Birch Creek

A wildlife biologist at Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge presented his findings after studying the kill-rate of moose by wolves in the Yukon Flats.

A dead hare was observed in Interior Alaska that was infested with a native species of tick. Wildlife officials are asking residents to keep an eye out for ticks on pets and for signs of tick infestation in large mammals, such as hair loss in moose.

Water levels are 5 feet below normal.

Smoke from a handful of fires in northeast Alaska and across the border in Canada drifted south to Fairbanks on Tuesday and is expected to linger through Wednesday night.

11-27-12 Still no snow or Yukon ice - Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

11-1-12 Late salmon run - Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

Yukon Flats community dealing with river erosion and landscape changes that are threatening the loss of traditional harvesting areas.

We are worried about the effects of large infestation and about wildlife.

If blazes break out in parts of the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge, firefighters will protect the layers of forest floor and permafrost that hold carbon.