JWM: INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE INFORMS ALASKA WOLF LISTING
From The Wildlife Society:
Wolves have roamed the Alexander Archipelago far longer than human designations such as the Tongass National Forest existed in the area. They were there before the existence of the U.S. Endangered Species Act, before Alaska became a state, and probably before humans arrived in Southeast Alaska thousands of years ago.
Knowledge from Indigenous experts, who have lived in the area for centuries, has helped the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decide to not list the Alexander Archipelago wolves under the ESA.
