Residents speculate the black bears are venturing into town because they're hungry, after a poor run of pink salmon and rainy weather that hurt the abundance of berries, limiting food for the animals.
Aerial surveys this September and October show the bowheads aren’t where they usually are.
Chris Flickinger says the number of animals killed by bears is way above average, causing a sizable financial loss.
Thinning sea ice has driven more than 50 polar bears ashore on an Arctic archipelago in northern Russia, causing chaos for the local population.
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