ep. Don Young (R-Alaska) suggested Thursday that the solution to homelessness is wolves. Continue reading
Tag Archives: Eye On: ALASKA
Alaska’s Republican governors find vicious ways to kill predators and mark their territory with the feds
John Burch spent 20 years studying a family of 11 wolves. Then one day last winter, the entire pack was shot dead. Continue reading
Rare Alaskan wolf being considered for addition to the ESA
Today, even while the US Fish & Wildlife Service is trying to delist wolves from endangered status in the Lower-48 states, the agency posted its decision that an Endangered Species Act (ESA)
listing “may be warranted” for a wolf subspecies that has never been protected — the Alexander Archipelago wolf. Continue reading
Solving the Mystery of the South Fork Wolf
The wolf lies on a metal table, its white legs and massive paws hanging over the edge. Kimberlee Beckmen, wildlife veterinarian, wears a white lab coat and purple gloves. Scalpel in hand, she positions herself at the wolf’s belly. Continue reading
Alaska Game Board rejects Denali wolves buffer zone
ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Wolves that roam onto state land from Denali National Park and Preserve will not be protected from trappers, the Alaska Board of Game has decided. Continue reading
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
Alaska Wildlife Alliance: Renegade Trapper Decimates Denali Wolf Pack
This was posted on the Alaska Wildlife Alliance web site by director, John Toppenberg Continue reading
Department of Fish and Game delays wolf predator control on Kenai in favor of moose studies
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Kenai Peninsula wolves will get at least a year reprieve from state-sanctioned culling. 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.
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
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.
Three in Alaska charged with illegal possession of wolf hybrids
[large thumbnail url=”three-in-alaska-charged-with-illegal-possession-of-wolf-hybrids” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”06″ day=”20″] [thumbnail icon url=”three-in-alaska-charged-with-illegal-possession-of-wolf-hybrids” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”06″ day=”20″] Alaska State Troopers cited three Southcentral residents this week for illegal possession of wolf hybrids. The charges came before and after authorities searched a Palmer-area business for evidence the owner is illegally raising and selling wolves or hybrid, wolf-dog mixes.
Alaska business raided, animals tested for wolf DNA
[large thumbnail url=”alaska-business-raided-animals-tested-for-wolf-dna” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”06″ day=”20″] [thumbnail icon url=”alaska-business-raided-animals-tested-for-wolf-dna” filename=”news” year=”2011″ month=”06″ day=”20″] PALMER, Alaska – Alaska Wildlife Troopers served a search warrant Thursday on Wolf Country USA, testing the DNA of dozens of suspected wolves or wolf hybrids.
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.
Thanksgiving flashback: Wolf fishes for salmon – just like the bears
© 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.
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.
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.
AP: Federal judge blocks Alaska’s wolf-kill plan
[large thumbnail url=”ap-federal-judge-blocks-alaskas-wolf-kill-plan” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”06″ day=”08″] [thumbnail icon url=”ap-federal-judge-blocks-alaskas-wolf-kill-plan” filename=”news” year=”2010″ month=”06″ day=”08″] A federal judge on Monday denied the state of Alaska’s request for a preliminary injunction to kill wolves.
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.
Alaska sues feds over controversial Unimak wolf control
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.
