POSITION TITLE: wildlife biologist

Hiring Organization/Employer:  Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation
Application Deadline:  6/30/2026
Education Required:  
Location:  Dillingham, Alaska
Website Link/URL:   http://wildlife.alaska.gov

Description:  

 This position manages all terrestrial wildlife in the northern Bristol Bay area, covering about 20,000 square miles. Responsibilities include overseeing the Mulchatna caribou herd, administering hunting and trapping seasons, addressing nuisance wildlife and public safety issues, and providing expert advice on wildlife populations and their management for conservation. A shared Wildlife Biologist II in Dillingham assists the incumbent. 

Compensation & Benefits:  

$3,957.60 Biweekly

Responsibilities:  

 Based in Dillingham (a significant rural population center), this position oversees wildlife management programs in Game Management Unit 17, including the Mulchatna caribou herd. Responsibilities include managing an active predation control program to bolster a critical caribou population relied upon as a major food source. It is the contact for hunting & trapping information, licenses, permits, and collecting harvest information primarily on bear, caribou, and moose from the public's hunting and subsistence activities. Daily work environment spans from report writing, data analysis, and interacting with stakeholders to conducting wildlife surveys, investigations, and capturing and handling wildlife. This position supervises one Wildlife Biologist 2 and one Program Technician. 

•Requires frequent travel within the management area and state.
•Requires the use of firearms and the ability to fly in small fixed-wing and rotor aircraft in mountainous environments.
•Requires occasional work at night and on weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:  

  1. Designing and implementing effective wildlife management programs for large game populations including conducting field work. 
  2. Capturing, immobilizing, and performing physical examinations of various large mammal species.
  3. Completing data analysis, performing population modeling, setting sustainable harvest goals, and producing data summaries and technical reports.
  4. Proficiency with firearms and experience/ability to fly in small aircraft in mountainous terrain.
  5. Experience in addressing public and stakeholder inquiries on complex issues or regulations through both oral and written communication, such as explaining trapping and hunting regulations, processes for obtaining hunting permits, regulatory procedures, intensive management, and matters concerning public access.

 

How to Apply:  

 

 

To view the general description and example of duties for a Wildlife Biologist 3 please

 go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs