Two state scientists captured a female brown bear who has been seen with a snare around her neck along the Haines Highway. 

Regional research coordinator Anthony Crupi and wildlife biologist Stephanie Sell were in the Haines area servicing trail cameras that are part of a multi-year brown bear research project. 

The two also spent more than 10 hours over two days looking for the injured bear between mile 13 and 21 of the highway. 

“This…

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