# Burgum Struggles to Defend Budget, DOI Transfers 1.4M Acres to State, and Controversial Predator Control Program Resumes - Public Lands News (May 4-15)

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Published: 2026-05-15T07:22:00+00:00
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## Resource

This week’s public lands news briefing covers: 1. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum returns to Congress to defend the Trump administration’s FY27 Interior budget proposal 2. The Department of the Interior transfers 1.4 million acres in Alaska’s Dalton Utility Corridor to the State of Alaska with John Gaedeke 3. Alaska’s controversial Mulchatna bear control program continues amid ongoing legal challenges and scientific debate over predator control and caribou recovery with Jeff Stetz. Subscribe to the Outdoor Minimalist newsletter: https://www.theoutdoorminimalist.com/ Sources & Resources House Natural Resources Committee Hearing Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/live/GJZ61HLI8s0 DOI Press Release — Dalton Utility Corridor Transfer: https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-transfers-14-million-acres-dalton-utility-corridor-state-alaska Alaska Department of Fish and Game — Mulchatna Herd Information: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm

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