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Defenders of Nature News Release

The Trump administration announced that it will finalize new regulations that roll back protections against extreme methods of killing predators and other wildlife in Alaska national preserves. National preserves are managed by the National Park Service (NPS) like national parks, except hunting and fishing are permitted. NPS’s new regulations for sport hunting and trapping in national preserves in Alaska defer to state management of predators, caribou, and other wildlife on national preserves in Alaska regardless of conflicts between state and federal goals or policies.

Read more at Trump Administration Finalizes Extreme Predator Hunting Rules in Alaska National Preserves | Defenders of Wildlife