Alaska Public Media

Seal hunting regulations on St. Paul Island show a new path for federal marine mammal protection

Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the conservation law that prohibits the killing of marine mammals. It does have an exception for Alaska Native people, and ...
Alaska Public Media

St. Paul Island is relying on costly charter flights as the community waits for regular air service

Traveling to St. Paul Island has never been easy, but this summer was particularly tough. The Bering Sea community lost its main air carrier in August, and they've struggled to find a replacement.
New York Post

Tiny Alaskan island in panic over possible rat sighting — which could spark disastrous chain reaction in their ecosystem

A tiny Alaskan island known as the “Galapagos of the North” with a population of just 350 is in a panic over a singular rat that may not even exist. Residents of the St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea ...
AOL

Tiny Alaskan island known as the ‘Galapagos of the North’ in panic over possible rat sighting

A tiny Alaskan island known as the “Galapagos of the North” with a population of just 350 is in a panic over a singular rat that may not even exist. Residents of the St. Paul Island in the Bering Sea ...
Alaska Dispatch News

St. Paul in Alaska’s Pribilof Islands goes into hunker down after confirming first COVID-19 case

The Bering Sea community of St. Paul issued an emergency hunker down ordinance Thursday after confirming its first case of COVID-19. An essential worker who initially tested negative before traveling ...
Seattle Times

Into the ice: Snow crab decline hits Bering Sea island community of St. Paul

This story is part of The Seattle Times’ coverage of the effects of climate change in the Bering Sea. It was reported in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Pulitzer Center’s Connected ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Remote St. Paul closes its police department

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The village of St. Paul in the Pribilof Islands has closed its police department. The Anchorage Daily News (http://is.gd/Xkb43l) says the ...
Yahoo

Guardians accused of killing 2-year-old boy in their St. Paul Island home, troopers say

Dec. 30—A couple is accused of killing a 2-year-old boy who was in their care in St. Paul, Alaska State Troopers said Wednesday. Joshua Rukovishnikoff was flown to an Anchorage hospital on Dec. 12 ...
Southeast Missourian

Bird watchers from as far away as Britain flocking to Alaska

ST. PAUL ISLAND, Alaska -- British birder Annie Andreae bristles at being called a "twitcher" -- friendly slang in England for someone who will drop everything at the drop of a hat to get a glimpse at ...
NPR

Alaskan Woman Spends Last Months Of Pregnancy In Isolation To Prevent COVID-19 Spread

The nearest hospital to St. Paul Island, Alaska, in the middle of the Bering Sea, is 800 miles away. There is a clinic on the island, so most prenatal appointments happen there. Pregnant women usually ...
Alaska Dispatch News

Into the ice: Snow crab decline hits Bering Sea island community of St. Paul

Last in a series. These stories were reported in partnership with the Seattle Times and the Pulitzer Center’s Connected Coastlines reporting initiative. Additional support from KUCB public media in ...