Researchers examining climate change effects on AK hunters

BETHEL, Alaska (AP) – A University of Alaska Fairbanks study says climate

change is having significant impacts on subsistence hunting and travel in communities across Alaska.

Assistant professor

Todd Brinkman led a team of researchers who collected data and gathered information

from residents in four Alaska villages: Fort Yukon,

Venetie, Wainwright and Kaktovik. Brinkman

said the residents reported challenges in accessing subsistence resources brought on by

changing weather patterns starting in 2010, KYUK-AM reported.

According to the study, 60 percent of the 47 relationships identified betwee...