In a place where hunting and fishing are still part of day-to-day life, these views of animals remain very much in action. These essays - based on information shared over twenty years at community meetings, regional gatherings, and discussions with elders - focus on some of the most important species (including moose, bears, seals, salmon, and birds) and how relations with these species have both changed and remained the same over the past two decades. Animals are not viewed as resources but as co-inhabitants of a sentient world and as nonhuman persons responsive to thoughts, words and deeds. Yup'ik people of southwest Alaska believe that all animals, even tiny insects, possess minds. Join Alaska Wildlife Alliance for this special Wildlife Wednesday conversation with Ann Fienup-Riordan, one of the authors of "Nunakun-gguq Ciutengqertut, They Say They Have Ears Through the Ground: Animal Essays from Southwest Alaska". He eventually settled at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge in 2001 where he continues to work as a wildlife biologist. Since then, he worked as the bander-in-charge at the fledgling Alaska Bird Observatory, trained banders during several temporary stints with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and established and operated MAPS stations for Denali National Park, Alaska Peninsula/Becharof National Wildlife Refuge and Izembek National Wildlife Refuge. His professional interest in birds began at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. Learn about his discoveries over the past four years of hummingbird field work, how you can invite hummingbirds to your home, and what the future may hold in a changing climate.Įskelin is a Wildlife Biologist with the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. Did you know there are multiple species of hummingbirds on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska? Watch this virtual presentation with Todd Eskelin as he discusses the current and future status of Anna’s Hummingbirds in Southcentral Alaska.
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