State Law:
"5 AAC 92.230. A person may not intentionally feed a moose (except under terms of a permit issued by the department), bear, wolf, coyote, fox, or wolverine, or negligently leave human food, pet food, or garbage in a manner that attracts these animals. However, this prohibition does not apply to use of bait for trapping furbearers or hunting black bears under 5 AAC 84 - 5 AAC 92."
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Preventing bear problems is everyone's responsibility:
Keeping bears away from human food is perhaps the most important thing homeowners, campers, and hunters can do to prevent conflicts and confrontations between bears and people.
Be responsible with:
- Garbage- Use bear-proof trash containers. Otherwise, keep your garbage airtight and odor free, and store inside until pick up day or dispose of it immediately.
- Bird Seed- Don't feed birds during active bear season (Late March to early November). Birds don't need supplemental food at this time.
- Livestock- Install electric fences to keep bears out of corrals, chicken coops, and rabbit hutches.
- Pet Food- Store pet food inside or in bear-proof container. Bring food bowls in as soon as pet is finished eating.
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Something to be proud of!
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Alaskans are stewards of one of the last large brown bear populations in the world.
More than 98 % of the brown bears in the United States and more than 70% of the brown bears in North America live in Alaska. In Alaska we still have the opportunity to safeguard bears and bear habitat and not repeat the mistakes of the Lower Forty-Eight.
Why we are concerned:
Brown bears on the Kenai Peninsula are a small geographically isolated population and are thus limited in migration. The population of brown bears on the Kenai is estimated at approximately 300.
In 1998 the Kenai brown bear population was identified by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as a "species of special concern." The designation is a result of increases in non-hunting mortality due to defense of life and property (DLP), an increasing human population, and other developmental and recreational pressures.
Brown bear hunting season has been closed for over five years on the Kenai due to the increase in DLP's. A total of eighteen brown bears were killed on the Kenai in 2003 under the premise of DLP. It is our responsibility as Alaskans to educate ourselves on brown bears and bear safety in order to protect ourselves as well as this important species.
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