Fish and Wildlife

The conflict between the state and federal government over National Park Service law enforcement on the Yukon River dates back to a regulatory change in 1996. At a forum on jurisdiction over navigable waters, held in Fairbanks Monday, State Attorney General John Burns cited the policy change as the root of recent tensions between the state and the Park Service.

Photo by Eric Regehr. US Fish and Wildlife.Biologists will have the rare opportunity to study polar bears in the Beaufort Sea at this time of…

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President Obama's pick to direct the US Fish and Wildlife Service got a warm reception on Wednesday from key members of the Senate. Only a handful of…