Federal agency has plans to prohibit bear baiting in Alaskan national preserves

The National Park Service said last week that it intends to ban hunters from baiting bears in national preserves in Alaska.
The new rule, set to take effect later this summer, would bar sport hunters from using bait, such as bacon grease, pastries, syrup or dog food, to attract bears, the agency said in a statement. Baiting “encourages bears to become conditioned to human-provided food, increasing the likelihood of negative human-bear interactions,” the agency said.

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