PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, Alaska, April 6, 2017 - The Interagency Wolf Habitat Management Program: Recommendations for Game Management Unit 2 document is now available for viewing at all Ranger District Offices on the Tongass National Forest and for download at https://www.fs.usda.gov/land/tongass/landmanagement. In response to public concern regarding the wolf population in Game Management Unit 2 (consisting of Prince of Wales and surrounding islands) and consistent with standards and guidelines in the 2016 Forest Plan, the Tongass National Forest facilitated an interagency wolf habitat technical committee to develop recommendations to address wolf mortality concerns. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service technical specialists convened from March, 2016 to March, 2017, producing a document that addresses five key components of wolf management: deer habitat management, road management, wolf management and mortality, den management, and human dimensions. "Alongside our interagency partners, we developed these recommendations to be a suite of tools that can help land stewards in Southeast Alaska successfully manage wolf habitat and populations," said Tongass National Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart. These recommendations focus on Game Management Unit 2, but may also have utility elsewhere on the Tongass National Forest. For more information, contact Paul Robbins Jr. at 907-228-6201 or paulrobbins@xxxxxxxxx -end- This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. To manage your subscription visit http://www.fs.fed.us/news/subscription.shtml
