At this safety demo, Anchorage residents aim their bear spray at a foam target

On a recent sunny evening at Kincaid Park, a group of Anchorage residents gathered around a charging bear — printed out and taped to a foam posterboard.

Marian Snively, a wildlife education specialist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, gave instruction.

“Isabel, you’re going around the corner, and there’s a bear,” she said. “What do you do?”…

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