A man stands in front of a moose enclosure while a large moose stands in the foreground.
A red fox yawns, seen through a picket fence.
A hand lettered sign reads "Government Warnings."

(Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

Steve Kroschel’s wildlife facility has been closed to the public since August 4 when his USDA permit to operate lapsed.

Top: Steve Kroschel calls his moose Duck Moses over for a quick snack on August 6, 2024, in Mosquito Lake. Kroschel owns and operates the Kroschel Films Wildlife Center where some 60 animals, including this moose, live.
Second row: (left) A pile of bones labeled “Raven’s Toys” at the Kroschel…

Rashah McChesney is a multimedia journalist and editor who has reported and edited newsrooms from the Deep South to the Midwest to Alaska. For the past decade, she has worked in collaborative news as the...