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Protect wolves at Denali National Park, wildlife activists plead

The wolf pack that has enchanted thousands of visitors at Alaska’s Denali National Park did not produce any pups this year and its members have dispersed widely across the park, says a petition seeking to ban hunting and trapping along the park’s northeastern boundary, where a female wolf was fatally snared earlier this year. Continue reading

Moose Shortage on the Kenai Peninsula; Habitat or Predatory Related?

[large thumbnail url="moose-shortage-on-the-kenai-peninsula-habitat-or-predatory-related" filename="news" year="2011" month="10" day="07"] [thumbnail icon url="moose-shortage-on-the-kenai-peninsula-habitat-or-predatory-related" filename="news" year="2011" month="10" day="07"] Aerial wolf control on the Kenai Peninsula: a controversial solution to low moose populations is just one of the proposals that has state biologists and environmental and animal conservation groups on opposite ends.

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Aerial wolf hunting on the Kenai Peninsula?

[large thumbnail url="aerial-wolf-hunting-on-the-kenai-peninsula" filename="news" year="2011" month="09" day="23"] [thumbnail icon url="aerial-wolf-hunting-on-the-kenai-peninsula" filename="news" year="2011" month="09" day="23"] John Toppenberg from the Peninsula Clarion reveals details about plans to use aerial wolf-hunting on the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska

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Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for Rare Alaskan Wolf

[large thumbnail url="endangered-species-act-protection-sought-for-rare-alaskan-wolf" filename="news" year="2011" month="08" day="12"] [thumbnail icon url="endangered-species-act-protection-sought-for-rare-alaskan-wolf" filename="news" year="2011" month="08" day="12"] SITKA, Alaska (Greenpeace) — The Center for Biological Diversity and Greenpeace petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to give Endangered Species Act protection to the Alexander Archipelago wolf, a rare subspecies of gray wolf found only in the old-growth forests of Southeast Alaska.

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Citizen group asks Alaska Fish and Game not to kill wolves

[large thumbnail url="citizen-group-asks-alaska-fish-and-game-not-to-kill-wolves" filename="news" year="2011" month="03" day="30"] [thumbnail icon url="citizen-group-asks-alaska-fish-and-game-not-to-kill-wolves" filename="news" year="2011" month="03" day="30"] According to a story posted on the Alaska Public Radio Network web site, a citizen group has asked Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game not to kill a pack of wolves which call a popular local state park home.

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Thanksgiving flashback: Wolf fishes for salmon – just like the bears

© Paul Stinsa

© Paul Stinsa

Recalling a fascinating wolf story from 2007:

Brooks River Falls in Katmai National Park & Preserve - An amateur wildlife photographer captures stunning shots of a wolf using bear fishing techniques to efficiently snag herself more than a dozen salmon from an Alaskan river.

When a lone, female wolf appeared at the Brooks River Falls in Katmai National Park & Preserve this summer and began catching sockeye salmon as if she were the most efficient of brown bears, photographer Paul Stinsa didn’t know what to think.

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Alaskan wildlife agents encourage wolf precautions

[large thumbnail url="conservationists-intervene-in-frivolous-anti-mexican-gray-wolf-lawsuit" filename="news" year="2010" month="11" day="18"] [thumbnail icon url="conservationists-intervene-in-frivolous-anti-mexican-gray-wolf-lawsuit" filename="news" year="2010" month="11" day="18"] JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Wildlife Conservation team are asking base residents to increase their personal safety measures and responsibilities regarding safety from wolf.

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NTSB releases report on crash which killed Gordon Haber

[large thumbnail url="conservationists-intervene-in-frivolous-anti-mexican-gray-wolf-lawsuit" filename="news" year="2010" month="11" day="15"] [thumbnail icon url="conservationists-intervene-in-frivolous-anti-mexican-gray-wolf-lawsuit" filename="news" year="2010" month="11" day="15"] According to the Anchorage Daily News the NTSB has released their report regarding the plane crash which killed well-known wolf advocate, Gordon Haber. 

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Alaska Supreme Court upholds state’s predator program

[large thumbnail url="alaska-supreme-court-upholds-states-predator-program" filename="news" year="2010" month="08" day="10"] [thumbnail icon url="alaska-supreme-court-upholds-states-predator-program" filename="news" year="2010" month="08" day="10"] The Alaska Supreme Court has upheld the state’s predator control programs, ruling they mesh with the state constitution’s mandate to manage wildlife for sustained yield.

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Judge rejects Alaska’s Unimak plan, but sets hearing

[large thumbnail url="judge-rejects-alaskas-unimak-plan-but-sets-hearing" filename="news" year="2010" month="06" day="07"] [thumbnail icon url="judge-rejects-alaskas-unimak-plan-but-sets-hearing" filename="news" year="2010" month="06" day="07"] A federal judge refused to issue Alaska a temporary restraining order on Thursday, June 3 and instead scheduled a hearing for Monday, June 7.

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USFWS responds to Alaska’s concerns about island wolves and caribou

[large thumbnail url="usfws-responds-to-alaskas-concerns-about-island-wolves-and-caribou" filename="news" year="2010" month="05" day="25"] [thumbnail icon url="usfws-responds-to-alaskas-concerns-about-island-wolves-and-caribou" filename="news" year="2010" month="05" day="25"] Alaska announced their intention to shoot wolves on Unimak Island, which they plan to begin by June 1, but the land is Federally owned and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service published a press release announcing their response.

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Alaska plans to shoot island wolves on federal refuge

[large thumbnail url="alaska-plans-to-shoot-island-wolves-on-federal-refuge" filename="news" year="2010" month="05" day="25"] [thumbnail icon url="alaska-plans-to-shoot-island-wolves-on-federal-refuge" filename="news" year="2010" month="05" day="25"] Unimak Island, a 1,571 square miles and the largest of the Aleutians, is home to caribou and about four packs of wolves and it’s Federal-controlled.

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Alaskan wolves hit hard by winter traffic

[large thumbnail url="alaskan-wolves-hit-hard-by-winter-traffic" filename="news" year="2010" month="05" day="12"] [thumbnail icon url="alaskan-wolves-hit-hard-by-winter-traffic" filename="news" year="2010" month="05" day="12"] The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that at least six wolves died after being struck by cars near the state’s biggest city.

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Al Barrette’s nomination rejected by Alaska State Legislature

[large thumbnail url="al-barrettes-nomination-rejected-by-alaska-state-legislature" filename="news" year="2010" month="04" day="12"] [thumbnail icon url="al-barrettes-nomination-rejected-by-alaska-state-legislature" filename="news" year="2010" month="04" day="12"] April 9, 2010 was a victory for scientifically influenced wildlife management as Al Barrette, nominated to serve on the Alaska Board of Game, had his appointment rejected by the Alaska State Legislature.

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Rejected Alaska board nominee shown in wolf-skinning video

[large thumbnail url="alaska-board-member-shown-in-wolf-skinning-video" filename="news" year="2010" month="04" day="12"] [thumbnail icon url="alaska-board-member-shown-in-wolf-skinning-video" filename="news" year="2010" month="04" day="12"] An Associated Press article reports that Al Barrette, rejected nominee to the Alaska Board of Game, is featured in a video showing him skinning a wolf and citing the bible to explain man’s dominion over animals.

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