Juneau Animal Rescue announced that animal control officers and a volunteer helped capture Jackie last week.
Wildlife
Judge says Alaska bear-killing program remains void, despite emergency authorization
An emergency declaration by the Board of Game does not change the fact that the program is unconstitutional and the state failed to do required fixes, the judge rules.
Bears are waking up in Juneau. Here’s how to avoid problems.
Remember to store food properly and be prepared to encounter bears on trails and streets alike.
Anchorage’s beloved Star the reindeer dies after possible poisoning
Star was the seventh reindeer to live at the corner of 10th Avenue and I Street.
Alaska Board of Game approves petition for emergency predator control
The board’s action allows the Department of Fish and Game to continue killing bears and wolves for a third season in the range of the shrunken Mulchatna Caribou Herd.
Alaska officials seek emergency rule to continue bear-killing program, despite court ruling
A predator-control program in Western Alaska, ruled unconstitutional last week, is needed to boost the ailing Mulchatna caribou herd, state game managers say.