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10 April 2024 / Anchorage Daily News
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Federal regulators cut Western Arctic caribou harvest limit to 15 animals a year

Northwest Arctic, Alaska, United States

Federal regulators have significantly reduced the Western Arctic caribou harvest limit for local subsistence hunters from five animals per day to 15 per year, with only one cow allowed, due to the herd's continued decline and low cow survival rates. Non-local hunting is banned until the herd recovers.


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