Trump administration moves to reopen Alaska national preserves to bear baiting by sport hunters

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: October 17, 2026

Words: 773

Last Updated: 1 day, 1 hour ago

Sport hunters will be able to bait bears in Alaska national preserves, under a final rule the Trump administration announced on Friday.

The rule, proposed in March, overturns bans by the Biden and Obama administrations of the practice within National Park Service units.

Bear baiting, which involves use of food stockpiles to attract bears that are then killed and harvested, is a controversial practice.

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