A new monitor position and a certification program for volunteers are aimed at improving people-brown bear interactions along the Chilkoot River, where negligent behavior last summer led some longtime photographers to describe the scene as a “zoo.”
Two full-time employees, Brennan Whitermore and Jeremiah Brower, started this week sharing bear monitor duties along the Chilkoot.
In addition, 10 volunteers have received a four-hour training and certification under a new program aimed at establishing standards and…
