Born in a log cabin next to the woodstove in western Alaska, Jim Akaran grew up learning about respect for wildlife from his Yup'ik family and elders. He has worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service for 38 years, and served as one of the first Native Liaison Specialists. Listen to his story about working for Yukon Delta and Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuges as a biologist, armorer, and bridge to local communities.

Born in a log cabin next to the woodstove in western Alaska, Jim Akaran grew up learning about respect for wildlife from his Yup'ik family and elders. He has worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service for 38 years, and served as one of the first Native Liaison Specialists. Listen to his story about working for Yukon Delta and Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuges as a biologist, armorer, and bridge to local communities.

Born in a log cabin next to the woodstove in western Alaska, Jim Akaran grew up learning about respect for wildlife from his Yup'ik family and elders. He has worked for the Fish and Wildlife Service for 38 years, and served as one of the first Native Liaison Specialists. Listen to his story about working for Yukon Delta and Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuges as a biologist, armorer, and bridge to local communities. &nbsp;

Jim Akaran

My Life, Wildlife is a new podcast where you’ll meet the passionate, talented people who have dedicated their lives to caring for the wildlife and wild places of Alaska. 

Tune in to hear how these scientists, conservationists, and adventurers spend their days and how they came to live and work in a place like no other. Through their stories, you’ll visit some of the most amazing places in the world – giant mountains, wild rivers, icy seas, and the stunning beauty of the high arctic – and you’ll meet extraordinary wildlife from birds to bears, fish to frogs to foxes, walruses to whales, and everything in between. 

Brought to you by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region. New episodes every Thursday beginning on Earth Day, April 22, 2021.

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My Life, Wildlife is a new podcast where you’ll meet the passionate, talented people who have dedicated their lives to caring for the wildlife and wild places of Alaska. Tune in to hear how these scientists, conservationists, and adventurers spend their days and how they came to live and work in a place like no other. Through their stories, you’ll visit some of the most amazing places in the world – giant mountains, wild rivers, icy seas, and the stunning beauty of the high arctic – and you’ll meet extraordinary wildlife from birds to bears, fish to frogs to foxes, walruses to whales, and everything in between. Brought to you by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Region. New episodes every Thursday beginning on Earth Day, April 22, 2021.

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Jim Akaran

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