Articles for tag: AlaskaBears, BearCulling, BlackBears, HumanWildlifeConflict

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Why Are Black and Brown Bears Being Culled in Southwest Alaska

Suhail Ahmed

  On the wind‑scoured tundra of Southwest Alaska, helicopters skim low over willow thickets while rifle shots echo against volcanic peaks. Down below, coastal brown bears and black bears – animals many people travel thousands of miles to see – are being tracked and killed in the name of boosting moose and caribou numbers. To ...