Tag Archives: Bear biologists in Kodiak

It was a full house at last night’s Kodiak Island Borough Assembly meeting with residents voicing concerns about the bears in residential areas.   KMXT’s Maggie Wall has this report. Click on arrow to listen to report, or continue on to read it.   Kodiak residents may love their bears, but those testifying last night seemed to agree that bears …

A female (sow) pauses at the edge of a waterfall, surveying potential fishing opportunities. Lisa Hupp/USFWS Kayla Desroches/KMXT The spring bear hunting season closed Monday, and that means it’s time for local biologists to do their bear survey. Every year, if the weather allows, they choose a sample area to fly over to get an estimate of the season’s bear …