# @centerforbiodiv on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DYFiikbEZq2
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/65235304-centerforbiodiv-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/6bc5a17719.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-05-08T17:46:35.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Center for Biological Diversity (@CenterForBioDiv) — https://gondola.cc/CenterForBioDiv

## Caption

As soon as this week, Alaska state game agents could resume shooting as many bears as possible from helicopter across 40,000 square miles.

The state claims it’s to boost a struggling caribou herd, but there is no scientific evidence that shows killing bears will help.

And, despite an ongoing lawsuit brought by us and alaskawildlifealliance to stop this, an Alaska Superior Court just ruled that the state can continue its bear killing program — even though the program’s legality is in question. 

At least 186 brown bears and five black bears have been killed under Alaska’s brutal predator-control program since 2023 — including dozens of cubs.

We want to see the caribou herd thrive, but the state hasn't shown that the unrestrained killing of bears is going to help us get there.

We will keep fighting to defend these animals and the wild places they need to survive. 

[Video description: A stop motion video featuring a sketch of a bear on a purple lined notecard that appears to be walking. The background changes from different natural settings. Text overlay decribes a bear killing program in Alaska.]

#AlaskaWildlife #Alaska #CarnivoreConservation #WildlifeConservation #StopBearKilling #WildlifeProtection

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- **Views:** 21,683
- **Likes:** 16,540
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- **Comments:** 537

## Tags

stopbearkilling, wildlifeprotection, carnivoreconservation, alaska, wildlifeconservation, alaskawildlife

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