WASHINGTON As a decision from the Biden administration on the Willow oil development project nears, a group of North Slope leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., this month to advocate for its approval, emphasizing that their communities stand to gain billions if it is developed.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) For isolated communities at the top of the world, keeping the planet’s largest land predators polar bears out of town is key to coexistence. That can mean patrolling for the animals by snowmobile or four-wheeler, shooing them away with spotlights or a revved engine, or hazing them with beanbag shotguns.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) For isolated communities at the top of the world, keeping the planet s largest land predators polar bears out of town is key to coexistence.