The Mulchatna herd was once among the largest ... He said he’s noticed the change in caribou migration. “They used to go through Levelock, or through the village for a span of three days ...

In the mid-1970s, the Mulchatna caribou herd numbered about 14,000, comparable to today’s herd, and was thought to have been low throughout the previous century. Beginning in the 1980s ...

In short, the program’s goal is to kill lots of bears and wolves in order to help “rebuild” the Mulchatna caribou herd, which in the late 1990s reached a historic high of 200,000 animals but ...

Three years ago, there were over 27,000 caribou in the Mulchatna Caribou Herd. Now there are less than half of that, only 13,500, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game surveys.

Western Alaska’s Mulchatna caribou herd consisted of nearly 200,000 animals in 1997. Today, it has dwindled to 13,000. Photo by Craig McCaa / BLM Wildlife officials in Alaska are pushing back on a ...

The removals are intended to improve calf survival of the Mulchatna caribou herd, which has declined by about 94 percent since 1997. This spring ADFG employees tracked caribou in the western half of ...

Alaska wildlife officials, normally so careful with grizzly bear numbers and hunting mortality, have done something that seems harsh and unwise. In an effort to revive the famed Mulchatna caribou ...

I join the many Alaskans appalled by the revelation that state officials in planes and helicopters recently killed 94 brown bears (including 11 cubs), five black bears and five wolves to ...

When it was ruled unconstitutional, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game quickly petitioned to have this reconsidered because it’s a way to protect the declining Mulchatna Caribou Herd.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced an early closure of the hunting season for the Mulchatna caribou herd. The closure will take effect at 11:59 p.m. Friday, KYUK-AM reported Tuesday.

Artificial intelligence sea ice forecasting systems could help predict and protect the migration routes of endangered caribou ...

In an effort to revive the famed Mulchatna caribou herd, the department has shot and killed as many as 175 grizzlies, including cubs, along with various wolves and black bears. The grizzlies were ...