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- Bilateral Walrus MonitoringApril 11, 2013
The Eskimo Walrus Commission has handed in their final report from the 2007 Bilateral Walrus Monitoring Project! » - Downloadable 2011 Beringia Days ProceedingsApril 8, 2013
The 2011 Beringia Days Conference Proceedings will only be available in an electronic version. The Proceedings contain a detailed account of the information presented during the conference. » - Reindeer Bridge of BeringiaApril 1, 2013
"At the turn of the last century a dramatic story unfolded in western Alaska. The heroes of the story were reindeer and reindeer herders... » - Exchanges Unites Land Managers in BeringiaJanuary 24, 2013
This past September, three groups of land managers and researchers working in protected areas across the Russian Federation visited Alaska parks, refuges, and the National Park Service Regional Office. » - Beringia Project Panel Member ChangesJanuary 22, 2013
Welcome Erica Nelson and Thank You Leland Barger, Sr.! »
International Cooperation
- Opportunities for Cooperation Following the Creation of National Park "Beringia" in Chukotka, Russia
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February 21, 2013
On January 17, 2013, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree creating the Russian National Park "Beringia," in the Russian North East region of Chukotka. (See map) This region is directly across the Bering Strait from Alaska, and the national park designation in Russia would create opportunities for the National Park Service (NPS) to work more closely with the region on park-to-park projects. The establishment of a new national park in Russia is especially important to the NPS Alaska Region, as the designation makes federal lands available on the Russian side for inclusion in an International Protected Area spanning the Bering Strait. As one of the primary goals of the Shared Beringian Heritage Program (SBHP), an international agreement would generate stronger ties and more opportunities for residents on both sides. MORE ...Spotlight Spotlight Archives »
- Muskoxen – the Ice Age Survivalists
March 28, 2013
When we think of muskoxen, our mind immediately conjures up images of the frozen and desolate Arctic environment they inhabit. Muskoxen (Ovibos moschatus) are one of the still living Pleistocene megafauna that migrated from Asia to North America across the Bering land bridge between 200,000 and 90,000 years ago. A contemporary of the wooly mammoth this Arctic mammal...MORE...
- Muskoxen – the Ice Age Survivalists
