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Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate rainforest that provides habitat for wolves,...
European nations vote to lower protections for wolves after farmers push to allow culls
BRUSSELS (AP) — European nations approved plans Tuesday to scale back the protection for wolves in a victory for farmers over environmentalists. The European Union proposal was adopted by the 50 parties in the Bern Convention to protect wildlife and habitat. It sets up looser...
Environmentalists concerned after protected Mexican wolf dies in Arizona
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federally protected female Mexican wolf was found dead in an area near the northern Arizona city of Flagstaff, alarming environmentalists who worry someone may have deliberately killed the animal. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Arizona Game and...
It's not just Fat Bear Week in Alaska. Trail cameras are also capturing wolves, moose and more
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Millions of people worldwide tuned in for a remote Alaska national park’s “Fat Bear Week” celebration this month, as captivating livestream camera footage caught the chubby predators chomping on salmon and fattening up for the winter. But in the vast...
Wyoming moves ahead with slight change to law allowing wolves to be killed with vehicles
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — People outraged by how a man ran down a wolf with a snowmobile, taped the injured animal’s mouth shut and brought it into a bar last winter failed to persuade Wyoming lawmakers on Monday to outlaw killing predators with vehicles as ranching industry representatives stood...
