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The wolf population in Wyoming was then controlled by the state. But on September 23, 2014, wolves in Wyoming were again listed as nonessential experimental population under the Endangered Species Act. [124] As of 2014, the Northwestern United States, with the exception of Alaska, has an estimated population of 1,802 wolves. [125]
On the northern edge of the refuge is the Inupiat village of Kaktovik (population 258) [17] and on the southern boundary the Gwich'in settlement of Arctic Village (population 152). [17] A popular wilderness route and historic passage exists between the two villages, traversing the refuge and all its ecosystems from boreal , interior forest to ...
The gray wolf was extirpated by federal and state governments from all of the U.S. by 1960, except in Alaska and northern Minnesota. The decline in North American wolf populations was reversed from the 1930s to the early 1950s, particularly in southwestern Canada, because of expanding ungulate populations resulting from improved regulation of ...
Cottongrass on the refuge wetlands. Selawik National Wildlife Refuge in northwest Alaska in the Waring Mountains was officially established in 1980 with the passage of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).
Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States: Nearest city: Soldotna, Alaska: Coordinates: Area: 1.92 million acres (7,770 km 2) Established: 1941 (as Kenai National Moose Range), 1980 (ANILCA, present status as wildlife refuge) Governing body: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: Website
The Alexander Archipelago wolf (Canis lupus ligoni), also known as the Islands wolf, [4] is a subspecies of the gray wolf.The coastal wolves of southeast Alaska inhabit the area that includes the Alexander Archipelago, its islands, and a narrow strip of rugged coastline that is biologically isolated from the rest of North America by the Coast Mountains.
Nov. 14—The cost of a parking pass for state parks in Alaska is set to increase in 2024. The Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that passes will cost $75 starting Jan. 1. The ...
The State Park system began in 1970 with the creation of Denali State Park, Chugach State Park and Kachemak Bay State Park, three of the largest and still most popular parks in the state system. Wood-Tikchik State Park is the largest state park in the United States, comprising some 15% of total state park land in the nation. The division ...