Rabid Wolf North of Fairbanks Prompts Health Warnings

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Photo Credit: Charles Jeffrey DanoffAlaska health and wildlife officials are issuing warnings after a trapper killed a wolf that tested positive for rabies.

The wolf was killed near Chandalar (CHAN’-dah-lar) Lakes about 185 miles north of Fairbanks. The carcass was transported to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough and discarded in a forested area.

The incident has state officials concerned because rabies had not been detected in the area south of the Brooks Range.

Read more about the rabid wolf HERE.

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