One the car owners is Alyssa Brenteson from Akhiok, a village located about 90 miles from the airport.

Brenteson had parked her car for two days in the Island Air parking lot at the airport, but when she returned she found a caved-in roof, a broken window, ripped seats, and muddy bear prints all over the vehicles, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported.

Brenteson said that in total, the car had suffered around $15,000 in damage.

The owner of the other car, Doreen Phillips, is also a resident of Akhiok. Her vehicle also suffered similar damage.

The Island Air parking lot is located near a wooded area where bears may live. However, wildlife officials say that the break-ins were unusual because there were no smelly items, such as food or trash, in the cars.

“It’s kind of odd for a bear to break in if there was nothing else to attract it,” Nate Svoboda, a biologist from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, told the News-Miner.

According to Svoboda, five similar incidents—where bears have broken into vehicles at Kodiak—have occurred in 2019.

It is not clear whether one bear is responsible for all the break-ins or if multiple animals were involved, Alaska Wildlife Troopers said.

“We live in a place where we have to be more aware of bears breaking in than humans,” Phillips said.

This is not the first time in recent months that bears have broken into property in Alaska. In July, a bear broke through the front door of a home in Naknek in the southwest of the state.

“I came from my bedroom and looked about top of the stairs, and it was looking right at me,” Wanda Kie-Miller told KDLG.

Fortunately, Kie-Miller’s husband was able to shoot at the bear and the animal fled without anyone being harmed.

Alaska is unique for being home to all three species of North American bear. In total, there are an estimated 30,000 brown bears, more than 100,000 black bears, and around 3,000 polar bears, living in the state, according to Smithsonian magazine.

“Living in a state with large predators comes with responsibilities. In order to maintain healthy bear populations and reduce conflicts with bears, certain precautions should be taken. Whether it is keeping the garbage at your home secure, or maintaining a clean campsite, your behavior often dictates the bear’s behavior,” a statement from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.