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Some caribou bounced away from roads, moved back and forth without crossing, or traced along the roads. On average, the study found caribou that came in contact with roads were delayed nine days from their normal migrations.
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According to Fraley, now sheefish can be found as far north as Point Hope and as far south as Shishmaref, a significant increase over what was previously thought to be their range. And there's a reason for it.
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Federal and state biologists, land managers, subsistence users and community members discussed a multitude of topics. The presentations help the council make recommendations to the Federal Subsistence Board who, in turn, manage subsistence on federal lands.
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The Alaska Federation of Natives has passed a resolution that advocates for broad changes in state and federal subsistence policies.
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For the first time, nominations for Federal Subsistence Board seats will come from federally-recognized tribes in Alaska.
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“It's for promoting local foods and living off the land, trying to encourage younger people and everybody just to go out and harvest and eat healthier,” Tessier said.
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Carter said that the lack of baseline data could be detrimental, especially as climate change heats Arctic waters.
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A lawmaker from Kotzebue is seeking to amend the Alaska Constitution to resolve a longstanding conflict between the state and federal government on subsistence management. But multiple Alaska Native groups and Northwest Arctic leaders are speaking out against the measure.
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Local and regional advisory councils, along with the Western Arctic Caribou Herd Working Group, submitted multiple proposals recommending the board dramatically reduce the harvest. Right now, residents can harvest five caribou per day. The proposals encouraged cutting that to four caribou per year, one of which can be a cow.
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A Northwest Arctic regional subsistence group voted to oppose the Ambler Road project. That’s the controversial 200-mile industrial corridor that would stretch west from the Dalton Highway to gain access to a region speculated to have high concentrations of copper and other metals.