Pleasant Island in Alaska is not exactly befitting of its name. The frigid, 20-square-mile island is uninhabited by humans, but it hosts a remarkably large and rich ecosystem that features deer, ...

Wolves and Caribou in GMU 20: Example of Assessing Predator-Prey Dynamics by Testing the Fit of Different Models to Available Data Data on wolves and caribou in Alaska are among the most extensive for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A wolf on Pleasant Island, Alaska, with a sea otter head in its mouth. Gretchen Roffler When Alaska’s wolves began eating sea ...

As one of the most widely distributed land animals, gray wolves are very adaptable and can flourish in a wide variety of habitats. Gray wolves are very social animals and live in packs, but pack sizes ...

Wedged in a float plane buzzing low above of Prince of Wales Island, scientists sometimes spot the wolves after a good, long rain. "If it's a nice sunny day they will be out in the muskegs sunning ...

Legend had it that ravens followed wolves to fresh kills. A tracking study reveals a much more interesting scavenging ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Max Graham, a writer for High Country News, about Alaska's declining caribou population, and the state's plan to save them by shooting predators like grizzlies and wolves.