It is no secret that Alaska is in deep fiscal trouble. Out of necessity, the governor has just proposed deep cuts to many services. Most alarming is to cut education funding to the core; reinstate taxes; and halve Permanent Fund dividend checks. The state’s income stream has dropped by 88 percent. We need new revenue, fast. Within Denali National Park and Preserve, …
Smart Collars Deployed to Study Wolves’ Ecology
It’s no longer enough just to know where an animal is and where it has been wandering. In 2016, we’re now looking at animal health and fitness too, in order to aid conservation efforts. Scientists at the University of California at Santa Cruz have crafted higher-tech collars, which beyond simply GPS, track metabolic costs, the when and how animals are …
Federal agency rejects endangered species listing for Southeast wolves | Local News – KTUU.com Anchorage
A federal agency has rejected an endangered species listing for a wolf that dens in the root systems of large trees in southeast Alaska. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday that Alexander Archipelago wolves don’t warrant additional protections. The wolves are genetically distinct from other wolves in the Tongass National Forest. Their main prey is Sitka black-tailed deer. …
Raised by zoo, how a group of rescued wolves comes into their own | PBS NewsHour
As a zookeeper at the Alaska Zoo,Tim Lescher takes care of a group of gray wolves — a species he said has been misunderstood. Tim Lescher spends most of his day with wild animals. As a zookeeper at the Alaska Zoo, Lescher is responsible for taking care of the zoo’s gray wolves, which he said plays a role in educating …