Wildlife

Crayfish are originally from the Pacific Northwest and as with many invasive species, it’s anyone’s guess how they got to Kodiak.

The first week of moose hunting in the Petersburg, Wrangell and Kake area has seen a harvest of 35 moose. Seven of those moose were illegal kills.

“There seems to be one bear that terrorizes South Franklin Street with the garbages,” Degarimore said.

“It’s wiped out millions and millions of sea stars. In some cases, up to 95 percent of the sea stars are gone — completely changed the coastal ecosystem structure.”

Reports of bird carcasses along Kodiak’s shores started in April and May. By August things had gotten worse.

Between three bears spotted at the edge of town and another grizzly shot and left to die at the Cape Nome quarry, bears are out and about in the Nome area.