03-08-2016 02:20 via alaskapublic.org

Wounded bear in Skagway put down over the weekend

A park ranger shot and killed a brown bear that was wounded during a hazing event in Dyea about two weeks ago, putting the animal out of its misery over the weekend.
A brown bear. This is not the bear that was shot in Skagway. (Alaska Department of Fish and Game)On Saturday, a National Park Service ranger shot the bear that had evaded authorities for two weeks.
The bear was seriously injured during an attempt to scare it away from campers by a Skagway police officer on July 16. The officer
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