Federal authorities announced Friday that the geographically isolated Alexander Archipelago wolf of southeast Alaska’s Tongass National Forest may need protection under the Endangered Species ...

Southeast Alaska’s wolves tend to favor deer and moose at mealtime, but in a pinch they won’t say no to black bear – or even sea otter. Southeast Alaska wolves eat over 60 prey species ...

Scientists began tracking wolves on the island with GPS collars in 2012. By analyzing their scat (feces) in 2017 they determined that deer were the main food source, making it 75% of their diet.

Mule deer like these in Oregon have been spreading into Alaska over the past few decades. Wildlife experts worry they may be carrying the winter moose tick, which has devastated moose populations ...

A Sitka black-tailed deer. (Bob Hallinen / ADN archive) By now I am sure every gardener in Alaska has heard that the governor wants the state to release deer into the Mat-Su.

FAIRBANKS, Alaska Interior residents are reporting varieties of wildlife that are new to the region, including mule deer, mountain lions and whitetail deer. The most recent mule deer sighting came ...

Deer rely on yellow cedar too, eating seedlings and seeking shelter beneath mature trees. ... In many parts of Southeast Alaska, the species is disappearing faster than it can re-grow.

An overdue hunter was found dead after he was mauled by a bear in Alaska, authorities said. Tad Fujioka, 50, of Sitka, Alaska, was reported overdue from a deer hunting trip on Tuesday evening, the ...

Reindeer have the largest and heaviest antlers of all deer species. In the meantime, gold was discovered in Alaska. Unusually low river levels led to supply problems.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska whale-watching cruise turned into a rescue mission for an unusual aquatic species — a distressed, swimming deer. The 18-passenger tour vessel from Gastineau ...

The wolves have killed so many deer between 2015-17 that they really had no choice other than to switch to more plentiful sea otters that live along the island’s shore as their primary prey species.