A PLAN FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF 



BROWN BEAR IN RELATION TO 



OTHER RESOURCES ON 



ADMIRALTY ISLAND, 



ALASKA 



By B. F. Heintzleman, assistant regional forester, Alaska Region, Forest 

 Service, and H. W. Terhune, executive officer, Alaska Game Commission, and 

 chief resident representative of the Bureau of Biological Survey in Alaska 



CONTENTS 



Introduction 



Description of the island 



Topography 



Climate 



Human population 



Roads and trails 



Vegetative cover types 



Detailed timber description. _ 



Forest management 



Mining 



Fishing industry 



Agricultural settlement 



Water power 



Wildlife and recreational facilities. 



The Alaska brown bears 



Distribution of species 



Relationships and habits 



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The Alaska brown bears— Continued. 



Reproduction and survival 



Estimate d bear population 



Present extent of killing 



Laws and regulations protecting brown 



bears 



Bear management 



Objective 



Seasonal closed areas and bag limits 



Semipermanent closed areas 



Restrictions on the use of other re- 

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Improvements 



Cooperation _ 



Protective limit on yearly kill 



Responsibilities and functions of coop- 

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INTRODUCTION 



The national forests contain a great variety of important natural 

 resources of commercial, recreational, and aesthetic value that must 

 be conserved. Frequently two or more of these occur in the same 

 locality, and in order to insure well-rounded use, enjoyment, and 

 perpetuation of the whole, closely coordinated land-use plans cover- 

 ing their management are necessary. The coordinated plans com- 

 monly deal with commercial utilization of timber, land occupancy, 

 preservation of scenery, general recreation, and game hunting. 



The plan herein described provides for the management of the 

 brown bears of Admiralty Island, in the Tongass National Forest, 

 Alaska. It coordinates the management of the bears with other 

 present and prospective activities on the island and more specifically 

 provides that all activities, including bear hunting, shall be so 

 regulated as to insure the perpetuation of the animals in satisfactory 

 numbers. 



The management of the bears of Admiralty Island under this 

 plan is a cooperative project between the Alaska Game Commis- 

 sion and the Alaska regional office of the Forest Service, both of 



