The 2023 wolf trapping season in Game Management Unit 2, which includes Prince of Wales Island and outlying islands, concluded December 15. Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported that the total wolf harvest for the month long season was 70 wolves.
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In August, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service denied a petition to list the Alexander Archipelago wolf on the endangered species list. It was the third such petition in two decades. Part of this latest review included something new – incorporating local indigenous knowledge about the wolves.
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Conservationists say they’re preparing to sue for federal protections of Southeast Alaska’s wolves if the Biden administration doesn’t act. State officials have said they’ll resist federal protections which could affect permitting for development and resource extraction across the region.
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Federal wildlife authorities have agreed to further study a petition in support of additional protections for Southeast Alaska’s wolf population. The decision is likely to rekindle a decades-old debate between conservationists and hunters.
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When deer are scarce, Southeast Alaska’s wolves switch to a different menu. That information may feed into evaluations of whether they should be listed as an endangered species.
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State wildlife managers say they’re confident the island’s Alexander Archipelago wolf population is healthy. Residents say they’re undercounting the true number as they prey on the island’s deer; conservationists say they fear many are being killed by poachers and need federal protections.
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Wildlife managers have agreed to extend the Prince of Wales wolf trapping season to a full 21-day season after hearing from residents on the island. And on Monday, a state judge denied blocking the season just six days before it’s slated to open.
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A 16-day wolf trapping season is proposed on and around Prince of Wales Island. That’s following release of 2019 figures that project last year’s record harvest took more than half of the Alexander Archipelago wolf population.
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