Wolves of Unimak are being targeted now to boost caribou numbers on the island without adequate justification. The reports fail to clearly account for other potential causes for the decline in caribou numbers on the island. It is also quite evident from research that the island’s caribou herd is prone to fluctuations – meaning the current decline in caribou may be a natural and necessary occurrence.
And while officials say that the wolf killing is justified to ensure subsistence hunting, state officials are pushing for even more widescale hunting... which could ultimately lead to the death of even more wolves.
Help save the Unimak wolves. Urge the Alaska Regional Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prepare a full Environmental Impact Statement before making a decision to kill any of these amazing creatures.
Source: Defenders of Wildlife
