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	<title>HOWL Colorado &#187; Eye On: ALASKA</title>
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		<title>Judge rejects Alaska&#8217;s Unimak plan, but sets hearing</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/06/07/judge-rejects-alaskas-unimak-plan-but-sets-hearing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A federal judge refused to issue Alaska a temporary restraining order on Thursday, June 3 and instead scheduled a hearing for Monday, June 7.

The state wants to remove wolves from caribou calving grounds and boost numbers for the herd in the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.
However, Judge H. Russel Holland refused Alaska&#8217;s request for a temporary [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska sues feds over controversial Unimak wolf control</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/05/31/alaska-sues-feds-over-controversial-unimak-wolf-control/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 May 2010 23:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service warned Alaska not to trespass, which would have been the ultimate result of the proposed wolf cull on Unimak Island, the state has responded by filing a lawsuit against the Federal government.

The plan was to kill wolves near the caribou calving grounds on Unimak Island. The problem for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USFWS responds to Alaska&#8217;s concerns about island wolves and caribou</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/05/25/usfws-responds-to-alaskas-concerns-about-island-wolves-and-caribou/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:38:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Responds to State Concerns About Caribou Management
May 24, 2010 &#8211; contact: Bruce Woods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska plans to shoot island wolves on federal refuge</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/05/25/alaska-plans-to-shoot-island-wolves-on-federal-refuge/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/05/25/alaska-plans-to-shoot-island-wolves-on-federal-refuge/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2010 16:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s Federal-controlled.

Alaska officials believe the low levels of caribou on the island constitutes a conservation emergency and are planning to reduce the wolf population by the beginning of June. They plan to kill wolves which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaskan wolves hit hard by winter traffic</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/05/12/alaskan-wolves-hit-hard-by-winter-traffic/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/05/12/alaskan-wolves-hit-hard-by-winter-traffic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 22:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Anchorage Daily News is reporting that at least six wolves died after being struck by cars near the state&#8217;s biggest city.

At least six wolves were killed by cars along a roughly half-mile stretch of the Glenn Highway outside of Anchorage last winter and fall, with wolf experts saying they&#8217;ve never seen that kind of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaskan official accuses Park Service of &#8220;internal agenda&#8221; after it closes hunting</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/16/alaskan-official-accuses-park-service-of-internal-agenda-after-it-closes-hunting/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/16/alaskan-official-accuses-park-service-of-internal-agenda-after-it-closes-hunting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Apr 2010 20:35:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alaskan officials aren&#8217;t pleased that the National Park Service has closed sport wolf hunting and trapping  in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. 

Tim Mowry published an article on the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Web site about the National Park Service&#8217;s decision, and the local reactions to the federal entity interceding in what they feel is a state issue.
FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Al Barrette&#8217;s nomination rejected by Alaska State Legislature</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/12/al-barrettes-nomination-rejected-by-alaska-state-legislature/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/12/al-barrettes-nomination-rejected-by-alaska-state-legislature/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:59:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.

Barrette was nominated for the appointment by Alaska Governor Sean Parnell, but when faced with confirmation by the state Legislature on April 9, his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rejected Alaska board nominee shown in wolf-skinning video</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/12/alaska-board-member-shown-in-wolf-skinning-video/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/12/alaska-board-member-shown-in-wolf-skinning-video/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:43:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s dominion over animals.

This article shows some of the reasons why Al Barrette&#8217;s appointment got rejected by the state legislature&#8230;
By Mary Pemberton, Associated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tourists get caught up in Alaskan battle of life or death</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/08/tourists-get-caught-up-in-alaskan-battle-of-life-or-death/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/08/tourists-get-caught-up-in-alaskan-battle-of-life-or-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:44:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alaskan Daily News posted a story about a pair of snowshoeing tourists from Ohio who got to view a life or death struggle up close&#8230; very close.

Two visitors from Ohio interrupted a life-or-death struggle between a moose and a wolf on a Kenai Peninsula trail this week, but it wasn&#8217;t until after the wolf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alaska, Feds pledge to work together to avoid future mistakes</title>
		<link>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/05/alaska-feds-pledge-to-work-together-to-avoid-future-mistakes/</link>
		<comments>http://howlcolorado.org/2010/04/05/alaska-feds-pledge-to-work-together-to-avoid-future-mistakes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After an Alaska Department of Fish and Game employee intentionally shot two collared wolves, the state and federal departments have come together to ensure that future problems are avoided.

According to a report from the Associated Press, representatives from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the National Park Service met in Anchorage to work [...]]]></description>
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