Polar Bear Attacks, Kills Woman And Boy In Alaska Before Being Shot

A polar bear attacked killed A boy and a girl were found in an Alaskan village isolated on Tuesday, before they were shot and killed by a local.

The attack took place in Wales (Alaska), which has about 170 residents according to the 2020 Census.

In a press releaseAlaska State Troopers reported that they received a report on a polar bear attack at the village. Early reports showed that the polar Bear had entered the area. “chased multiple residents,” According to the release.

“The bear fatally attacked an adult female and juvenile male – it was shot and killed by a local resident as it attacked the pair,” The release also noted that it included: “[n]ext of kin notifications are still in progress.” Staff from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and troopers are ready to travel to Wales when it is possible.

Joseph Jessup McDermott, the executive director of the Alaska Nannut Co-Management Council, (ANCC) told Anchorage Daily News that these kinds of incidents aren’t common.

“Over the past few decades, it’s been very, very rare for those types of attacks to occur,” McDermott said. “It’s incredibly tragic it happened.”

The ANCC It is possible to “tribally authorized organization” Made up of 15 tribes that traditionally harvested polar bears for their livelihood.

Anchorage Daily News reports that polar bears have been seen in the state’s northwestern region looking for food, such as garbage. McDermott claimed that the polar bees in the northern region are healthy. McDermott said that people living further inland reported seeing the polar bears around a decade back.

“While rare instances like a bear showing up in Noatak have occurred in recent years,” McDermott noted, “the presence of bears around communities like Wales is a normal and regular occurrence.”

“Wales does not currently have an active Polar Bear Patrol Program due to lack of government funding, unlike the North Slope,” McDermott said, “but this is something that ANCC has sought to pursue with other (nongovernmental organizations).”

The following is an extract from the World Wildlife FundPolar bears are strong predators that pose a threat to people and their possessions. Over the past several years, there have been over 20 reported direct human attacks in the animals’ range.

A 2017 study The Wildlife Society noted Reports of polar bear attacks were not reported until that point. “extremely rare.” They also found that “nutritionally stressed adult male polar bears were the most likely to pose threats to human safety.”

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