Snowshoe hare populations are at a high point in Alaska and are making an uncommon appearance in Anchorage.
"Tularemia outbreaks in hares are reported every May and June in the Fairbanks North Star Borough," said Kimberlee Beckmen, an Alaska Department of Fish and Game veterinarian.
The lynx population is up this year in Kivalina
Department biologists do not keep track of coyote numbers, but Fairbanks-area trapper Randy Zarnke said coyotes began showing up on his trapline trails three or four years ago.
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