ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 22 (UPI) -- About 500 Anchorage, Alaska, homes are being provided with free bear-resistant garbage cans to keep bears out of their trash during the summer months.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 6 (UPI) -- Alaskans could soon be hit with bigger fines for not doing their part to keep moose out of their trash if state natural resources officials have their way.

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GIRDWOOD, Alaska, Feb. 12 (UPI) -- An Alaska state trooper says a moose fell about 150 feet from a cliff towering over a highway and nearly struck his car when it landed.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A pack of wolves attacked three women and their dogs this week in Alaska where wolf attacks have been increasing in frequency.

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ANCHORAGE , Alaska, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Holiday shoppers in Anchorage, Alaska, were treated to an unusual spectacle -- a moose, apparently drunk on fermented crab apples, tangled in Christmas lights.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 3 (UPI) -- Wildlife authorities in Anchorage, Alaska, said they are trying to capture a grizzly bear spotted wandering around the city's downtown.