Along a remote stretch of the Alaskan coast, gray wolves have quietly rewritten the rules of what a top land predator eats. Packs that once relied on deer are now regularly killing sea otters in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Evans and Standley with their giant wolf On Dec. 22 I received a message from a local Fairbanks trapper whom I’ve known for years.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wolf on Pleasant Island, Alaska, with a sea otter head in its mouth. Gretchen Roffler When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

As one of the most widely distributed land animals, gray wolves are very adaptable and can flourish in a wide variety of habitats. Gray wolves are very social animals and live in packs, but pack sizes ...

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.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Board of Game has approved opening the northeast periphery of the Denali National Park and Preserve for wolf trapping. The 4-3 vote, over vigorous opposition of those ...

Wolves and Caribou in GMU 20: Example of Assessing Predator-Prey Dynamics by Testing the Fit of Different Models to Available Data Data on wolves and caribou in Alaska are among the most extensive for ...