‘If you’re ever going to take bear safety seriously, do it this year’

(Credit: Alaska Department of Fish and Game)
Fish and Game biologist Dave Battle says the agency is getting more reports of bear activity in the Anchorage Bowl than usual, and they are warning people to take precautions.
“We hope people always take bear safety seriously,” said Battle. “But, if you were ever going to take bear safety seriously, do it this year.”
Battle says both bear spray and firearms can be effective deterrents against a bear attack but added that people