Alaska field notes, v1299
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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.