Alaska Public Media

An Alaska whale expert's message in a bottle washed up in Scotland, years after his death

Sandsend Beach in Shapinsay, Scotland. Julie Watkins and Dug Turner found the bottle here while walking their dogs. In April, Julie Watkins and Dug Turner were walking their dogs on Sandsend Beach, ...
WGHP

Shooting stuns indigenous whaling village on Alaska’s desolate North Slope

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A shooting that ...
Alaska Public Media

Do you ever hear whale sounds? This biologist wants you to tell him about them

Fred Sharpe has studied humpback whales in Alaska for more than three decades. He’s particularly interested in the sounds they make – and what they mean. Lately, the biologist has been focusing on the ...
KCRW

The Global Agenda on Whaling

In Alaska this week, the International Whaling Commission has been holding its annual meeting where conservation-minded countries have faced off once again with nations that want to catch more whales.

Alaska's 'Mammoth discovery' debunked: Ancient whale bones misidentified for decades

For more than seven decades, they sat in a university museum as prized specimens: two ancient bones that appeared to belong ...