Juneau trooper kills chicken-stealing brown bear
Hunting September 8, 2017
UPDATE ADDITIONAL BEAR SHOOTING IN JUNEAU According to the Juneau Empire, an Alaska Wildlife Trooper shot and killed a charging brown bear last night after it raided a chicken coop at a home on Randall Road in Juneau. According to an AST release, at 7:51 p.m. Monday a homeowner... Read more
JBER cyclist mauled by brown bear
Government June 26, 2017
The string of Alaska bear maulings continues. Sharing this breaking news from KTVA Television on another bear attack near Anchorage: The Alaska Department of Fish and Game says a pair of cyclists encountered a bear on JBER Saturday morning. Authorities say the pair came across a brown bear with... Read more
ADF&G suspends search for grizzlies that attacked young hikers in Eagle River
GovernmentUncategorized June 14, 2017
UPDATE: Anchorage police and ADF&G staff members have cancelled the search for a sow grizzly and two cubs that attacked four young hikers near Eagle River Campground Wednesday morning. The hikers are believed to have startled the bears by suddenly encountering them on an unmarked trail. Officials theorized the... Read more