Jeremiah Gardner
31:42 - 32:12
"at what point do we say that we are dealing with defense of life and/or property and euthanize problem bears? 99% Of Kodiak is a wildlife refuge. This 1% is mine, it's yours, it's our neighbors."
“at what point do we say that we are dealing with defense of life and/or property and euthanize problem bears? 99% Of Kodiak is a wildlife refuge. This 1% is mine, it's yours, it's our neighbors.”
- Speaker
- Jeremiah Gardner
- Timestamp
- 31:42 – 32:12
- Community
- Alaska News
- Captured at
- August 13, 2026
From the transcript
So we're being scored by outside entities that are looking at a unique problem. No one else in the world has ever had to deal with this this problem. And I know people don't like to hear it, but at what point do we say that we are dealing with defense of life and/or property and euthanize problem bears? 99% Of Kodiak is a wildlife refuge. This 1% is mine, it's yours, it's our neighbors.
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