From Alaska Dispatch, May 19th, 2017. Article by Nathaniel Hertz
In one of its last actions of the regular legislative session, the Alaska House voted 22-18 on Wednesday to pass a bill that protects wolves from trappers in two areas adjoining the park — a move aimed at giving visitors more chances to see the animals, though it’s opposed by the state Board of Game. It also faces long odds in the Senate…
…House Bill 105 would create a 530-square-mile buffer zone northeast of the park where wolf hunting and certain traps and snares are banned.
Read the full article at Alaska Dispatch
Read the press release from the bill’s sponsor, Rep Andy Josephson, here.
