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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 …

Jessica Rich with unconscious young male bear. Jerry Belant / Mississippi State University Kayla Desroches/KMXT A small number of people ever get to touch a Kodiak bear in their lifetime. Sun’aq Tribe wildlife intern, Jessica Rich, had the opportunity multiple times this summer. She participated in a study looking at how foresting could be affecting elk and bear populations on …

Bear, thought to be a juvenile male. Photo by Trooper Mike Munson Kayla Desroches/KMXT A young bear is roaming town. He’s drawn a lot of attention on social media, and Fish & Game area wildlife biologist Nate Svoboda says his department started getting reports Friday. He says the wanderer is probably a 3-year-old juvenile male whose mother just kicked him …