Brown bear and cubs on Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge. Credit: Lisa Hupp / USFWS
Final Rule for Alaska National Wildlife Refuges Supports Resource Conservation
August 03, 2016
In response to public interest and concern about predator harvest on national wildlife refuges across Alaska, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a final rule to clarify that predator control is not allowed on national wildlife refuges in the state unless based on sound science and in response to a conservation concern or is necessary to meet refuge purposes, federal laws or Service policy. In addition, the rule defines the process that will be used for considering predator control, prohibits certain methods and means for non-subsistence harvest of predators, and updates the procedures for closing an area or restricting an activity on refuges in Alaska.
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