A black bear with a fresh catch of salmon on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. In some parts of the state, it is legal to kill black bear sows with cubs inside their dens based on the claim it will help bolster big game herds. How does this square with the fair chase principles of hunting found in the North American Model of Wildlife Management? Photo courtesy Wendy Zirngibl/USFS
A black bear with a fresh catch of salmon on the Tongass National Forest in Alaska. In some parts of the state, it is legal to kill black bear sows with cubs inside their dens based on the claim it will help bolster big game herds. How does this square with the fair chase principles of hunting found in the North American Model of Wildlife Management? Photo courtesy Wendy Zirngibl/USFS