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As bear season kicks off in Sitka, ADF&G biologist lays out management protocol

Summary by KCAW
Cadets from the Public Safety Training Academy learn how to skin a bear that was shot by a Sitka resident in 2017. (KCAW/Cameron Clark) Law enforcement euthanized two more bears in Sitka, bringing the total to five this season. KCAW’s Lauren Salemo sat down with Steve Bethune, a wildlife management biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, to discuss bear season so far and how the decision to dispatch a bear is made. BETHUNE: People…

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KCAW broke the news on Friday, June 19, 2026.
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