Alaska Wildlife In Trouble?

First, I see people proudly keeping small halibut that we'd have laughed at 25 years ago (since so few large ones are caught these days)....

I see that it's taking multiple days to limit (if you can limit) on salmon for dipnetting (it used to only take no more than a few hours in one day at most).....

Then the King Salmon fishery was closed after the 1st day since there wasn't enough entering the rivers to repopulate.....

My neighbor's caribou hunt was cancelled last fall due to population issues...

now this story?

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No Hunting on North Slope as Moose Numbers Plummet

State wildlife officials have closed nearly all moose hunting north of the Brooks Range because of what they call a drastic decline in the population.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports all moose hunting is closed to non-residents because of a decline of 50 percent to 75 percent since 2011. The only resident hunt will take place in late summer.

Moose surveys conducted last month found the population on the western North Slope declined by 50 percent since 2011. The eastern North Slope decline was 75 percent.

Officials said poor nutrition because of last year's late spring and poor summer conditions are likely to blame. There were few 10-month calves seen, meaning most born last year died. Officials say wolves preying on weakened moose might also be a factor.

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WTF?