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 FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) - Scientists working to eradicate infestations of lice in packs of interior wolves said it might be a losing battle.
"We already know lice is part of Interior Alaska now, but can it be managed? That's the question," said Craig Gardner, a biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Fairbanks. "I think it's going to be tough."
Canine lice have been spreading in Alaska's wolf population since first being found on wolves on the Kenai Peninsula in the early 1980s. They were probably passed from sled dogs and don't infest human hair.
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