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Brown bear sow and yearling cub killed at Sitka home. A second cub is still at large

by KCAW News | Oct 24, 2024 | Local News

A brown bear sow and her yearling cub were killed by a Sitka resident in the 4300-block of HPR early Thursday morning (10-23-24). A second cub remains at large. Troopers say this is not the same bear family recently photographed walking on Sitka's dock. Read More

Got bears? Defenders of Wildlife’s ‘Coexistence’ program will reimburse Sitkans for electric fences

by KCAW News | May 18, 2023 | The Morning Interview

Defenders of Wildlife are offering up to $500 to reimburse Alaskans interested in purchasing an electric fence to secure their garbage, chicken coops, or other qualifying bear attractants. Read More

Alaska Airlines jet kills brown bear at Yakutat’s airport

by Erin McKinstry, KCAW | Nov 16, 2020 | Local News, Syndicated

The Boeing 737 was slowing down when the flight crew noticed a sow and a cub crossing the runway, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines. After the bears passed underneath the aircraft, the captain felt an impact to the left side of the plane and noticed the dead sow 20 feet off the center of the runway. Read More

Mild winters push deer population to near-capacity in Sitka area

by KCAW News | Dec 2, 2019 | Local News, Syndicated

Relatively mild winters over the past decade have pushed deer populations in the Sitka area to record highs -- and maybe even over the biological carrying capacity of the land in some places. Mountain goats are also at a record high on Baranof Island, and brown bears are thriving as well. Read More

A reckoning likely for Sitka’s garbage bears?

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jul 30, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

Authorities in Sitka have not been forced to destroy any bears this summer, but that streak could end soon if a few residents and visitors don’t tighten up their garbage disposal practices. Read More