Published: April 27th, 2010 09:24 PM
Last Modified: April 27th, 2010 09:24 PM
DENALI NATIONAL PARK -- Federal biologists have a seen a sharp decline in the number of wolves at Denali National Park and the Yukon-Charley National Preserve.
In a little more than two years the wolf population has dropped from 147 to 59. That's a 60 percent decline.
Biologists said subsistence and sport hunting play a role, but the majority of wolf deaths have been from natural causes.
John Quinley of the National Park Service said moose, caribou and sheep populations have been fairly stable, so the decline in wolves is a mystery.
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