Alaska's 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan Revision is Ready for Public Review!

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) created a draft of Alaska’s 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) (PDF 16,605 kB) with input from a diverse group of fish and wildlife specialists. Every ten years, ADF&G reviews and revises the SWAP to plan for the next ten years of wildlife conservation in Alaska. The 2025 SWAP identifies Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN), key habitats, priority issues/threats, and conservation actions for wildlife in Alaska.

Draft of Alaska’s 2025 State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP) (PDF 16,605 kB)

Opportunity for Public Review

An important part of developing Alaska’s 2025 SWAP is incorporating feedback gathered during public review. This is a chance for the public and other entities and organizations to consider the plan in its entirety and offer feedback. Your feedback is crucial for prioritizing statewide planning efforts and securing funding through programs like State Wildlife Grants.

We have created an electronic survey to make it easier for you to submit your comments. Use of the form is voluntary, and you have the option to provide anonymous responses or include your name if you like. Downloading the draft SWAP document may be helpful, so you can refer to it while providing feedback.

This survey will take about 15-25 minutes to complete depending on your response. You do not need any experience with State Wildlife Action Plans to provide insight for this effort.

We would greatly appreciate your feedback on the draft 2025 SWAP!

Click here to participate: Alaska SWAP Public Feedback Form

Note: All comments must be received by 5:00 p.m. AKST, June 25, 2025 to be considered in the 2025 SWAP revision process. If you have questions or chose not to use the electronic survey, please email comments to: dfg.dwc.swap@alaska.gov.

Current State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP)

Alaska's distinctive geography and climate have given rise to a remarkable diversity of habitats that support a multitude of plant and animal species. However, due to the sheer size and remoteness of Alaska, the status of most nongame wildlife is largely unknown. Filling key information gaps for species that are known or suspected to be declining, but for which little information is available, helps support the TED Program's efforts to proactively conserve and manage wildlife species. Accomplishing this goal requires extensive collaboration and partnering with local, state and federal agencies to maintain diverse and healthy wildlife populations for the benefit of all Alaskans and visitors. Doing so provides direct ecological, economic, aesthetic, scientific, and recreational benefits.

The TED Program's actions are guided by the Alaska State Wildlife Action Plan (SWAP). The SWAP evaluates the status of wildlife populations and recommends actions to conserve wildlife and vital habitat before they become more rare and more costly to protect. Alaska's SWAP is part of an effort by all 50 states and 5 U.S. territories to develop conservation action plans and participate in the State Wildlife Grants (SWG) Program. The SWG Program's purpose is to support state actions that broadly benefit wildlife and habitats, but particularly "Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN)" as identified by each individual state.

SWG funding in Alaska has supported monitoring and research on more than 120 species of greatest conservation need and their habitats

2005 Alaska Wildlife Action Plan (PDF 18,475 kB)
2015 Alaska Wildlife Action Plan (PDF 17,981 kB)

If you have any questions about the SWAP, please contact the Threatened, Endangered, and Diversity Program's Conservation and Management Coordinator, Julie Hagelin (julie.hagelin@alaska.gov).