A black bear sow attacked the man who was walking his dog about 4:30 a.m., said Tom Schumacher, the regional management coordinator for the Division of Wildlife Conservation. The Division of Wildlife Conservation is a division of Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
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Protective mama bear prompts trail closure near Mendenhall Glacier
“She doesn’t move off. She’ll stand her ground on the trail. She’ll even approach hikers, wanting them to move back away from her,” says John Neary, director of the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.