Anchorage Daily News (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
... that the perceived danger of bears far exceeds the reality of the risk. Though mountain biker Petra Davis was seriously injured by a bear this summer, Sinnott noted that far more bikers were struck and injured by automobiles."The risk of being attacked by any animal (in Anchorage) is extremely rare," Sinnott said, "(and) the only way to reduce the risk to zero is to kill all the bears."Anchorage...
Anchorage Daily News (Free subscription) | 26/09/2008
Still, area wildlife biologist Rick Sinnott of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game told a trio of assembly members that the perceived danger of bears far exceeds the reality of the risk. Though mountain biker Petra Davis was seriously injured by a bear this summer, Sinnott noted that far more bikers were struck and injured by automobiles.
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
A grizzly bear shot this week because it was suspected of mauling Alaskans was cleared in one of the attacks through DNA testing, a scientist said.The Anchorage Daily News reported Thursday that the bear show this week was not the grizzly that severely mauled 15-year-old cyclist Petra Davis along the Far North Bicentennial Park's Rover's Run.The DNA doesn't match. It appears as though...
Anchorage Daily News (Free subscription) | 20/08/2008
... after the attack. It remains unclear if the shot sow was responsible for the attack on 15-year-old Petra Davis in late June because no one witnessed the bear in that incident.Find James Halpin online at adn.com/contact/jhalpin or call him at 257-4589.
