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Though bear populations may not be increasing, human–bear encounters are on the rise. [1] As Anchorage's population has increased and urbanization has removed forest, bears have become easier to spot. [1] In the late 1990s, Anchorage residents responding to a survey indicated that they wanted more animals, including bears, in the city. [1]
Binky (1975 – July 20, 1995) was a captive male polar bear who lived at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage.In separate incidents in 1994, Binky mauled two zoo visitors; these events received international news coverage.
The 1958 Statehood Act set up a program for polar bear management, and further conservation efforts, including the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act, have limited polar bear hunts. [10] Polar bear populations may be threatened by oil development and global warming. [10] [11] Only about 4700 polar bears are known to inhabit Alaska. [12]
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The bear attack occurred Saturday on the Kenai Peninsula, southwest of Anchorage, Alaska State Troopers said. The hunter, a 32-year-old man, was seriously injured both in the mauling and in the ...
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The zoo is a part of the Species Survival Program for tigers and snow leopards, and the Polar Bear International helping with the conservation of polar bears. Also, the zoo is involved in animal husbandry and research on a variety of scales in part with the University of Alaska Anchorage. [12]
Black bears didn't live in Alaska until the end of the last ice age. [18] Grizzly bear/Kodiak bear Ursus arctos ssp. Alaska contains about 98% of the U.S. brown bear population and 70% of the total North American population. [19] Brown bears can be found throughout the state, with the exclusion of some outlying islands. [19]