Collared wolves killed during aerial predator control

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game resumed killing wolves from helicopters this week in the Interior and immediately sparked controversy by wiping out a pack that included wolves collared for research by the National Park Service.

Killed wolves not rabid, lab tests show

Two wolves suspected of killing a teacher outside a rural Alaska village did not have rabies, lab tests concluded Thursday.

Wolves believed to have killed teacher didn't have rabies

Two wolves killed in the Chignik Lake area after a woman died in a wolf attack did not have rabies, the state reported today. Further tests for distemper and other diseases are planned.

State suspends hunt for wolves that killed village teacher

State suspends hunt for wolves that killed village teacher

The state is calling off its search for more Chignik Lake-area wolves that might have been involved in last week's attack that killed a school teacher.

Wolves suspected in attack to be tested

Two wolves killed by state officials were being transported Tuesday to the state wildlife veterinarian in Fairbanks for testing to determine if they were, in fact, the animals that killed a teacher out jogging near Chignik Lake last week, according to the state Department of Fish and Game.

State kills wolves in wake of teacher death

State officials on Monday found and killed two wolves thought to be responsible for killing a teacher in Chignik Lake last week, according to the Department of Fish and Game.

Winds ease; hunt for wolves is on

State officials caught a break in the weather in Chignik Lake on Monday and began scouting for wolves they say killed a 32-year-old school teacher jogging on a remote road.

Beluga listings create unity among Alaska's D.C. lawmakers

If there's one thing Alaska's congressional delegation can agree on, it's a distrust of the Endangered Species Act and a belief it could ruin the state's economy.

Whiteout conditions ground hunt for Chignik Lake wolves

Whiteout conditions in Chignik Lake on Friday afternoon grounded authorities searching for the wolves believed to have killed a school teacher earlier in the week.

State seeks to trap or kill wolves blamed in death

Rossi to head state Division of Wildlife Conservation

A relative newcomer to state Division of Wildlife Conservation who several wildlife advocates said is overly sympathetic to hunters at the expense of other groups has been selected to head the state agency at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Game Board wolf vote questioned

Critics of a controversial Board of Game decision are challenging a key vote that eliminated a wolf protective buffer zone outside Denali National Park and Preserve. They want the tie-breaking vote of the board's newest member tossed because he sells wolf traps and owns a tannery business.

Villagers unnerved by fearless wolves after teacher's death

Residents of Chignik Lake were on patrol Wednesday, hunting for wolves they blame for the death this week of a schoolteacher as she was jogging on an isolated road.

Wolves may have killed village teacher

Groups' goal is to minimize moose/vehicle collisions

Anyone who drives Point MacKenzie Road in winter knows to take it slow. In addition to icy roads, moose pop out from everywhere or sometimes stand placidly beside the road, munching on young willows.

Wolves may have killed village teacher

Authorities were in the Alaska Peninsula village of Chignik Lake on Tuesday investigating whether a 32-year-old schoolteacher, found dead off a road leading out of town, was killed in a wolf attack.

Group calls for tourist boycott over wolf decision

An animal rights group is calling for a tourism boycott of Alaska over a recent decision to remove buffer zones for wolf trapping near Denali National Park.

Marmots, rabbits are targeted on islands

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will eradicate invasive mammal species on uninhabited islands near Kodiak and Akutan.

Area around Denali opened to wolf hunters

The Alaska Board of Game on Friday approved opening the northeast periphery of the Denali National Park and Preserve for wolf trapping.

Fortymile wolf hunters to use helicopters again

Fortymile wolf hunters to use helicopters again

A helicopter will be used to hunt wolves for the second year in a row in the Fortymile region near Tok as part of a state predator control program.

Alaska bison hunters can use radios, cell phones, Game Board says

Lawmakers tone down effort to overturn polar bear listing

The federal listing of polar bears as a threatened species so outraged Alaska lawmakers, they considered spending more than a million dollars for a public relations effort to reverse the decision.

More polar bear news

Activist seeks expansion of Denali wolf sanctuary

Priscilla Feral spent a full day flying to Fairbanks from Connecticut to speak before the Alaska Board of Game for five minutes on Saturday, even though she doesn't think it will do any good.

Ducks Unlimited wins honor

The Anchorage chapter of the national conservation organization Ducks Unlimited has been honored by the national organization for being among the 100 chapters that raise the most money for the organization.