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Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales 2020-2021 Season Update
October 29, 2020, updated November 9, 2020, and again January 21, 2021: Alaska wildlife officials have reported that 68 wolves were taken by trappers during the recent shortened 21 day season, that opened on November 15 2020, on or near Prince of Wales Island. A reported kill of 68 wolves from an already decimated population … Continue reading Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales 2020-2021 Season Update
Trump Administration to Announce Plan to Open Tongass Forest to Logging
The plan would open more than half of the Tongass National Forest, roughly 9 million acres, to logging and road-building.
Alexander Archipelago Wolf – Fall 2020 Update
If in fact there are enough wolves left to kill, and the season does open, state and federal GMU 2 wolf hunting/trapping seasons will close on Jan. 15, 2020.
Trump administration moves to ease rules for hunting bears and wolves on federal lands in Alaska
Two federal agencies this week took steps to increase hunting and trapping on several national preserves in Alaska and in the popular Kenai National Wildlife Refuge. The new rules will support extreme measures to kill predators and their young in national preserves in Alaska. The proposed rule change would allow brown bear baiting in the … Continue reading Trump administration moves to ease rules for hunting bears and wolves on federal lands in Alaska
Update: Alexander Archipelago Wolves on Prince of Wales—Response from Board of Game
Our pressure on Alaskan officials is working!
Gone. Finished. Annihilated.
Take action. You can probably count how many wolves are left on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, on less than two hands.
Alaskan officials waste taxpayer money weakening a rule that protects the Tongass: misuse of appropriated funds
$150,000 from a federal grant was used to help the state comment on the U.S. Department of Agriculture plan to repeal the “Roadless Rule” in the Tongass National Forest.
Trump Plan to Log Biggest National Forest Struck Down by Court
A victory for wolves, wildlife, and ancient forests.
Tweetsheet: Save the Roadless Rule—Alaska
Once again, the Forest Service has disregarded the evidence of the probable impacts of its timber program on wolves, other wildlife populations, salmon, and critical habitat necessary for their survival. As we have seen on Prince of Wales, logging and roads initiate many harmful effects, including the “overharvest” and illegal take of not only wolves, but also their primary prey and sustenance, Sitka black-tailed deer.
