I thought you might want to see some of the "wildlife happenings" here in our area the last few months. Here are a few websites to check out. These are links to the Anchorage Daily News. You may have to register to see these links. But registering does not cost you anything.
Some of the descriptions are taken from the articles themselves.
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Musher has run-in with musk ox.
http://dwb.adn.com/sports/mushing/story/9398676p-9311987c.html
Melissa Owens' dog team tangled with a herd of musk oxen on the outskirts of Nome last week.
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Wolf Attack stories --
Anchorage is about 40 miles from us. Some of these incidents happened north of Anchorage (which means they occurred about 30 miles from of us).
http://dwb.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/wolves/story/9512925p-9423717c.html
http://www.adn.com/wildlife/story/244284.html
A pack of Anchorage wolves has killed two pet dogs and attacked three others in the past two weeks while their owners were walking them, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
http://dwb.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/wolves/story/9514718p-9424671c.html
The attack was fast and surprisingly silent. Before Lisa Hubert knew what was happening, her dog, Buddy, had disappeared into the pitch-black night with barely a sound.
http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/wildlife/wolves/story/245094.html
http://www.adn.com/wildlife/story/244284.html
The most recent attack by a group of wolves known as the Elmendorf pack happened Thursday morning, when three women jogging down Artillery Road with their dogs were surprised to find seven or eight wolves trailing them.
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Bear stories – Doug is supposed to go to Kodiak Island sometime this summer. At least we know that these two bears won’t be there to greet him.
http://www.adn.com/outdoors/story/256356.html
10 foot 6 inch bear – BIG TIME brown bear (There is a picture of this HUGE bear!!)
http://www.adn.com/bearattacks/story/251643.html
Brown bear killed by Kodiak bunny hunter
