The organization owns and operates the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, about 50 miles north of Anchorage. Each spring, from April to June, these bisonlike animals shed their precious qiviut, an average of ...

A musk ox is shown Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska. Credit: AP/Mark Thiessen Mother’s Day is the busiest day of the year, attracting more than 1,500 visitors.

For example, a DLP report must be completed after an animal like a musk ox is killed; then, the meat must be salvaged, and it’s given over to ADF&G, which then donates it to those in need.

Polar bears, move over. The musk ox has now lumbered onto the list of animals potentially threatened by climate change. The mere chance has sent the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey ...

Scientists have discovered that the drastic decline in Arctic musk ox populations that began roughly 12,000 years ago was due to a warming climate rather than to human hunting. The research is the ...

Humans have played a role in the extinction of many animals over the years, but when it comes to the musk ox — an Arctic mammal that started to decline around 12,000 years ago — we might be ...

PALMER, Alaska — It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. All moms get a daisy and free admission ...

The Minnesota Zoo has made the decision to euthanize two elderly musk oxen, whose health declined rapidly due to rising temperatures in the state, according to zoo officials.

"Both of these musk oxen were geriatric animals that had significant health issues. And these were age-related health issues that had progressed over some time," a zoo representative told PEOPLE ...