Bear suspected in fatal Bird Ridge mauling killed

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game has killed the bear they suspect in the mauling death of a 16-year-old boy who had competed in a race on Bird Ridge Sunday.
The bear had a recent wound to its lower jaw, which authorities believe identifies it as the bear involved, as the bear responsible for the mauling was shot by a Chugach State Park Ranger in the head. The bear was killed Tuesday evening.
Fish and Game also shot and killed three other lone black bears in the area, they say, to ensure th