Alaska Fish & Wildlife News
January 2026
Alaska Hare Featured on 2026 Conservation Stamp
The 2026 Conservation Stamp is now available on the ADF&G online store! The Conservation Stamp features species of conservation concern in Alaska, and funds generated support research, monitoring, and education of Alaska’s wildlife.
ADF&G’s biologists work to understand and conserve a broad array of Alaska’s species and their habitats, from little brown bats to beluga whales and Golden Eagles. Additionally, our outreach specialists work to make outdoor skills and conservation education resources available to all Alaskans.
This year’s Conservation Stamp depicts an Alaska hare by Alaska artist and educator Addie Willsrud. Alaska hares appear similar to snowshoe hares at first glance but they are actually significantly larger, nearly three times the size at 10 pounds and over two feet long. Standing upright on their hind feet, they can reach about three feet tall. Alaska hares are endemic to the state - they are only found on the open tundra of Western Alaska. They are also known as tundra hares and tundra bunnies (but they are hares, not rabbits). In winter the Alaska hare turns solid white with black tipped ears, shorter than most hares to prevent heat loss. The massive lagomorphs are mostly solitary and are cousins to both the snowshoe hare and the collared pika. Their populations have declined in recent years, and ADF&G’s biologists are busy trying to conserve and better understand Alaska’s enigmatic giant white hare of the Arctic.
This year’s Alaska hare stamp is a 3x3” sticker that can go on water bottles, laptops, car windows, and more! The Conservation Stamp program has been running since 2017, and funds from the purchase of this year’s Conservation Stamp help conserve Alaska’s most cherished wildlife.
The Threatened, Endangered, and Diversity (TED) Program works proactively with state, federal, and private partners to conserve wildlife species before they become threatened or endangered, to recover species already imperiled, and to keep "common species common.”
Follow the Threatened, Endangered, and Diversity Program on Facebook and Instagram (@adfg_tedprogram) for updates on Alaska’s species of conservation concern.
Species profile for the Alaska Hare
Alaska Fish and Wildlife News article from 2017 on Alaska hare research
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