Kodiak Biologists to Conduct Bear Population Survey

A female (sow) pauses at the edge of a waterfall, surveying potential fishing opportunities. (Lisa Hupp/USFWS)The spring bear hunting season closed Monday, and that means it’s time for local biologists to do their bear survey.
Every year, if the weather allows, they choose a sample area to fly over to get an estimate of the season’s bear population.
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge bear biologist Bill Leacock says the refuge and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game have been doing t