Meat, fish and animal carcasses found near Dawson City

For the black bear itwas likelyirresistible.

Fifteen salmon fillets,nine kilograms of moose meat,plus the carcasses ofa beaver,wolf pup and fox.

The scattered meatswere all found at the end of the Klondike River Access Road.

Local conservation officer Peter Gibson says when officers were called on May 12 they found theblack bear was already digging around on the site.

"The bear was a little reluctant to leave and we had to try quite hard," Gibson said.

Officers led people away from the scene then chased the bear awayusing loud noises and rubber bullets shot overhead.

The conservation officers then put on gloves and collectedeverything from the roadside.

"I am pretty sure he returned after we left to find nothing there, and probably has moved on," Gibsonsaid.

Meat and fish was wrapped as though for freezing

Gibson says it's possible someone's freezer broke as the moose meat and salmon was wrapped. The case isn't necessarily meat wastage under Yukon law.

The beaver, fox and wolf pup could have been trapped legally in Yukon.

But Gibsonsays dumping the meaton the roadside was a bad choice with a predictable outcome.

"It happens every year," Gibson said of freezers failing and meat going to waste. "The responsible thing is for people to inform us. Ifthey approach us and they let us know,wedon't treat it as meat wastage."

Conservation officers have installed signs around Dawson City. They are asking anyone with information to call the Yukon Poachers & Polluters Tipline at1-800-661-0525.