State ignores bill to require scientific peer review of predator control

By: Richard Steiner

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 12, 2026

Words: 408

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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Last week, a state court approved the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s plan to resume killing scores of brown bears, including newborn cubs, across a 40,000 square mile area in southwest Alaska. The goal of the extensive bear kill effort, according to ADFG, is to reduce the number of predators in order to increase the size of the Mulchatna caribou herd.

The court stated:

“The Court is in no position to second guess …

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