Brown bears cavort in the water in Katmai National Park on June 30, 2009. The Alaska Board of Game, in a special meeting, authorized resumption of a bear-culling program with the aim of helping the stuggling Mulchatna caribou herd. But debate continues about the program’s scientific validity. (Photo provided by National Park Service)
Alaska officials on Tuesday resurrected a controversial bear-killing program aimed at boosting caribou numbers.
The Alaska Board of Game, convening in a special meeting in Anchorage on the subject, authorized the state Department of Fish and Game to restart the program that has already killed 186 brown bears, five black bears and 20 wolves…