Friends of Animals call for tourism boycott of Alaska

DENALI WOLF— Park officials are concerned that opening a former wolf buffer zone to trapping may impact sightings of wolves by visitors in the Park. File photo by Diana Haecker

The Alaska Board of Game decided in their Fairbanks meeting last week to open wolf buffer zones north of Denali National Park and Preserve boundaries to wolf trapping. In response, the animal rights group Friends of Animals called for a tourism boycott of Alaska. Park officials and tourism related businesses comment on the impact this may have.

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