An article published last month in the Journal of Heredity concludes that DNA evidence does not support listing Southeast Alaska wolves as a distinct sub-species for protection under the Endangered Species Act. However, others say the same research supports that distinction
The research was funded by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and compared DNA of wolves, coyotes and dogs from Alaska and other parts of the U.S. and British Columbia.
Matthew Cronin is a professor with the University of Alaska Fairbanks school of natural resources and extension in Palmer and had co-authors on the study from the University of California Davis. Cronin says he found DNA differences between wolves of some of the islands and mainland areas of Southeast