Exotic animal ownership in Alaska is growing, according to organizers, though few can definitively explain why. Some said the pandemic inspired more interest in novel indoor pets.

Exotic animals are intriguing for a variety of reasons ... Owning sugar gliders is illegal in states like Alaska, California, and Hawaii due to ecological risks non-native species pose to local ...

Researchers are finding ticks in Alaska that haven't historically been here. Some hitchhiked from the Lower 48—but others seem to have settled in.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska is famous for wildlife: moose, bear, whales. Not capuchin monkeys and kinkajous. And the Alaska Board of Game wants it to stay that way. The board considers exotic pet ...

Aug. 15—Wasilla reptile and exotic animal expo pets snake WASILLA — "Personal pets must be in carriers," reads the sign greeting attendees at the All Alaska Reptile and Exotics Expo. Spread ...