20-07-2016 02:17 via alaskapublic.org

Ethics of wolf control technique questioned

The state of Alaska uses radio collars to help find and kill wolves. The technique is part of an approved predator control effort aimed at growing the Forty Mile caribou herd in the Upper Yukon-Tanana area, east of Fairbanks, but the technique raises ethical questions.
Denali wolf (Photo courtesy of the National Park Service)Independent biologist and wildlife advocate Rick Steiner of Anchorage is a familiar voice when it comes to Alaska wolf issues. He’s long pushed the state to restore a
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