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Bears in the NewsThis page contains links to articles, photos and videos about bears in the news and wildlife conservation. Sometimes these topics are unpleasant and graphic in nature, but so is being an advocate for wildlife and wildplaces. 2011/09/09 - Grizzlies under fire in Alaska Brown and grizzly bear experts speak-out against the Alaska Department of Fish and Game predator management programs. If you want to better understand the "politics" that determine Alaska's current non-scientific wildlife management programs that lead to the unnecessary slaughter of bears and wolves. Then this article is a MUST read! 2011/08/02 - It’s Time to Better Assess the Guided Hunting of Katmai’s Bears 2011/05/08 - PBS's Nature - "Bears of the Last Frontier" Learn more about Alaska's bears. The first episode takes you to one of the most famous bear viewing areas in Katmai National Park. 2011/01/25 - Polar bear's epic nine day swim in search of sea ice 2011/01/14 - Lose wolves, lose the Wilderness As bears become targets of the same programs as wolves, it's important to understand the roles of these apex predators in maintaining healthy ecosystems. An 18 year Yukon wolf biologist, talks about predator control. His conclusions? "It’s costly. It often doesn’t work, and when it does, its effects are always temporary". 2010/11/24 - Polar Bears Unlikely to Survive in Warmer World, Biologists Say 2010/05/30 - Grizzly bear shot, killed in Denali National Park 2010/03/20 - This week, an entire pack of wolves was slaughtered from a helicopter. At least two of the shot wolves were collared for research purposes. This is the legacy of Sarah Palin, which has continued with the current Governor Sean Parnell who loaded the Alaska Board of Game science-denying board members that want to kill every predator known to moose and caribou. This egregious act of killing federally-collared wolves, insured that both sound science and wildlife would become a casualty. 2010/01/11 - Report says global warming may force Canada to change approach to polar bears 2009/12/08 - Starving polar bears turn to cannibalism 2009/11/22 - It’s a grolar, the climate-change polar bear 2009/11/19 - Alaska's high court hears predator control case This is a very important legal case which could end the current predator control programs in Alaska. In addition wolves, these predator control programs now also target brown, grizzly and black bears. 2009/11/10 - $11,000 offered for information on grizzly poaching 2009/10/30 - Polar bear plus grizzly equals? 2009/10/29 - Bear death under scrutiny — Investigation into roadside shooting in Alaska continues 2009/10/23 - Polar Bear Habitat Proposed for Alaska 2007/10/01 - Killing grizzlies: Fair chase in Alaska? Warning graphic video - AK Adventures is working with Chris Day, Ken Day, Derek Stonorov and others to stop brown/grizzly bear "hunting" in the Katmai Preserve. Our thanks to Daniel for filming this horrific video. 2007/02/09 - McNeil River Sanctuary bears face increased threat of being hunted Luckily this did not happen, but not without a hard fought battle.
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