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593
Gilmor Canis (Wolf)
June 22 Sevonga, St. Lawrence Is. Alaska
Report taken from Mr. Otto Wm. Geist
of Alaska College, reliable informant.
During the year 1927, a large lone
wolf was seen in the island &
inhabited it for 2 winters + 1 summer
(winter 1926-27 - winter 1927-28). It
come over on the ice and did much
damage to the reindeer herd by harassing
them & killed many lambs. It was
shot at many times and probably
died from gunshot wounds or left
the island on the ice. Geist offered
$25.00 reward for the wolf but it
had no results. was never collected.
Sept 14 Unalaska, Alaska
According to Albert Olsen, wolves were
once quite numerous on the Alaska
Peninsula & its tip but now there
are none at all, at least on the
western end.