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Mourners give wolf biologist howling send-off

Friends literally howled in tribute to Gordon Haber on Saturday as more than 80 people filled the Campbell Creek Science Center at a memorial for the fiery wolf biologist.

Rabid wolf attacks hunter in Southwest Alaska

Roderick Phillip and three hunting partners were at a bonfire. After about a week out along the Kuskokwim River near Kalskag, they'd already bagged a bull moose. It was after 2 a.m. on the night before their last day on the hunt. The 35-year-old Phillip went down by the river to look for moose. He didn't have his gun. When he saw the white figure trotting toward camp out of the corner of his eye, Phillip called out to his companions.

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Moose, caribou gain in areas of predator control, state says

An Alaska wildlife management program in which wolves are shot from low-flying airplanes and black bears are baited and snared is helping to increase the numbers of moose and caribou, state officials say.

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Groups seek changes to predator control

An animal rights group wants Alaska to set a new course for wolf control after waging a years-long, high-profile fight with former Gov. Sarah Palin on the issue.

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Caribou hunting curbed

Anticipating that caribou hunters are reaching their quota of 480 animals, state biologists have closed hunting for caribou in the Fortymile herd accessible from the Steese and Taylor highways two days after it opened.

Wolf-control program challenged in Congress

Alaska's predator control program to kill wolves, which drew renewed national scrutiny during former Gov. Sarah Palin's bid for vice president, is under attack in Congress.

States ready for first open wolf hunts

Montana and Idaho are moving to host the first open gray wolf hunts in the Lower 48 states after the animal's removal from the endangered list across much of the Northern Rockies.

Bold wolf approaches bicyclists at Denali Park

A bold wolf has been surprising bicyclists along the road into Denali National Park and chewing on bike parts and a Gatorade bottle.

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Wolf grabs dog, follows joggers on Fort Richardson trail

Fort Richardson officials closed a section of the post for recreational use after a wolf grabbed a dog by the nape of its neck, then trailed two joggers and their dogs.

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Wolf-killing in Tok area is suspended

The predator control program in which wolves were killed from shooters in helicopters has been temporarily halted in the game area near Tok, state game officials said.

Helicopter wolf kill worries Park Service

A new predator control effort that has the state shooting wolves from helicopters east of Fairbanks is raising alarms with the National Park Service.

Donations treat zoo animals to natural foods

The Alaska Zoo has been inundated this autumn with hunting leftovers. Pickup trucks came and left behind plastic garbage bags full of trimmings, sinew and Flintstone-size meaty bones.

ELECTION 2008

Predator control still stirs heated debate

Alaska voters are being asked to decide the future of the state's predator control program, in which aircraft are used to track and kill wolves and bears.

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Biologists initially didn't mention they'd killed wolf pups

State biologists didn't disclose that 14 wolf pups were killed in their dens, and critics are claiming a cover-up to avoid upsetting voters who will decide an initiative curtailing the state's predator control program.

Wildlife biologists kill 14 wolf pups on Alaska Peninsula

State wildlife biologists killed 14 wolf pups on the Alaska Peninsula as part of a predator control program to help a struggling caribou herd.

Aerial hunting program kills 124 wolves

State wildlife officials believe they have saved more than 1,400 moose or nearly 3,000 caribou -- or some combination thereof -- with a winter program to kill wolves from aircraft, although the wolf kill remains far below what the state wanted.

Saving wolf cost nearly $4,000

The National Park Service spent almost $4,000 chasing down a wolf in Denali National Park to remove a cable snare from its neck.

Denali wolf freed from snare

Denali wolf freed from snare

A large, gray wolf frequently seen by visitors to Denali National Park has a good chance at survival after a snare was removed from its neck late last week.

Denali wolves wearing snares

Denali wolves wearing snares

Tourists taking in the beauty of Denali National Park and Preserve could be in for a truly ugly sight -- two wolves with tight snares around their necks.

Late snow aids aerial wolf control

FAIRBANKS -- Above-average snowfall this month is helping participants in the state's aerial wolf control program track wolves.

Wolf control program far short of goal

The state's wolf control program is failing to meet its goal this winter because a lack of fresh snow in the Interior is hampering efforts to find animal tracks.