Ad Attacks Palin On Alaska Wolf Culling The new attack ad by Defenders of Wildlife is graphic, visceral and disturbing. It's critical of vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin for her support of a controversial predator control policy in Alaska that targets wolves. The ad states: The more voters hear about Sarah Palin, the less there is to like. As Alaska governor, Sarah Palin actively promotes the vicious aerial killing of wolves. With no chance to escape, riddled with gunshots, it's a brutal death. The basic claim is true. Palin continued the policies of her predecessor in the governor's office that allowed aerial shooting of wolves for purposes of predator control. Here's how it works. If the Alaska Department of Fish and Game determines that moose and caribou populations are being overly preyed upon by wolves, in areas where people rely on those herds for food, the state can issue permits for private pilots to go out and shoot wolves from small airplanes. State wildlife officials acknowledge there's no fair chase involved. The wolf typically doesn't have much chance of escape once it's been targeted from the sky. Nevertheless, the state considers aerial culling an important tool for protecting the viability of the game herds for human subsistence....