ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – As Southcentral emerges from a low-snow winter, Alaska wildlife officials say bears are waking up a bit early. And as with every hibernation ending — April and May in this part of the world — the bears will be hungry.
According to Fish and Game’s Nick Docken, it’s important to clean up the things that attract bears to neighborhoods before they form bad habits.
“There’s not a ton of green up yet and natural forage out there,” said Docken, a wildlife biologist. “So they are going to be looking for an easy, free meal.”…