The 50th Anniversary series: Landmark cases
By Dawnell Smith A winning lawsuit can set the stage for legal interpretations...
20 December, 2024
The fourth decade—the fight for salmon and wildlife
By Madison Grosvenor Trustees for Alaska started its fourth decade in the new...
16 August, 2024
Case closed: Supreme Court declines to hear case, ban on brown bear-baiting in the Kenai Refuge stands
By Theresa Soley, communications coordinator Expired bread and donuts stuffed into five-gallon buckets,...
17 March, 2023
Park Service proposes hunting rule protecting wildlife in national park lands in Alaska
The National Park Service released a proposed rule earlier this month that...
20 January, 2023
A court win protects Kenai brown bears—a new rule threatens them
The good news is that a November court win upheld the prohibition...
16 December, 2020
Lawsuit calls out NPS for paving way for destructive hunting practices
We sued the Interior Department and National Park Service for illegally adopting...
26 August, 2020
Alaska News Brief June 2020: Endless pressure, endlessly applied
I came to Trustees as a staff attorney in 2007 and recall...
17 June, 2020
Trump targets wildlife in Alaska
Despite the global pandemic and significant civil unrest, this administration has been...
16 June, 2020
Alaska News Brief May 2020
No, the "discrimination" of oil companies is not a thing You might have...
22 May, 2020
Trump targets wolves
Using planes or helicopters to locate wolves and then land nearby to shoot...
21 August, 2019
Protect bears, wolves now!
Two Alaskans made the news last month after lying about unlawfully killing...
04 September, 2018
Protections for Alaska bears and wolves at risk
[caption id="attachment_5691" align="alignright" width="383"] Brown bear sow and cubs. The Interior wants...
20 July, 2017
Interns on the issues: Does Alaska view wolves as vermin or vital species?
Our summer interns, Kat, Catherine and Hannah, have already jumped into legal research...
30 June, 2017
Predator control in Alaska
"You can't let nature run wild: predator control in Alaska" by Peter...
28 March, 2017
Keeping the wild in wildlife
March 31, 2017 update Court allows 15 groups to have a voice in...
14 February, 2017
Conservation groups join lawsuits on predator control
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 8, 2017 Contacts: Pat Lavin, Alaska Representative, Defenders...
07 February, 2017
New Regulations Protect Predators on Wildlife Refuges
The Fish and Wildlife Service adopted new sport hunting regulations for National...
12 August, 2016
2015 Conservation Victories: The Year in Review
Trustees for Alaska achieved many victories for conservation during 2015 including protection...
23 December, 2015
Predators Protected by New Regulations on National Preserves
The National Park Service adopts new sport hunting regulations in Alaska’s national...
11 November, 2015
40 Years of Defending Alaska – 1974-2014
1974-1984: The First Decade Beirne Homestead Initiative Trustees for Alaska challenged the constitutionality of...
15 December, 2014
State Predator Controls Go Too Far for National Preserves
UPDATE: We have submitted comments on behalf of our clients to the National...
11 November, 2014