State Will Seek Federal Money to
Build 16-Mile Bear-Proof Fence
rue state at Alaska will seek
federal action for building of the
16 miles of bear-proof fence to
protect both the Kodiak bear and
the cattle ranches according to a
letter received by Alf Madsen from
James W. Brooks, director of the
ADF&G Division of Game.
Following are Brooks comments
on the fencing proposal:
“I think your suggestion of fenc
ing the refuge boundary offers the
only long term solution to the bear
cattle conflict.
“A hear-(proof fence would be ex
tremely expensive, and this de
partment does not have now, and
may never have, the money to fi
nance it. However, it seems reas
onable to expect that the federal
government could provide the nec
essary funds. After all, most of
Kodiak Island is dedicated to the
preservation of the brown bear and
this objective can never be secure
and fully protected as long as the
bears are free to leave the refuge
and kill stock. It appears, also,
that the people producing cattle on
federal lands under BLM leases
are likewise going to be around for
a long time. Very strong, valid ar
guments could therefore be put
forward that the responsibility
and interests of the Federal Gov
ernment would dictate that federal
funds be made available to pro
vide a permanent and highly satis
factory solution to this expensive
and wasteful strife that presently
exists between brown bear and cat
tle.
“Walt Kirkness, the Commission
er of Fish and Game, intends to ap
peal to the Fish and Wildlife Serv
ice and the Bureau of Land Man
agement to provide the money
necessary for the construction of
the required 16 miles of bear-proof
fence. He will take whatever addi
tional action he can to achieve and
expedite this matter.’
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