Bears shot after eating livestock, destroying property in Sitka

Bears shot after eating livestock, destroying property in Sitka

Security footage of three bears on May 31 passing through a property on Sawmill Creek Road (Lori Damstrom Downing) Law enforcement euthanized two bears in Sitka last week, and attempted to shoot a third early Friday (6-5-26) morning.   Sitka Police Chief Mike Hall said the two bears from a family of four were killed after they made a meal of livestock in the Shotgun Alley neighborhood. Hall said residents reported screaming livestock on Cedar Be…