Wolves

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.

Video: Natural foods day at the zoo

Zoos say they weren't asked about pups

Two of Alaska's leading animal facilities say state wildlife officials did not try to place orphaned wolf pups with them before killing them, but a state official counters that they never indicated they were willing to take the animals.

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

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

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.

Judge orders state to stop wolf bounties (3/31/2007)

A state judge Friday ordered the state to stop paying pilots and aerial gunners $150 per animal to kill wolves. State Superior Court Judge Bill Morse, in issuing the order, said the cash payments are bounties, and the state Department of Fish and Game di

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After 34 years, Rockies wolves no longer 'endangered'

BILLINGS, Mont. -- Gray wolves in the northern Rockies, once in trouble almost everywhere except Alaska, will be removed from the endangered species list following a 13-year restoration effort that helped the animal's population soar, federal officials said recently.

Officials warn folks to leave wolf alone

JUNEAU -- State Fish and Game Department officials are again warning residents to stay clear of Juneau's high-profile wolf.

Juneau predator catches and releases pet pug (02/09/2007)

A lone, black wolf that Juneau residents have dubbed "Romeo" appears to have lost its fear of humans, and come to playing with the local dogs. At one point "Romeo" scooped a pug in his mouth and ran off with him across the ice, only to

Wolf stalks dogs in Fairbanks

A lone wolf is apparently stalking dogs in west Fairbanks, and a state wildlife biologist said there's a chance it's a member of the pack that killed and ate three dogs in North Pole and Two Rivers two months ago.

Elmendorf wolf pack stops attacking pets

A pack of wolves that attacked several dogs near Anchorage this winter, killing three, remains in the area but so far has stopped taking pets, state biologists say.