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flag Conservation groups sue Alaska over bear-killing program to boost caribou, calling it unlawful and unsound.

flag Conservation groups have sued Alaska over a state program allowing the killing of brown and black bears to help restore the declining Mulchatna caribou herd. flag The lawsuit, filed by the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity, argues the program lacks scientific support, violates constitutional principles, and grants the Department of Fish and Game unchecked authority to eliminate bears across a 1,200-square-mile area—roughly the size of Indiana—without population sustainability data. flag Since 2023, 180 bears, mostly brown bears, have been killed, including all in a key calving zone. flag The state maintains predation is the primary barrier to caribou recovery and cites improved calf-to-cow ratios from aerial surveys. flag However, a prior court ruled the program’s process flawed due to insufficient data, and the current plan incorporates previously invalidated elements. flag The program was reauthorized through 2028, prompting the legal challenge over its legality and ecological impact.

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