A total of 94 brown bears, five black bears and five wolves were killed in the program that began May 10 and ended June 4, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said this week. That’s more than four times the number biologists predicted would be taken. State biologists also say disease and changing food supplies might be a bigger factor overall.
A moose that was killed in Teller last week had been infected with rabies, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game confirmed.
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife said the fish are yellow perch, which are common in the lake.
Dead birds suspected to have died from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been found on Kigigak Island and Tutakoke River in Alaska, with other bird species displaying unusual behaviors.
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