Upper Lynn Canal saw 16-20% decline in bear population in 2020

The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee voted in support of the reduced brown bear harvest limit the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) announced last week. The new, seven-bear limit is designed to help regrow the population after Game Management Unit 1D, which includes Haines and Skagway, experienced an estimated 16-20% population decline in 2020, according to ADFG.

At a March 4 advisory committee meeting, ADFG wildlife biologists said the estimated…