Wolves (Canis lupis) have been observed hunting sea otters along Alaska's coast since 2016.(Image credit: Landon Bazeley/Kelsey Griffin) Wolves on the Alaskan coast now regularly kill and eat sea ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Firsthand observations of a wolf hunting and killing a harbor seal and a group of wolves hunting and consuming a sea otter on Alaska’s Katmai coast have led scientists ...

Hunting wolves is an Alaska native tradition here. So that's part of why people want to hunt them. But they also see wolves as competition for deer in a place where groceries are extremely expensive.

A wolf is seen foraging in the intertidal zone of Pleasant Island in Southeastern Alaska in April 2021. A pack of wolves on the island switched to hunting sea otters after decimating a population ...

Now wolves are hunting them. ... Scientists haven't studied the interactions between wolves and sea otters in Alaska because the two species haven't overlapped for roughly 200 years.

A wolf clutches a sea otter in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Reserve. The coastal predators were caught on camera hunting and killing seals and sea otters for the first time, according to a ...

Petersburg wolf trapper David Benitz (right) guides "MeatEater" host Clay Newcomb (left) on a hunt in Southeast Alaska. (Courtesy "MeatEater" YouTube channel) Petersburg was the backdrop of ...

Wolf hunting is one of the most polarizing game species, even among hunters. But few people know what it's actually like to target wolves. 743K ; 204K ; 62K ; ... Hunters do kill a number of wolves in ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has a good informational article documenting some of the largest wolves known to have been weighed as well as average wolf weights. The largest wolf referenced ...

Researchers observe wolves hunting and killing sea otters and harbor seals on Alaska's Katmai coast. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 1, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 10 ...