Department of Fish and Game employees killed nearly 100 brown bears in less than a month in a first-ever predator control hunt aimed at restoring a renowned Southwest Alaska caribou herd by increasing calf survival.
presented to the Board of Game in January 2022 indicated that predators, mostly brown bears, were responsible for nearly 90% of newborn calf deaths between 2011 and 2021.
One of the biologists making the presentation described a “mistaken belief” that killing a predator automatically saves a caribou: bears or wolves are more likely to kill injured, diseased or malnourished animals that might not survive anyway. Game board members are well aware of the larger habitat and disease problems within the Mulchatna herd, board chairman Jerry Burnett said this week. During the March meeting, several members asked about nutritional issues as well as brucellosis.
Many people rely on the Mulchatna herd for meat and income, from subsistence hunters and residents to guides and clients. Locals say the caribou have cycled up and down for centuries. Biologists say the herd peaked in the 1990s at about 200,000 animals but has declined to under 13,000. The herd migrates from calving grounds north of Dillingham to winter range southeast of Bethel.
This week, Fish and Game officials said it appeared many brown bears traveled to the calving grounds from other areas. They also consider Western Alaska’s bears and wolves to be at healthy levels, allowing local populations to recover within a few years. State officials say any salvageable meat went to communities including those willing to take brown bear meat. They are working with Bristol Bay Native Association to distribute the last of it.
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