The unwarranted killing of the museum apple-eating black bear recently by two local officials was a disgrace. Our chief of police, currently under investigation for intentionally baiting, wounding and killing a brown bear last fall, once again demonstrates his disregard for the law.
The Defense of Life and Property law 5 AAC12 92.410 states“For a bear to be legally killed under this provision, the person must demonstrate that he or she did not ….. cause…