This Day in Alaska History-September 21st, 1891

“Dumping a bear carcass on a New York City bike path perfectly encapsulates Kennedy’s recklessness and weirdness as a presidential candidate and a phony environmentalist,” said one campaigner. Conservationists on Monday reacted to independent U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s admission of abandoning a roadkill bear carcass in New York City’s Central Park by […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment charging two men with illegally killing a brown bear on a national wildlife refuge in Alaska, violating the Lacey Act. According to court documents, between May 9 to May 12, 2022, Richard McAtee, 46, and Arlon Franz, 51, both of Montana, conspired together […]
The U.S. National Park Service has finalized a rule that bans using bait such as piles of donuts, dog food and meat scraps to attract and subsequently kill brown and black bears on Alaska’s national preserves. While we are pleased the Park Service has recognized the inherent danger and cruelty associated with bear baiting, and […]