Alaska, and Predator control?

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Seems that Alaska took SFW's advice on predator control and did something even if it will show to be wrong headed.

http://www.oregonlive.com/environme...rly_90_bears_killed_under_a.html#incart_river

 

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At least they salvaged the meat and "larger bear hides"

A few quotes from the article that I found interesting:

A wolf control program has been in effect in a larger portion of unit 19A since 2004 but has not had a measurable effect on the moose population

The program won't have a permanent effect on the moose population, but it should have a measurable effect for several years

The bear control area is so small that killing 89 bears won't have an effect on the overall bear population in the unit

Removal of the bears, which cost approximately $230,000

A few of my own questions:
Are there a lot more bears in this area now than before the moose population began to decline?
If so, why? If not, then what else has changed and why?

 

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I predict that this will have roughly the same outcome as most predator control efforts.

A lot of money spent in the wrong place that has little long term benefits to the actual big game herds.