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Sitkinak Island deer start Kenai adventure

Port Chatham, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States
Oct 3, 2025

Alaska wildlife officials translocated 19 Sitka black-tailed deer from Sitkinak Island to near Port Chatham on the Kenai Peninsula to establish a sustainable herd. The deer were GPS-collared and will be monitored to assess survival, expansion, and the feasibility of future hunts.

Kodiak Daily Mirror
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Warmer weather brings early bear activity to Alaska

Homer, Alaska, United States
Mar 13, 2025

Area biologists recommend securing attractants as warmer weather leads to earlier bear activity on the Kenai Peninsula, prompting calls for caution among residents.

KBBI AM 890
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Grubby's son captured as Homer faces growing opossum problem

Homer, Alaska, United States
Jun 2, 2023

It turns out that Grubby the opossum — who hitched a ride to Alaska in a shipping container in March — had babies.

Alaska Public Media
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Homer man survives bear attack

Homer, Alaska, United States
Nov 6, 2019

The man was walking his dogs on a well-used trail when he came across a sow with two cubs, a Fish and Game assistant area wildlife biologist said.

Anchorage Daily News
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Homer police take Grubby the opossum into custody

Homer, Alaska, United States

Homer police confirmed the Wednesday capture of the “wanted fugitive and somewhat local celebrity," otherwise known as an invasive species.

Alaska Public Media
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An opossum’s arrival in Homer spurs capture efforts, memes and a campaign to #FreeGrubby

Homer, Alaska, United States

Alaska does not have opossums, but as of last month Homer had at least one. The mammal, considered an invasive species in Alaska, turned up in a shipping container from Washington state. It later escaped ingniting a flurry of opinions on the fate of this unusual visitor.

Anchorage Daily News
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Fifth child of Grubby captured in Homer’s opossum odyssey

Homer, Alaska, United States

A wildlife biologist says the search isn’t over. Opossum litters are usually eight or nine joeys — and can be as many as 13.

Alaska Public Media
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