A polar bear attack that killed a mother and her 1-year-old son in far western Alaska this week underscores the risks of living alongside the world's largest land carnivores and has renewed interest in prevention programs known as bear patrols

Tribune News Service

Polar bear's fatal attack on young mother and son leaves Northwest Alaska community reeling

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two days after a polar bear killed a 24-year-old woman and her year-old son in the Bering Strait village of Wales, community members continued to grieve as questions linger over what may have contributed to the fatal mauling.

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