An opponent of the multiyear bear-killing program is defending her standing to be a plaintiff against the state.
Anchorage attorney Michelle Bittner, who sued the state over its program that is killing bears and wolves to boost the faltering Mulchatna caribou herd, stands in the courtroom after arguing her case to the Alaska Supreme Court on Wednesday.
A bear sits on the grass on Aug. 10, 2023, in Katmai National Park and Preserve. In her arguments, attorney Michelle Bittner cited her past experiences watching Katmai bears, animals as evidence of her standing to sue over predator control. She also has a legitimate interest as a citizen in ensuring that the state follows its own regulations, laws and constitution in making wildlife decisions, she said. filed a year ago against the state by the Alaska Wildlife Alliance alleges that the program is illegal, ignores scientific information indicating that predators are not the cause of the caribou herd’s problems and was adopted hurriedly without proper public notice.
Instead, Brooking said, what is to be determined is whether Bittner’s case was properly dismissed. The state’s position is that Bittner’s connection to bears and wolves that may have been killed is too vague to qualify her for standing, Brooking said. Bittner has not shown evidence that she was harmed by the predator-control policy, she said.
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