Alaska bear cull resumes after judge denies injunction

12 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 8

State Superior Court Judge Adolf V. Zeman let southwestern Alaska's programme restart; conservation groups said shooting from aircraft could begin within seven to 10 days.
The Alaska Wildlife Alliance and Center for Biological Diversity sued last November, arguing the programme lacked scientific support and violated the state constitution.
The cull, authorised in 2022 through 2028 to protect a small caribou herd during calving season, has killed 191 bears since 2023, including 20 cubs in under a month.

Why did a judge greenlight a bear cull program that other courts previously declared unlawful?

With no limits on killing bears, is Alaska's plan saving caribou or just creating another crisis?