Voters mull future of predator control program

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) _ Alaska voters are deciding today (Tuesday) whether to end the current version of the state's predator control program.

If approved, Ballot Measure 2 would strictly restrict the shooting of wolves and bears either from the air or once a plane has landed.

Under the measure, the practice would be prohibited unless the commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game finds that a "biological emergency" exists and has adequate scientific proof.

The initiative defines a biological emergency as one in which a prey population would irreversibly decline unless aircraft are used to reduce the number of wolves and bears.

The state's predator control program was launched in McGrath in 2003 and now operates in five areas. It is designed to help boost moose and caribou numbers where residents say game has become too scarce.

Supporters say the program is bringing much-needed relief to rural residents at a time when the cost of living in Bush Alaska is skyrocketing.

Opponents say the program thwarts the will of the people, who have twice voted to undo similar programs where aircraft were used to track and kill predators.

August 26, 2008

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