This story has been corrected to note Prince of Wales wolves represent less than 20% of the subspecies population in both Alaska and British Columbia. The initial version of this article neglected to ...

An image of a wolf dragging a sea otter carcass is captured on an Alaska Department of Fish and Game game camera. Southeast Alaska’s wolves tend to favor deer and moose at mealtime, but in a pinch ...

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In late 2020, a female coastal wolf collared for a study on predation patterns unexpectedly died in southeastern Alaska. The wolf, No. 202006, was only four years old. "We spent quite a bit of time ...

A high-ranking Alaska official confirmed to the Coloradoan that Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials are in negotiations to secure the capture of wolves to release in Colorado this winter as part of ...

A recent lobbying, fundraising and advertising campaign by Defenders of Wildlife encourages Congress to strictly limit Alaska’s ability to control its abundant wolf populations. The campaign skews ...

Some coastal wolves in Alaska, U.S., have toxic levels of mercury in their bodies after shifting from a terrestrial diet of deer and moose to a marine diet heavy with sea otters, new research finds.

Pleasant Island in Alaska is not exactly befitting of its name. The frigid, 20-square-mile island is uninhabited by humans, but it hosts a remarkably large and rich ecosystem that features deer, ...

Sitka black-tailed deer used to be abundant on Pleasant Island, a small island accessible only by boat in the icy waters of Alexander archipelago in southeastern Alaska. From 2013 to 2018, however, ...

ANCHORAGE — A federal judge on Thursday rejected the state of Alaska’s request to immediately kill seven wolves in a national wildlife refuge on Unimak Island. The state wants to remove wolves from ...

Scientists show that wolves that are eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than those eating other prey such as deer and moose. In late 2020, a female coastal wolf ...