A lawsuit has been filed against the Alaska Board of Game over its predator control program, which allows the killing of brown and black bears across southwestern Alaska.

The Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity filed the suit today in Alaska Superior Court, arguing that the program violates the state constitution. The groups say the board authorized the Alaska Department of Fish and Game to aerially shoot bears across 40,000 square miles until 2028, without population data or a limit on how many can be killed.

Lawyers for the plaintiffs say the program threatens bears moving across public lands near national preserves and parks, including Lake Clark, Katmai, and Togiak National Wildlife Refuge. They also cite previous court rulings striking down earlier versi

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