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There s a new bald eagle wrangler in Unalaska.
That s right: The island has volunteers who, under a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service permit, help rescue injured eagles or salvage dead ones.
Normally, local fisheries biologist Brianna McGrath heads a group of four volunteers to do the job. But nearly all of them are leaving the island for the summer a busy time for pulling eagles out of warehouses or rescuing injured ones from Unalaska s docks and local spit.
That s where Megan Dean comes in.
McGrath tapped Dean as Unalaska s newest raptor wrangler to help bridge the summer gap in volunteers.
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The eagle got in through the back of the building, according to Karl Cristobal, who s been working at the local store for about three years. He said he s heard of a few eagles getting into the Alaska Ship warehouse, located at the back of the store, in the past. But since he s been working there, he hadn t heard of any actually getting inside where customers shop. It s happened like four times, I guess, said Cristobal. This is just the first one inside.
After over an hour of being chased up and down aisles by two police officers, store employees and volunteer Brie McGrath a fisheries biologist with the local Department of Fish and Game the bird finally tired out and fell to the ground. McGrath then gently but quickly trapped it in a fleece blanket, carried it outside and set it free near Margaret Bay.
City council approves CARES Act funds for Unalaska businesses January 7th |
A number of Unalaska bars and restaurants are being granted $30,000 each in Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) funds.
The City Council voted unanimously on Dec. 22 to provide the relief to help bars and restaurants that were forced to close to in-person services last month.
Nine restaurants and bars were granted the emergency funds, for a total of $270,000.
That leaves the city with about $255,000 left in coronavirus relief funds, according to interim Finance Director Jim Sharpe. The deadline to spend those funds has been extended to Dec. 31, 2021.