(Anchorage) – A wolf killed in late March this year after it closely approached a trapper around the Chandalar Lakes area has tested positive for rabies. Rabies had not previously been documented in this area south of the Brooks Range.
April is “Bear Awareness Month†in Alaska and although only a few reports of bears awake and roaming around have so far been received, Department of Fish and Game biologists say that’s likely to change any day.
Judging by their scores in the National Archery in the Schools Program’s (NASP) Alaska tournament, students who attend schools on Prince of Wales Island may be some of the straightest shooters in the state.
Yesterday, March 28, the second opening of the Sitka Sound herring sac roe fishery occurred from 2:00 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. in an large area of northern Sitka Sound north of 57° 07.00’N. latitude, south of 57° 10.95’ N. latitude, and east of a line from the northernmost tip of Crow Island to the southeasternmost […]