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 bears or wolves.
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Opinion: A harder look at Alaska’s predator-control claims

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Alaska sued over hunting of bears from the air to protect caribou

Juneau, Alaska — Conservation groups sued Monday over a state program in Alaska that authorizes killing brown and black bears as a way to increase the size of a once-significant caribou herd in the ...
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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 helicopters — as part of a plan to help recover a caribou herd that was once an ...