Alaska officials seek emergency rule to continue bear-killing program, despite court ruling

Bear Hunting Bill Is Back On The Table For 2025 Session

Lawmakers are once again looking to legalize bear hunting in Connecticut and the state’s environmental protection agency says a limited hunting season is necessary to cut down on human-bear conflicts, which are increasing.

Alaska officials seek emergency rule to continue bear-killing program, despite court ruling

A predator-control program in Western Alaska, ruled unconstitutional this month, is needed to boost the ailing Mulchatna caribou herd, state game managers say.

Killing of Alaska’s Brown Bears Stopped: Judge Rules the Slaughter Unconstitutional

In a big win for Alaska’s wildlife, an Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled that a state program that authorized the killing of nearly 200 brown bears is unconstitutional and bypassed due process, as reported by KSKA. The ruling effectively put a stop — at least for now — to the culling. Judge Andrew Guidi stated […] The post Killing of Alaska’s Brown Bears Stopped: Judge Rules the Slaughter Unconstitutional appeared first on Lady Freethinker.

Alaska Officials Push to Continue Culling Grizzly Bears to Save Caribou

Wildlife officials in Alaska are pushing back on a state supreme court decision to halt an aerial predator-control program they say is necessary to help reverse caribou declines. Less than two weeks after a court order halted the program, officials petitioned the state Board of Game for an emergency authorization Friday to continue killing bears and wolves in Western Alaska. The predator control there is part of the agency’s efforts to the criti…

The emergency order on caribou protection announced by the federal government last June seems to have done much more fear than harm. A little less than 9 months later the issue has still not advanced and the status quo continues. On March 10, the federal government announced investments of up to $100 million by 2027 to establish protected areas in the province. All of this is done to support the objectives of Quebec's 2030 Nature Plan and Canada…

The emergency order on caribou protection announced by the federal government last June seems to have done much more fear than harm. A little less than 9 months later the issue has still not advanced and the status quo continues. On March 10, the federal government announced investments of up to $100 million by 2027 to establish protected areas in the province. All of this is done to support the objectives of Quebec's 2030 Nature Plan and Canada…