Alaskan officials aren’t pleased that the National Park Service has closed sport wolf hunting and trapping  in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. 

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.

After Alaska Department of Fish and Game shot two collared wolves which were part of a long scientific study, the National Park Service is seeking to stop wolf hunting for the year on the preserve the wolves called home.

The Alaska Fish and Game “aerial wolf control program” claimed the lives of entire packs of wolves – one of which was part of a 16-year study by the Park Service.

In March of 2009, Alaska used spotter planes and a helicopter to kill 84 wolves near the Yukon-Charlie Rivers National Preserve. Defenders is mobilizing a campaign to try and prevent state officials killing more than twice as many in 2010.