Alaska Wildlife Alliance Files Petition To Challenge State’s Controversial Predator Control Process

One of the most controversial topics around Alaska these days is the on-again, off-again, on-again Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s predator control process that would eliminate bears, wolves and other predators in an attempt to protect caribou herds. But the system has been opposed vehemently by some conservation and environmental groups, which won a court battle when a judge ruled the system was unconstitutional, though an Alaska Board of Game ruling has temporarily authorized the state to proceed.