Alaska wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters in an effort to protect caribou, judge says

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska wildlife agents can resume shooting and killing black and brown bears — including from ...
Alaska Public Media

After legal challenge, Alaska judge approves state’s revised bear cull in Southwest Alaska

The ruling means the Alaska Department of Fish and Game can kill bears ahead of the caribou calving season for the Mulchatna ...

Alaska Can Resume Killing Bears to Protect Caribou Herd, Judge Says

The state program employs helicopters and small planes to shoot black and brown bears of any age in a large area of ...
The Missoula Current News

Alaska clear to proceed with bear killing program

The state says the program is necessary for the recovery of a caribou herd, but environmentalists said recovery shouldn't ...
Anchorage Daily News

Environmental groups ask judge to pause Alaska’s bear cull program scheduled for this month

Plaintiffs argue the Department of Fish and Game’s predator control program around the Mulchatna caribou herd is ...
Alaska Public Media

Higher temperatures spur Alaska’s invasive pike to eat more, a bad sign for salmon

A University of Alaska Fairbanks study focusing on the Deshka River found that the predators have become even more voracious ...
Science Daily

Warming waters are supercharging an invasive salmon predator in Alaska

As Alaska’s rivers warm, invasive northern pike are becoming noticeably more voracious. Scientists discovered that pike of ...

Wildlife agents can kill bears from helicopters to protect caribou in Alaska, judge rules

The Mulchatna caribou herd is expected to begin calving soon, and the babies are particularly susceptible to being eaten by ...