ORPHAN CALF
NEWS
10/29/11 Fall Moose Benefit Dinner For Tickets, go to Sportsman’s Warehouse!1901 E. Parks Highway, Wasilla
Phone: (907) 864-8000
Read more details here..
7/28/11 Yearling Calves successfully released back into the wild.
7/1/11: State Funding approved!
6/12/11: 2 more calves enter the facility for rearing. It's a busy summer. More food needed. See Wish List #3.
6/5/11: Two calves orphaned in Kenai. Only one survives and is airlifted to Pt. McKenzie.
6/4/11: Two calves orphaned after mother cow is euthanized for ttacking boy. One calf survives.Pt. McKenzie facility.
5/24/11: Two orphan calves arrive at Pt. McKenzie after mother cow is killed.
5/23/11: Alaska Fish and Game issues AMF a permit to AMF for the transport and care of orphaned moose calves.
THANK YOU'S A big thanks to all of our volunteers and supporters.
Alaska Legislature thank you for including us in the budget. The funding will go to good use!
Bill Noll: We lost a colleague and supporter of the AMF with Bill's passing. He visited the orphan calf facility just a week ago. We will miss you greatly old friend.
Marie Meshkin for taking time out of your busy life to feed our calves and being our "calf whisperer."
Greg Bell and the Bell Family Trust (Valley Sawmill fame) for allowing AMF to place their orphan calf facility on their land.
Trettin Leslie for welding all the pipe for the moose calf pens.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game - for assistance with many aspects of this program
WISH LIST1. We need dog kennels (Large) for transporting calves. Drop off at your local Sportsman's Warehouse in Alaska.
2. Fuel Cards from Tesoro ($25, $50, $100, or whatever you can graciously give). It's a long way to Pt. McKenzie from Anchorage.
3. Those calves sure do eat a lot! Supplies always needed:
$15 for nippled milk bottle
$25 for a 50lb bag of Moose Chow
$50 for 10 ft of fence.
$100 for 50lb Milk Subsitute
Purchase from our friends at Alaska Mill & Feed or go to our donations page to purchase items. Thank you!
To donate, please click here:
Alaska Moose Federation (AMF) is non-profit corporation organized to provide a broad range of services to Alaska community and state agencies in order to build moose population in rural areas, and keep them off the highway cooridors in the name of public safety.
AMF programs include (click on the programs button on the menu bar for more information):
Orphan Calf Rescue
Moose Salvage
Moose Highway/Railroad Right-of-Way
Rural Moose Herd Growth
Moose Education
If you have any questions, comments, or wish to volunteer, please contact us
PO Box 110741 Anchorage, AK 99511 | (907) 317-2300 | Email: AlaskaMooseFed@live.com
See an Orphaned Calf?
Call Us (907) 317-2300
