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Fireweed blooms hindered by foam?

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Foam or saliva-looking substance on seen on flowering plants like fireweed and yarrow.

Spittlebugs galore in Sand Lake area

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

"I am seeing spittlebugs deposits everywhere I look in the Sand Lake area."

Summer of the Fly

We are seeing these little flies every outdoors. I don’t recall them like this in the past.

Goldfish are thriving in a Midtown Anchorage pond. Alaska wildlife biologists want them gone.

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

The fish, likely former aquarium pets, have attracted the attention of invasive-species managers.

Anchorage Daily News

Red Velvet Mite (Family Trombidiidae) Found Near Potters Marsh

Unfamiliar insect found near Potters Marsh, identified as a red velvet mite (family Trombidiidae).

Increase in Red Voles and Gray Shrews

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Increase in red voles and gray shrews, compared to the last three years.

Moose (Alces alces) with Boils on Hind Legs

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Identified by ADFG as skin irritation caused by moose flies, (Haematobosca alcis) bites.

Asian tapeworm found in Alaskan salmon

Hope, Alaska, United States

Scientists recently announced they had found an Asian tapeworm species in pink salmon caught off the coast of the Kenai Peninsula. Listen now

Alaska Public Media

2 Your Health: What to do if you get Swimmer's Itch

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

When temperatures are warm enough, it's a time many Alaskans take their families out swimming. Sometimes the fun comes along with an annoying rash known as 'Swimmer's Itch.'

Moose (Alces alces) with Hair Loss

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

A moose was seen with some of its fur missing.

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