Brown bears aren’t the valley’s only wildlife dining at the dump.
Six or more of 12 bald eagles from the Chilkat Valley tracked by researcher Rachel Wheat are feeding in landfills, especially between January and March. “Eagles love feeding on landfills. We get points where they just, basically, hang out there,” Wheat said during a presentation at the Alaska Bald Eagle Festival.
A favorite landfill is in Prince Rupert, B.C., where one of her birds…
