Alexander Archipelago

This comes amid concerns raised by conservation groups about the Alexander Archipelago wolf.

Southeast Alaska is inseparable from the Tongass National Forest, with the mountainous western edge of the North American continent giving way to the hundreds of islands that make up the Alexander Archipelago.

Fish and Wildlife Service on July 15 for the protections for Alexander Archipelago wolves, who live in southeast Alaska, KTOO-FM reported.

The petition seeks protections for the Alexander Archipelago wolf in southeast Alaska.

Environmentalists unsuccessfully petitioned the federal government twice to list the Alexander Archipelago wolves as an endangered species.