Rick Sinnott is a former Alaska Department of Fish and Game wildlife biologist. Email him: rickjsinnott@gmail.com
Like national parks, preserves were to be managed to maintain natural and healthy populations of all wild animals, to be intact, fully functioning ecosystems. Preserves were never intended to be game farms for lazy or inept hunters.
Contrary to John Schandelmeier’s unsourced opinion, bear spray works quite well in situations where you are threatened by a bear at close range, which is the very essence of a bear attack.
What really worries me, more than the shooting of a single bear, is the response from the Department of Fish and Game.
New singletrack trails in areas of the city where bears are known to move will result in more close encounters.
Jim Lieb's proposal for a hunt to slash the bear population in and around Anchorage gets no better with age. The best bear control remains the same: Keep them out of our trash.
An intensive hunt in the Anchorage area would create more problems than it would solve. We live in bear country, or right next to it. Let's act accordingly.
Yes, there is an isolated group of salmon living in Eklutna Lake today -- but did ocean-reared salmon ever swim up the river into the lake?
Opinion: The Alaska Board of Game will consider a proposal to drop “sterilized feral cats” from the state’s list of domestic animals that cannot be released into the wild without a permit. This is a bad idea.
"Coming Into the Country" author John McPhee might have been kinder to Anchorage had he foreseen residents' high regard for the wilderness at hand.
The thrill of the ride is undeniable -- but is the risk in bear country worth it?
For Steve Thon, building a 21-ton boat high in Eklutna Valley took the bulk of his time, energy and money for three decades.
Is climate change reducing the quantity and quality of Alaska's Dall sheep habitat? That's the hypothesis being tested by two researchers.
