Posts Tagged ‘musk oxen’
ADF&G Advisory Committee Wants to Ease Fishing Restrictions
After strong salmon runs in Nome and Port Clarence last summer, the regional advisory committee of ADF&G wants to ease regulations on both commercial and subsistence fishing.
Read MoreWith Musk Oxen Attacks Seemingly on Rise, One Nome Pet Owner Calls For More Action
Vickie Erickson says that, over the last few years, she has lost four dogs to musk ox attacks. During Erickson’s latest encounter with musk oxen on October 3rd, her family dog for six years, Bart, was killed.
Read MoreWildlife and new arrivals
Birds are nesting and salmon are moving upriver as muskoxen roam about, looking for food in small groups. Caribou and reindeer feed on the lush tundra, and bears sit riverside, ready for a fish feast. In Western Alaska during the summer, wildlife truly are both wild and lively – and, often, nearby, in close…
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