Fish and Game said the bear killed by police on Sunday weighed more than 400 pounds, likely the result of eating unsecured trash in the area for an extended period of time.
A black bear rummages through garbage off Hiland Road in Eagle River on Wednesday. Fish and Game says unsecured trash can lead to aggressive bears like the one killed Sunday in East Anchorage.
Dave Battle, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Anchorage area biologist, said the man who initially reported the bear was charged by it Sunday evening. The man told police he’d also seen aggressive action from the animal last week. The bear’s size, Battle said, was a result of it feeding off unsecured trash at homes in the area over an extended period of time.
Sunday’s shooting brings Anchorage’s tally of bear deaths so far this year to 16, Battle said. That includes 13 black bears killed by responding agencies and three by citizens who reported defending their lives or property. He called that tally “average to high.” Last year, there were 14 black bears killed by agencies, plus six more by citizens.
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