More than 50 bear enthusiasts got to track local brown bears’ travel across the valley and beyond during an Alaska Department of Fish and Game presentation this week.

Fish and Game biologist Anthony Crupi spoke to the group at the public library Tuesday evening about the latest data collected in his study on local bear populations.

Biologists began collaring and tracking bears in 2018. On Aug. 31 at 8 a.m., the time-released collars fell from…