ADF&G wildlife management biologist’s safety tips for bear season
Steve Bethune, wildlife management biologist from ADF&G, joins KCAW to share best practices regarding bear activity this year in Sitka.
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As bear season kicks off in Sitka, ADF&G biologist lays out management protocol
Law enforcement euthanized two more bears in Sitka, bringing the total to five this season. KCAW’s Lauren Salemo sat down with Steve Bethune, a wildlife management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, to discuss bear season so far and how the decision to dispatch a bear is made.
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Fortress bears help make the argument for better trash cans in Sitka
"We’d love to see, even if we were not to try and replace all 3000 cans in town immediately, maybe we just buy a few and we test out in those areas that get higher bear traffic and see what kind of difference it makes."
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Authorities kill bear after second dog attack
Wildlife authorities killed a young male brown bear in Sitka Wednesday afternoon, shortly after it killed a dog. They say it looks like the bear that killed a different dog on Sunday.
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Bear kills dog outside home near Thimbleberry Creek Trailhead
A bear killed and ate a dog outside a home near the Thimbleberry Creek Trailhead Sunday.
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