Renewed program would allow hunters to eliminate up to 80% of the animals on 20,000 acres of state landAlaska is set to resume the aerial gunning of bears and wolves as a population control measure aimed at boosting caribou and moose herd numbers, even as the state’s own evaluation of the practice cast doubt on its effectiveness.The renewed program would allow hunters to eliminate up to 80% of the animals on 20,000 acres of state land. Environmental groups opposed to what they label a “barbaric” practice of shooting wildlife from helicopters is more about sport than scientific practice in part because hunters want caribou populations to increase because they are trophy animals. Continue reading...
This article criticizes Alaska's plan to resume aerial hunting of bears and wolves as a population control measure to boost caribou and moose numbers.
The main conceptual idea is that this practice is both unethical ("barbaric") and ineffective, with the emphasis on sport hunting and trophy animals (caribou) overshadowing scientific basis.
The article highlights concerns about the indiscriminate nature of the hunting, which includes killing cubs and disproportionately impacts female brown bears, raising doubts about the long-term health and sustainability of the affected populations.
This article criticizes Alaska's plan to resume aerial hunting of bears and wolves as a population control measure to boost caribou and moose numbers. The main conceptual idea is that this practice is both unethical ("barbaric") and ineffective, with the emphasis on sport hunting and trophy animals (caribou) overshadowing scientific basis. The article highlights concerns about the indiscriminate nature of the hunting, which includes killing cubs and disproportionately impacts female brown bears, raising doubts about the long-term health and sustainability of the affected populations.
