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Afognak and Raspberry islands are the only locations in Alaska with elk populations. [2] The island's Roosevelt Elk developed from eight calves translocated from Washington state's Olympic Peninsula in 1928. [3] The elk have adapted well to the island, with some mature bulls weighing nearly 1,300 pounds (590 kg). [4]
Roosevelt elk bulls generally weigh between 700 and 1,100 pounds (320 and 500 kg), while cows weigh 575–625 lb (261–283 kg). [2] Some mature bulls from Raspberry Island in Alaska have weighed nearly 1,300 lb (590 kg).
This occurred on Raspberry Island, home to two full-service wilderness lodges. Prior to that, the last fatality was in 1921. [30] About once every other year, a bear injures a person on Kodiak. [31] In October 2021, a father and son hunting duo survived an attack from a Kodiak bear during an elk registration hunt on Afognak Island. [32]
Kodiak (Alutiiq: Sun'aq) is the main city and one of seven communities on Kodiak Island in Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska. All commercial transportation between the island's communities and the outside world goes through this city via ferryboat or airline. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city is 5,581, down from 6,130 in 2010. [5]
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Outer Island: 7860.88 Acres "Gichi-ishkwaayaan", Easternmost and northernmost, site of Outer Island Lighthouse: Oak Island: 5024.09 Acres "Mitigominikaani" Sand Island: 2859.33 Acres "Waabaabikaa", In Town of Bayfield, Bayfield County, site of Sand Island Lighthouse: Basswood Island: 1914.28 Acres "Wiigobiish" Bear Island: 1814.03 Acres "Makwa ...
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The elk herd survives the hard winters of Jackson Hole through a supplementary feeding program [1] and a lottery-based, permitted hunting program. [2] The elk have antlers which are shed each year- the Boy Scouts of America have been collecting the antlers under permit since 1968 [3] and selling them at auction, under agreement that 75% of the proceeds are returned to the refuge, where they ...