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About Brown Bear by:Alaska
Wildlife |
| Habitat: Kodiak bears are a
unique subspecies of the brown or grizzly bear (Ursus
arctos middendorffi). They live exclusively on the
islands in the Kodiak Archipelago and have been isolated
from other bears for about 12,000 years. |
| Population:
There are about 3,500 Kodiak bears; a density of about
0.7 bears per square mile. Kodiak bear populations are healthy and
productive. They enjoy relatively pristine habitat and
well managed fish populations. In most areas the number
of bears is stable, but there are some places where bear
density is
increasing. |
| Conservation:
Concern over reduced bear populations prompted sportsmen
to petition the Federal government to protect bears and
their habitat on Kodiak. The results of their efforts
were stricter regulations and creation of Kodiak
National Wildlife Refuge in 1941. |
| Bear Hunt: Today hunters kill about 180 Kodiak bears
each year under tightly controlled regulations. About
5,000 resident hunters apply each year for a chance at
the 496 bear permits that are available for them.
Hunters who are not residents of Alaska must hire a
professional guide, paying $10,000 – $21,000 per hunt.
Over 70% of the Kodiak bears killed by hunters are
males. See Hunting Kodiak Brown
Bears.
Only one person has been killed by a bear on Kodiak in
the past 75 years. About once every other year a bear
injures a person. Kodiak bear research, management
and habitat protection is done cooperatively by the
Alaska Department of Fish & Game and Kodiak National
Wildlife
Refuge. |
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