A spatial analysis of wolf harvest and harvest risk on Prince of Wales and associated islands, Southeast Alaska, Final Wildlife Research Report, ADF&G/DWC/WRR-2012-06

.......................................................................................................................................... iv Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 Study Area ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Regulatory History and Background ................................................................................................ 4 Methods ............................................................................................................................................ 5 Harvest metrics ............................................................................................................................. 5 Scale ........................................................................................................................................ 5 Data ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Definitions ............................................................................................................................... 6 Classification of roads, distance measures, and habitats within WAAs ....................................... 7 Statistical analyses ..................................................................................................................... 11 Results ............................................................................................................................................ 12 Wolf harvest rates ....................................................................................................................... 12 Unsustainable harvest and pack depletion ................................................................................. 12 Harvest metrics after 2015 ......................................................................................................... 18 Discussion ...................................................................................................................................... 22 Limitations of our Analyses ........................................................................................................... 26 Management Implications .............................................................................................................. 27 Acknowledgments .......................................................................................................................... 27 Literature Cited .............................................................................................................................. 27