Nome community members voice concerns over musk oxen population

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Community members in Nome are voicing their concerns about the musk oxen population in the region after the tragic death of an Alaska Court Services officer last month.

by a musk ox while defending a dog kennel on his property. Community members in Nome have responded to the issue by voicing their concerns about the musk oxen population in the region.

Along with Musich’s personal wishes, the dossier includes several ideas for solutions such as issuing an emergency order to reduce the number of musk oxen around city limits, providing resources for non-lethal ways to move herds, and opening up more opportunities for hunting musk oxen in the region. Ihl said grasses especially attractive to musk oxen, and miners will often plant grass seed after they have finished mining in a specific spot — which creates the perfect feeding ground for musk oxen. According to Ihl, the herds in town today have been coming through Nome for about a decade, meaning that most of the musk oxen in the herds have been coming through since they were calves and are dangerously used to human activity.

 

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