WOLVES, BEARS, AND THEIR PREY IN ALASKA: Biological and Social Challenges in Wildlife Management by Committee on Management of Wolf & Bear Populations in Alaska

Author:Committee on Management of Wolf & Bear Populations in Alaska
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Biology and Life Sciences : Animals, Plants and Other Organisms
Publisher: NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Published: 1997-10-27T00:00:00+00:00

Aishihik, Yukon Territory

A well-planned wolf removal and sterilization experiment is underway in the Aishihik area of southwestern Yukon. The Aishihik study area is 20,000 km 2 of rolling hills, located on the eastern boundary of Kluane National Park, in the rain shadow of the massive St. Elias Mountains (figure 5.5). Moose, woodland caribou, and Dall’s sheep are important ungulate prey in the area for a variety of predators including wolves, brown bears, black bears, coyotes, wolverine, lynx, and golden eagles. The experimental area is part of the traditional area of 3 First Nations (aboriginal Canadians). Local and traditional knowledge suggested that moose and caribou numbers were lower than they formerly were. Residents of the area believed that the initial cause of the ungulate decline was overhunting, particularly of cows and calves, even though bears and wolves were more abundant than in previous years.

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