Alaska Fish & Wildlife News
November 2025

Tracks of Alaska Animals
A New Guide for Educators

On an early fall day in Interior Alaska, an animal moved across a wash of silt and soil in a drainage of Denali National Park. Do you know who made this track?

On a regular basis, Mike Taras poses the question, “What animal left these tracks?” He hosts a popular Facebook feature called “Track Tuesday” with pictures of tracks, and offers hints and clues to help answer the question. He often features other wildlife signs - evidence of browsing, scat, and animal "signposts" ...   Alaska Animal Tracks Article Continued

Judging A Full-Curl Ram

Late summer and early fall is a busy time around the Copper River Valley in Interior Alaska as hunters steal away to their secret high mountain terrain in search of elusive full-curl Dall sheep rams. Simultaneously, biologists at Glennallen’s ADF&G office prepare to process each ram skull brought in for sealing to determine compliance with the State of Alaska full-curl requirement.

Because judging whether a ram in the field and over great distances is “at least eight years ...   A Full-Curl Ram Article Continued