Alaska to Resume ‘Barbaric’ Aerial Shooting of Wolves and Bears

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesJan 21, 2025, 8:57 pm197 pts
Alaska will resume the “barbaric” practice of shooting bears and wolves from helicopters to reduce their numbers with the hope that it will boost moose and caribou herds. The renewed program would permit hunters to kill as many as 80 percent of the natural predators across 2,000 acres of state lands,…

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