Bears Can Now Be Killed From Helicopters in Alaska, Judge Rules

Bears can now be killed from helicopters in Alaska, judge rules

Alaska wildlife officials can move forward with a controversial predator-control program that allows black and brown bears to be shot from helicopters after a state judge declined to pause the effort ahead of a key caribou calving season. The ruling keeps in place a plan to rebuild the Mulchatna caribou herd in Southwest Alaska, which once supported Alaska Native subsistence hunters across dozens of communities, according to NBC News. The timing…

Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears to protect caribou, judge rules

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A judge says Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing bears as part of a plan to help recover a herd of caribou that was once an important source of food for Alaska Native hunters. Two conservation groups sought to halt the program while they challenged its legality. They argue the program lacks a scientific basis. But a Superior Court judge says Wednesday the groups had failed to show that the state acted wit…

Plaintiffs Lament 'Sad Day for Bears' in Alaska

Alaska wildlife officials just got the go-ahead to resume shooting bears from aircraft in a bid to boost a struggling caribou herd. An Anchorage Superior Court judge on Wednesday rejected a request from two environmental groups to temporarily block the state's expanded predator control program around the Mulchatna caribou herd,...

Alaska Bear Cull Now Faces Emergency Court Halt

Emergency court halts Alaska bear cull aimed at protecting Mulchatna caribou herd recovery.