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 ...

High-Tech Harmony: Keeping Bears and Humans Safe with Precision Drones

Suhail Ahmed

How wildlife managers are trading shotguns for drones and why buzzing UAVs outperform bear dogs in Montana’s grizzly country. The Bear Whisperer’s Dilemma In 2017, Wesley Sarmento became Montana’s first prairie-based bear manager a job that often put him face-to-face with 600-pound grizzlies. His mission is to prevent conflicts while these protected predators reclaim Great ...