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 …
Read More »Bear Population Numbers in Southwest Kodiak Improving After Decline
Two bears on Kodiak scout for salmon. Photo by Lisa Hupp/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Kayla Desroches/KMXT This past winter, bear specialists wrapped up the fourth and final year of a partnership between the University of Montana and the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge which aimed to track how bears respond to salmon runs in southwest Kodiak. Will Deacy, who just …
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