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At Fortess, a new wild space for black bears

by Rachel Cassandra, KCAW | Jun 12, 2018 | Local News, Syndicated

Three orphaned black bears in Sitka have been given a bigger home. This weekend, the Fortress of the Bear released Smokey, Bandit, and Tuli into expanded territory. They’re no longer cubs, so they need more range to explore. Read More

Remembering Balloo: Sitka’s Fortress mourns rescue bear

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Oct 23, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

One of the rescue animals at Sitka’s Fortress of the Bear was euthanized on Thursday (10-19-17). Balloo was a seven-year-old brown bear and had lost mobility in his back legs. He lived the entirety of his adult life at the educational rescue center. Read More

Bears, budgets, and boat rates come before Sitka Assembly

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | May 25, 2017 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka Assembly covered a lot of ground Tuesday night, approving the FY18 budget on first reading, expanding the search for an interim administrator, and awarding Fortress of the Bear a 99-year lease extension. Read More

Fortress pursues $100 purchase of industrial property

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Aug 19, 2016 | Syndicated

Plans are in motion at Sitka’s industrial park to give a nonprofit bear habitat the land it’s been leasing for the last 13 years. The park's board ordered a formal survey of the site. Read More

Board considers $100 offer for Fortress bear habitat

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Dec 22, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

One of the original tenants at the Gary Paxton Industrial Park in Sitka is offering to buy the property it’s leased for the last 12 years, but the deal is not sitting well with the park’s board. Read More