There’s a part of Chanshtnu Muldoon Park in East Anchorage that locals can let their dogs roam off leash and even a separate park just for smaller dogs. But in February, Brad Muir, natural resources manager for Anchorage’s Park and Recreation Department, was hearing reports about other animals making appearances.
“A handful of incidents where the eagles had swooped down into the small dog park side, kind of swooping in after people’s pets in the dog park,” he said.
As much as anywhere in Alaska, Anchorage is an interface between wild animals and humans, some of whom intentionally or unintentionally feed the wildlife that also call the city home…