Tag Archives: bear safety

Three problem bears were killed last week. Each one was caught eating garbage from a dumpster on Selief Lane, according to Fish & Game area biologist Nate Svoboda. KPD shot the third one on Selief Thursday night, though it wasn’t immediately killed. “It’s my understanding that once again the dumpster was left open,” Svoboda said. “Either that or there was …

Two bears have been seen wandering around Kodiak in the last two weeks, prompting concern for community safety. Last Tuesday, a bear killed a dog just outside a house halfway down Woodland Drive. Sergeant Todd Mountain from Alaska Wildlife Troopers said he was on the scene, along with police and state troopers within minutes of the incident. He said the …