{"id":2420299,"date":"2025-04-05T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T18:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-life-call-of-the-wild-plays-out-in-alaska-authorities-flabbergasted\/"},"modified":"2025-04-05T14:48:55","modified_gmt":"2025-04-05T18:48:55","slug":"real-life-call-of-the-wild-plays-out-in-alaska-authorities-flabbergasted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/real-life-call-of-the-wild-plays-out-in-alaska-authorities-flabbergasted\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Life \u2018Call of the Wild\u2019 Plays Out in Alaska, Authorities Flabbergasted"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Freal-life-call-of-the-wild-plays-out-in-alaska-authorities-flabbergasted%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2420299&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bill-maher-on-the-push-for-equity-instead-of-equality-thats-a-stupid-world-i-dont-want-to-live-in\/\" title=\"Bill Maher On The Push For Equity Instead Of Equality: \u2018That\u2019s A Stupid World I Don\u2019t Want To Live In\u2019\">article tells<\/a> the story of Jackie, a German shepherd-husky mix who escaped from her adoptive family in Juneau, Alaska, shortly after being rescued from a shelter in Los Angeles.Originally a stray in L.A., Jackie was saved from potential euthanasia after the wildfires there. Unfortunately, on her first day with her new family, she managed to slip her collar and escape into the nearby forest.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, a team of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">animal control officers<\/a> and volunteers has been trying to locate Jackie, using traps baited with food, but she has evaded capture, demonstrating cleverness and caution. Despite her elusive nature, searchers have begun to spot her more frequently and see her visiting a feeding station set out for her. However, due to rising concerns about bears awakening from hibernation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-week-in-campus-insanity-vol-35\/\" title=\"This Week In Campus Insanity Vol. 35\u00a0\u00a0\">search efforts<\/a> have had to adapt, focusing on building trust with Jackie rather than relying solely on food.<\/p>\n<p>The story highlights the challenges and dedication of rescuers as they strive to catch Jackie and safely return her to a home, illustrating both her adventurous spirit and the commitment of those searching for her.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a tale pulled straight from a Jack London novel.<\/p>\n<p>The star of this story is a dog named Jackie &mdash; a German shepherd-husky mix.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie escaped her family in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/five-planes-10-days-another-apparent-tragedy-unfolding-time-alaska\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska<\/a> in mid-February, and she hasn&rsquo;t been caught since, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/alaska-missing-dog-forest-b9c09797dfc2020488547a8a78b6a4d6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In early January, Jackie was a stray roaming the streets of Los Angeles before she was captured and taken to a shelter.<\/p>\n<p>Then the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-60-second-moment-golden-globes-bring-la-fires-gods-judgement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greater Los Angeles wildfires<\/a> happened.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Overburdened with strays, the L.A. County dog pound considered euthanizing Jackie.<\/p>\n<p>In the nick of time, however, she was adopted by a family in Juneau, Alaska.<\/p>\n<p>But on the first day with her new family, Jackie ditched her collar before escaping into the forest.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rescued from a California shelter after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/western-governors-ask-biden-for-more-resources-amid-intense-fast-growing-wildfires\/\" title=\"Western governors ask Biden for more resources amid intense, fast growing ...\">devastating wildfires<\/a>, Jackie was adopted by a family in February but slipped her collar and fled into a forested area. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TJNGz0w4OE\">https:\/\/t.co\/TJNGz0w4OE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FOX6 News (@fox6now) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fox6now\/status\/1907746176499134738?\">April 3, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe this is what she wants, is to be free and feral like this,&rdquo; said Thom Young-Bayer, a Juneau animal control officer. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a safe way for her to live here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/family-devastated-dog-snuggles-goes-missing-11-years-later-get-unbelievable-call-animal-control\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animal control<\/a> and volunteers deployed several traps for her, including baiting her with cheeseburgers and chicken.<\/p>\n<p>But Jackie didn&rsquo;t fall for them.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have her on video and she walks around it. She really gauges the situation. She&rsquo;s looking 360 degrees around and she doesn&rsquo;t make any mistakes,&rdquo; Mike Mazouch of Juneau Animal Rescue said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alaskasnewssource.com\/2025\/04\/04\/were-going-be-here-forever-recent-sightings-loose-rescue-dog-near-juneau-keep-searchers-their-toes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska&rsquo;s News Source<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie also burrows into moss and avoids looking directly into headlamps at night, making detection difficult.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Jackie, a German shepherd-husky mix, was rescued from an overburdened shelter in Los Angeles County after the devastating wildfires. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/D3RdDHTUym\">https:\/\/t.co\/D3RdDHTUym<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anchorage Daily News (@adndotcom) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/adndotcom\/status\/1907478085177368636?\">April 2, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But Young-Bayer said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-says-it-will-release-official-guidance-on-reopening-schools-this-week-biden-says-he-will-comply\/\" title=\"CDC Says It Will Release Official Guidance On Reopening Schools This Week, Biden Says He Will Comply\">search team<\/a> is making progress.<\/p>\n<p>Jackie used to flee any time she spotted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-search-back-government-approves-70-million-scramble\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">search party<\/a> member.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Young-Bayer says he sees Jackie on every visit to the forest.<\/p>\n<p>She also frequents her feeding station.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She does this circular pattern, and the weather&rsquo;s been really good in Juneau lately &mdash; the last five or six days it&rsquo;s been sunny and 45 to 50 [degrees] &mdash; so she&rsquo;s out getting sun, running around, checking out her areas, and then she disappears for a while, and then we see her almost every night at her feeding station,&rdquo; Mazouch said.<\/p>\n<p>Lately, however, due to the danger of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/man-exploring-underground-den-starts-recording-bear-returns-home-later-videos-reveal-happened\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bears<\/a> awakening from hibernation, search volunteers have stopped leaving food.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re building the familiarity with her and the comfort that we&rsquo;re not gonna hurt her,&rdquo; Mazouch said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to be here forever trying to catch her, you know, we&rsquo;ll put that time into her,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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