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Homeowner shoots bear that invaded chicken coop

Chicken. (Photo byRob Faulkner / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT A homeowner shot a bear in Bells Flats on Tuesday. Fish and Game wildlife biologist John Crye says the bear had reportedly eaten about 30 of the person’s chickens, and troopers tried to haze the animal with things like non-lethal bean bag rounds and noise makers. “But the bear came back, and …

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Injured bear is wandering just outside City of Kodiak

Kodiak bear, not the injured bear mentioned in the story. (Photo by Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service / Flickr) Kayla Desroches/KMXT An injured bear has been spotted wandering between the City of Kodiak and Dead Man’s Curve. That’s according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist John Crye. “It’s an adult bear. It’s probably 5 to …

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