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Birding
Hotlines around
ALASKA
907.338.BIRD (Anchorage)
907.235.7337 (Homer)
907.224.2325 (Seward)
907.451.9213 (Fairbanks)
907.262.2300 (Central Kenai Peninsula) |
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| Big Bucks Bid for Bear
Abode |
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©
Marc Webber, USFWS |
The Chukchi is one of the most productive ocean ecosystems
in the world; habitat for Pacific walrus, millions of
seabirds and waterfowl, four species of ice seals, several
species of endangered whales, and half of America’s
polar bears. This past February, the US Department of
the Interior held the first of several planned oil and
gas lease sales on nearly 30 million acres of the Chukchi
Sea—an area the size of Pennsylvania.
READ
MORE about the Chukchi Sea and what Audubon is doing.
TAKE
ACTION by contacting your Senators.
DONATE
NOW to Audubon Alaska and help us defend the Chukchi. |
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| Chiniak Bay Gets Global
IBA Status |
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© David Menke, USFWS |
Chiniak Bay, off of Kodiak Island, is one of a group of
sites in Alaska recently recognized as globally-significant
Important Bird Areas (IBAs). This is the highest designation
an IBA can get! Chiniak Bay supports at least 23 seabird
colonies during the summer, and it provides wintering
habitat for Steller’s Eiders, Emperor Geese, and
Yellow- billed Loons, among others. A number of other
species, such as the Black Oystercatcher, Marbled Murrelet,
Peregrine Falcon, and Bald Eagle, are year-round residents.
READ
ALL ABOUT IT in the Kodiak Daily Mirror.
GET THE SCOOP on Alaska's
IBAs.
DONATE
NOW to support Audubon's conservation work in Alaska.
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| Birding Maps Now Available! |
Just in time for spring migration, birding maps are
now available for the greater Anchorage, Fairbanks,
and Kodiak areas. All three maps include local bird
checklists and site descriptions for dozens of local
birding hot spots.
CLICK
HERE for more information. |
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| BLM Decision for Teshekpuk
Still Pending |
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Gerrit Vyn, The Macaulay Library of the Cornell
Lab of Ornithology |
The federal Bureau of Land Management is still reviewing
public comments on its plans to open Teshekpuk Lake
and surrounding lands on the North Slope for oil and
gas development. Teshekpuk is one of the most sensitive
and important wetlands in the Arctic, providing habitat
for tens of thousands of calving caribou, shorebirds,
and molting geese, including more than a dozen Alaska
WatchList species.
READ
MORE about Teshekpuk Lake.
WRITE
AN EMAIL to Congress and the Secretary of the Interior.
SEE
PICTURES of Teshekpuk Lake on the Field and Stream
website.
DONATE
NOW to Audubon Alaska and help us protect Teshekpuk
Lake and wildlands across the Great State. |
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| Tongass Forest: Last Chance
for Temperate Rainforest |
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© John Schoen |
The Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is our
nation’s largest national forest. Nearly 17 million acres
in size, it encompasses the largest intact temperate rainforest
on earth, and it is home to abundant fish and wildlife,
including Marbled Murrelets, brown bears, and all five
species of Pacific salmon. But conservation of the Tongass
is at a critical juncture. This is our last chance to
protect temperate rainforest at an ecosystem scale.
READ
MORE about the Tongass National Forest.
VIEW
A SLIDESHOW of Tongass photographs.
CHECK
OUT National Geographic’s recent article on the Tongass.
READ
OUR CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT for the Tongass. |
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Alaska
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Anchorage, AK 99501
phone: 907.276.7034 | fax: 907.276.5069
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