ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Homer big game transporter was sentenced Monday to five years’ probation for providing big game transportation services for four illegally taken black bears in the Kenai Peninsula. According to court documents, Travis Larson, 49, has been a licensed big game transporter since 2010, and provides transporter services through his company, Alaska […]
Bear — Taquka’aq Taquka’at yugnitaaraat, “Suk.”, Taquka’at niugnitaaraat, “Suk.” – Bears always say “Person.” The brown or grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) is the largest terrestrial mammal in North America. The Kodiak Archipelago is home to more than three thousand of these enormous creatures, which have long been a source of food and raw materials for […]
Sitka man Tad Fujioka, age 50, was reported overdue on Tuesday. Troopers were told that Fujioka was due back and had not returned to Sitka. Alaska Wildlife Troopers, USCG, and Sitka SAR opened up a search of his last known location on Wednesday and three search teams were transported to the area by an AWT […]