The star of a reality TV series called “The Bear Whisperer” faces federal criminal charges that accuse him of illegally hunting black bears in Kenai Fjords National Park and lying to state officials about where he killed one.
filed against him in U.S. District Court in Anchorage. A camera crew from Nature Productions, which Anthony owns, accompanied him on those trips, the criminal complaint says. There was also another person, whom prosecutors did not identify but described as an Alaskan who operated a boat.
During a trip in May 2017, Anthony shot and then transported the dead bear from Pilot Harbor, an area inside Kenai Fjords National Park, to Homer in the boat, according to the complaint. Footage from that hunt later aired on “The Bear Whisperer,” authorities say. Anthony then filed a false sealing certificate with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game that claimed he shot the bear in Berger Bay, the complaint said. The bay is located on Nuka Island and is about 19 miles from the area where prosecutors said the animal was actually killed.
A state wildlife biologist for the area did not immediately respond for a request for more information Wednesday.The complaint says footage from Anthony’s 2015 and 2017 trips to Alaska were included in his show and two black bears were seen being killed on park lands. It wasn’t clear from the charging documents how investigators determined the bears were killed inside the park. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Alaska did not immediately respond to a message about the case.Anthony is scheduled to appear for a virtual arraignment hearing next month. A message left for Nature Productions was not immediately returned Wednesday.Tess Williams is a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News, focusing on breaking news.
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