Current Issues
Recent Events
Board of Game (BOG) Meeting in Anchorage started taking public testimony on proposals on
2/27/09 through 3/1/09. Four proposals (42, 43, 44 & 45) had been made to the BOG for
consideration in expanding protection of the areas immediately outside the McNeil River Sanctuary
and Refuge. Mike Adams spoke on behalf of FOMR members in support of any and all of these
proposals. The Board chose to maintain the status quo during their deliberations and did not adopt
any of the proposals. For a better description of these proposals, please see Bill Sherwonit’s article
or the BOG web site, http://www.boards.adfg.state.ak.us/gameinfo/meetinfo/gcal.php
The Bears of Katmai article by Bill Sherwonit in the Anchorage Press, 2/18/09 can be found at
http://www.anchoragepress.com/articles/2009/02/19/news/doc499cbfaa43402117797003.txtThis
is a well written and highly descriptive treatise of the problems surrounding the bears inhabiting
the McNeil River Sanctuary and adjacent regions.
Sean Farley, research biologist with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, recently presented
“The Bears Among Us” at the Wilda Marston Theater in Anchorage. He spoke on the natural history
of brown bears living in the city of Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula, and shared data and photos
of bear-human use of shared trails in urban areas. Sean later discussed some options with our
board Secretary Paul Joslin that could expand the current scope of the FOMR Photo ID project
discussed elsewhere in this newsletter.
