The
Issues
Denali's diminished caribou herd
Management of predators outside the park (click
here for a history of wolf buffers)
Habituation of bears and wolves to park visitors
Survival of migratory birds both in the subarctic and in their
wintering grounds
Maintenance of large ecosystems in order to protect wildlife
Subsistence residence zone issues
Use of ATVs, ORVs and snowmachines both in and outside the Park
Subsistence hunting in the park additions
Latest
News
Denali Wildlife Researcher asks NPS to close Kantishna hunt
Biologist
Gordon Haber, citing the lack of adequate data on Kantishna moose
population and hunting statistics, asked the National Park Service
to close the subsistence hunt in Kantishna. The Denali Subsistence
Resource Commission met in Kantishna recently, and heard conflicting
reports on just how many moose had been harvested in that area
last year. Haber stated that the moose
population in the Kantishna area could already be over harvested.
Click below to view his letters to the National Park Service Superintendent
Paul Anderson.
Letter
of August 30, 2004
Letter
of September 1, 2004
Letter
of September 2, 2004
We
Advocate
On
National Park lands:
1. Use scientific studies to determine the
causes of the decline of the Denali caribou herd.
2. Continue to monitor sounds and determine baseline levels for
natural and impaired soundscape.
3. Use scientific inquiry as part of interpretation for visitors
but not a a replacement for pure scientific inquiry.
On state lands adjacent to the park:
1. Intensive management for maximum sustained
yield should not replace or dominate management for long term
health and diversity of wildlife on an ecosystem level.
2. The Board of Game should avoid a stance of approval toward
predator control, especially since it involves the use of techniques
not favored by a majority of Alaskans.
3. Motorized access to hunting areas is not a constitutional access
right, it's a privilege and the growing use of ORVs and airboats
requires monitoring and enforcement of best practices.
Game Management Units 20 and 13 encompass much of the Denali Park
boundary
Groups
and agencies concerned with Wildlife
The
National Park Service
Denali Subsistence
Resource Commission
The Alaska Board of
Game
The Middle Nenana Fish and Game Advisory Committee
(below see a map of Game Management Units near Denali)
