Fort Rich closes wolf range
ATTACKS: One pack has begun targeting dogs with their owners.
Daily News staff
Daily News staff
Published: December 23rd, 2007
Following a series of dicey encounters between people with dogs and an emboldened pack of wolves, U.S. Army officials on Fort Richardson announced Saturday that they are placing all training areas west and north of the Artillery Road area off limits.
The restriction is being imposed for the safety of people who use Fort Rich lands for recreational purposes, base officials said in a written statement.
The most recent attack by a group of wolves known as the Elmendorf pack happened Thursday morning, when three women jogging down Artillery Road with their dogs were surprised to find seven or eight wolves trailing them. The pack silently approached from behind, and by the time the women noticed, the wolves spanned the road only a few feet behind them.
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