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As walruses again gather on Alaska's shore, federal scientists plan tagging for study

...walruses died in September 2009 at Alaska's Icy Cape in a disturbance that could have been caused by a polar bear, human hunters or an airplane. "This whole kind of phenomenon is fairly recent," Jay said. "We're really in the beginning...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-08-17/walruses-again-gather-alaskas-shore-fed
State
Walrus gather on Alaska's northwest shore; aerial survey spots 2 groups totaling 8,000 animals

...were crushed in September 2009 at Alaska's Icy Cape in a disturbance that could have been caused by a polar bear, human hunters or an airplane. "Walrus are sensitive to human activity and to machine activity," said U.S. Fish and Wildlife...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2011-08-18/walrus-gather-alaskas-northwest-shore-a
State
Wolverines: New studies offer insight into behavior and natural history

...a moose calf, but have been known to sometimes take larger animals. They also scavenge carcasses left by wolves, human hunters or winter-kills. However, much of their prey consists of rodents and hares. In the Yukon, they've been seen...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/111210/out_735054300.shtml
Outdoors
Wolf control a sickening return to barbarism

...and old members of their prey species, thus strengthening those gene pools. Wolves, predators with a purpose, put human hunters, predators without a cause, to shame. Moose and caribou, an intricate part of the food chain and nature's natural...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/110903/let_letter3.shtml
Opinion
Juneau Empire Story Archive

...is a simplistic approach to trying to maintain artificially high populations of moose and caribou for the benefit of human hunters. Knowles and Fish and Game Commissioner Frank Rue will decide whether to implement the recommendations. The state...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/020201/Loc_Briefly.shtml
Juneau Empire Story Archive

...make room for Keeler was Bob Churchill, a supporter of killing wolves to increase the number of moose and caribou for human hunters. Share this page: Reddit Archives FAIRBANKS - Wolf control dominated testimony at Alaska Game Board hearings here...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/030600/Loc_wolf.shtml
Boycott promised if state approves predator control

...unknown causes. A little more than 100 survive, replacing the 98 or so adult moose killed in roughly equal numbers by human hunters and predators. Forty-five people testified Thursday. At the end of the evening, board Chairman Ben Grussendorf...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/030703/sta_boycott.shtml
News
Wolves on Douglas

...If a pack of seven wolves were established on Douglas Island, that would mean 182 deer killed by wolves per year. Human hunters take 200 to 300 deer each year, and it's likely a pack of seven wolves is going to affect the deer population to...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/031404/opi_editorial.shtml
Opinion
My Turn: The Alaska Wildlife Alliance Board supports true subsistence hunting

...prey species from becoming over-populated and over browsing flora. Moreover, he maintained that in most cases, human hunters could not fulfill the biological role that predator species play in maintaining the health of eco-systems. The reintroduction...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/072610/opi_683634428.shtml
Opinion
Walrus congregate as ice melts

...to warn away pilots, who can cause stampedes, said walrus researcher Joel Garlich-Miller. So can polar bears or human hunters. There is no legal mechanism to keep hunters away, he said, but people have been letting the animals rest. USGS...

http://www.juneauempire.com/stories/091009/sta_491613688.shtml

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