Of the 29 brown bear dens surveyed by Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Anthony Crupi last week, most still held bruins in or nearby.

On April 3, Crupi conducted an aerial survey to search for collared bears and analyze denning rates. He located 16 bears using GPS collars he had affixed in the fall as part of a five-year research study.

“We tracked 16 GPS-collared bears and found eight were still in their…