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Updated: Olga seems to be preferred area -- by Lin McNulty, Managing Editor -- San Juan County deputies have been in contact with Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW) about a black bear spotted wandering about on Orcas. There is now a fish and wildlife officer out on Orcas. The bear is believed to
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- The Orcas Bear has finally been caught. He was found inside the culvert trap they had set at an address off of Olga Road sometime last night. Both Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) and I feel the best solution for the bear was to remove him so
— a semi-regular humor column by Maurice Austin — Shooting the bear should have gone off without a hitch. We had anticipated its exact course of approach, precisely sequenced our trolleys and overhead booms accordingly, and even had a back-up drone for our primary drone. Alas, if only things had gone according to plan. It
-- by Lin McNulty -- Orcas Issues contacted Sheriff Ron Krebs this evening to verify that that our Orcas Island black bear has been captured and removed from the island. The bear was taken off island on the 5 p.m. sailing to Anacortes. Details are still unknown until the Sheriff's Office is updated. Particulars will be
-- by Lin McNulty -- A new image of the Orcas Black Bear was recently sent to Orcas Issues from Charlie Binford. San Juan County Sheriff's Office reports that the Department of Fish & Wildlife will be back on-island today, Monday, to attempt capture.
-- from San Juan County Sheriff's Office -- Here's a video blip taken Saturday, Jun. 3 by an islander and sent to Orcas Issues via San Juan County Sheriff's Office of the Orcas Island black bear. The Sheriff's Office further advises that State Department of Fish & Wildlife will return to the island tomorrow, Sunday,
-- by Lin McNulty -- In response to the comments received on this article posted earlier this evening, Orcas Issues has decided to not encourage interference with our visiting Black Bear by taking photos of her/him. There is no longer a contest to see who can capture the best bear photo. All those who considered stalking
-- from Sheriff Ron Krebs -- On Saturday the 27th of May Orcas Island received a new visitor, a black bear who it appears as though swam to Orcas Island from Lummi Island. We immediately contacted the Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW). Since then we have been in constant contact with them regarding the
-- by Lin McNulty -- Black bear near Grove on Rosario. Photo: Jeff Morris Undersheriff Brent Johnson echoes what seems to be the thought of many on the island. "It's a cool concept," he says of the Black Bear sightings on Orcas. The recent arrival is believed to be the same bear that
-- from Orcas Museums -- “Higgy” was a cute little guy when he first arrived at Olga, on Orcas Island, in 1910. Brown, furry, and cuddly, “Higgy” was a Kodiak bear cub (Ursus Arctus Middendorfi) which had been given to Mrs. Rice, proprietress of the Olga Park Inn, by her good friend Ella Higginson, a