Musk ox hunting is not permitted in Bristol Bay, and there’s a closed moratorium in other regions of the mainland — Units 18 and 22 B,C, D and E, and in Unit 23. People can register for musk ...

Musk oxen are members of the Bovidae family, which includes domestic cattle, sheep, goats, bison, antelopes, and wildebeest. Cattle, bison and buffalos are in the subfamily Boninae, while the musk ...

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 ...

The musk ox is a holdover from the Pleistocene, the age of the giant mammals memorialized in natural history murals everywhere the mammoths and mastodons, the saber-toothed cats, the giant ground ...

Mature musk ox bulls can stand 5 feet (about 1.5 meters) tall and weigh as much as 800 pounds (about 360 kilograms), while female cows are smaller at about 4 feet (about 1.2 meters) and up to 500 ...

The musk ox herd in White Falcon, White Wolf gets a lucky break when the pack of Arctic wolves chooses to go after other prey that’s easier to catch. But these hairy powerhouses face a great ...

So far this year, three baby musk oxen have been born and are on display, and more could be on the way. A musk ox is shown Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska.

Cyrus Harris, a Kotzebue resident who is in charge of Maniilaq’s hunter support program, butchers the musk ox killed on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, after it was posing a public safety threat.

Musk oxen are shown Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) PALMER — It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close ...

All moms get a daisy and free admission Sunday at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, about an hour’s drive north of Anchorage. Once inside they will have the chance to view 75 members of the musk ox ...

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 ...