Four bears have been killed at Anchorage's Centennial Campground after they entered tents to get to food and other items, including hygiene products and trash.
July 6, 2022
Four bears have been killed at an Anchorage campground, recently opened to people who are homeless, after the bears entered tents to get to food and other items, including hygiene products and trash. In late June, the administration of Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson abruptly canceled pre-existing reservations at Centennial Campground and opened it to city residents who’d been living outside, including some who’d been staying at a camp the city cleared out. The city alsoWithin days of the first people arriving, there were reports of bears getting into tents at the campground, which is northeast of Anchorage’s downtown core and sits adjacent to large areas of wooded military and state park land.
Fish and Game got little warning about the plan to allow homeless residents to camp at Centennial and found out at the same time as the general public, Wardlow said.
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