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

States Newsroom · October 17, 2026

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…

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

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