Restraining order on Alaska bear cull to be in place until state fixes identified legal flaws

Restraining order on Alaska bear cull to be in place until state fixes identified legal flaws

A subadult brown bear sniffs the air as it walks across the tundra in Katmai National Park and Preserve on Aug. 10, 2023. Critics of the state's predator-control program say officials failed to adequately analyze impacts to bear populations, including animals that roam in Katmai. (Photo by F. Jimenez/National Park Service)A state judge has extended a restraining order that bars the Alaska Department of Fish and Game from killing bears in a contr…