Save the forest, the wolves, and much more.
Originally posted on Howling For Justice:
Romeo – Alexander Archipelago wolf
The population of Alexander Archipelago wolves on Prince Wales Island/Tongass National Forest has declined 60% in 0ne year. The plan to log old growth forest on the island must be halted to save these wolves.
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Imperiled Wolf Population on Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island Crashes
From Center for Biological Diversity
For Immediate Release, June 5, 2015
SITKA, Alaska— State and federal authorities are reporting a “dramatic decline in the wolf population on Prince of Wales Island, Tongass National Forest.” A new report records a 60 percent drop in the number of Alexander Archipelago wolves in just one year, reinforcing conservationists’ arguments that plans to log old-growth forests on the island should be halted to protect the wolf and other wildlife.
An Alaska Department of Fish and Game draft report estimates a total of only 89 wolves in the area — including 60 on…
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