Tyler Thompson

May 26, 2021 by Tyler Thompson, KDLG – Dillingham Gabe Dunham with UAF and Alaska Sea Grant at Dillingham’s erosion monitoring site by the sewage lagoon, fall 2019. Dunham was part of the initial Stakes for Stakeholders project in 2016 and continues to support erosion research in the region. (Tyler Thompson/KDLG) Researchers from the University of Alaska …

February 24, 2021 by Tyler Thompson, KDLG – Dillingham Aerial view of braided wetlands and tundra that is typical of the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska. Upper Talarik Creek flows into Lake Iliamna and then the Kvichak River before emptying into Bristol Bay (Photo from the United States Environmental Protection Agency) The United Tribes of Bristol Bay, …

By TYLER THOMPSON, KDLG A common symptom of Brucella in caribou is swelling in the knee, where most of the bacteria is stored. Brucellosis can cause a high fever similar to the flu in people.PHOTO FROM GNWT ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ADF&G State biologists have found an unusual disease among caribou in Southwest Alaska. The disease …