April 26, 2018

Alaska Passes HR23

AK WSF is proud of the strong bipartisan statement made by the Alaska legislature on Tuesday when they passed House Concurrent Resolution 23, which “Support(s) enhanced efforts to protect wildlife and domestic animals in the state from infectious diseases, foreign pathogens, and nonendemic parasites.”

While there’s still much work to be done, passing HR23 is a big step towards recognizing the current and potential threats of disease and pathogens to Alaska’s wildlife. We thank all who supported this precedence setting legislation, especially those supporters who sent emails in support of the legislation.

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March 13, 2018

Dall Sheep in Talkeetna Mountains Test Positive for Deadly Foreign Pathogen

Media Contacts: Kevin J Kehoe, AK WSF
907.868.8861
kevinkehoe@alaskan.com
13845 Mainsail Drive
Anchorage, AK 99516

(Anchorage)- Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game released tragic news of the first positive tests for the foreign pathogen Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M.ovi)in both wild sheep and goats in Alaska. Based on laboratory analysis of 136 hunter-harvested Dall rams from Alaska, 4 rams taken in the Talkeetna Mountains tested positive for M.ovi, while 2 mountain goats captured on the Kenai Peninsula also tested positive, out of 39 mountain goats analyzed.

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