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…