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Bears in Alaska

Guide saved woman during bear attack

After a glorious week of watching herds of migrating caribou in the wild mountains of Alaska's Brooks Range, Jo Ann Staples was in her tent packing her bags to head home to Kentucky when a grizzly bear jumped on her back and nearly killed her.

Grizzly attacks woman in tent

Grizzly attacks woman in tent

A grizzly bear dragged a woman out of her tent Thursday and mauled her in a remote corner of Gates of the Arctic National Park in far north Alaska, according to the National Park Service.

Orphaned bear cub eludes Fish and Game agents

Efforts to nab an orphaned bear cub in Stuckagain Heights have been unsuccessful after more than a week of searching, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Snowboarder's bear run-in a 'freak show'

A black bear trying to cross Arlberg Avenue in Girdwood scampered into the woods after getting hit by a truck Saturday in a scene that unfolded in front of gawkers watching the bear and her three cubs.

Grizzly hit by SUV on Gambell, shot by police

State wildlife officials say a 700-pound brown bear was seriously injured, then shot dead by Anchorage police, after it darted in front of a vehicle near the Chester Creek greenbelt early Friday morning.

Remaining bear cub still eludes biologists

Attempts to capture a brown bear cub orphaned when biologists shot its mother this week were unsuccessful Thursday afternoon, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Grizzly mystery

The sow grizzly shot and killed on suspicion that it mauled at least one person and chased several others in Far North Bicentennial Park this summer was cleared of the most severe attack by genetic testing.

Game officials kill sow grizzly, try to capture 2 cubs for zoos

The grizzly that mauled Anchorage resident Clivia Feliz in Far North Bicentennial Park on Aug. 8 is believed to be dead, according to Alaska Department of Fish and Game officials.

City closes Rover's Run after maulings

Eagle River Nature Center closes Albert Loop Trail because of bears

Expected increases in bear activity near the Eagle River Nature Center have prompted the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to close the Albert Loop Trail.

Black bear sow, three cubs shot after approaching children

A black bear with three cubs was shot and killed near a Parks Highway lodge after it approached some children playing outside.

City closes Rover's Run after maulings

Bear encounters and attacks in Far North Bicentennial Park prompted the city on Tuesday to close Rover's Run Trail, the scene of two serious maulings this summer.

Biologists continue hunt for grizzly, 2 cubs

The active hunt for a grizzly sow and two cubs fizzled Monday, with state wildlife officials unable to locate the animals on a trail in Far North Bicentennial Park that has been the site of two maulings in recent months.

Park-attack bear manages to avoid city hunters

Mauling victim recounts attack on city trail

Park-attack bear manages to avoid city hunters

As Alaska wildlife officials continued to search for a grizzly bear believed responsible for several attacks in Far North Bicentennial Park, city cops shot and killed a black bear dining on garbage Sunday in a nearby neighborhood.

Biologists continue hunt for grizzly, 2 cubs

Mauling victim recounts attack on city trail

Woman walks away after mauling by grizzly on Admiralty Island

JUNEAU -- A Juneau woman walked away after being mauled by a grizzly bear on Admiralty Island.

2nd woman mauled in Bicentennial Park

For the second time in six weeks, an Anchorage resident has been mauled by a grizzly bear in Far North Bicentennial Park.

Injured brown bear euthanized

SITKA -- Sitka police euthanized a brown bear that was severely injured when it was twice run over by vehicles.

Another problem bear killed around Peninsula

The barely bearable summer of 2008 continued in Cooper Landing with the shooting of a sow grizzly Thursday in a trash bin at the community's waste-transfer site.

Black bear killed after confronting campers

Rangers killed a black bear in the Donoho Basin of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park after it confronted humans. Officials say the bear did this after obtaining the campers' food, which had not been properly stored.

Eagle River man fights attacking bear to draw

Devon Rees could have played dead. Or run. Instead, he chose to fight the bear that lunged out of the woods near his home in Eagle River on Monday morning.

Grizzly, 3 cubs shot after run-in with fisherman

State wildlife officials have euthanized a wounded sow grizzly and three cubs on the Kenai Peninsula, bringing to 18 the number of bears killed by humans this year.

Bears hold their ground as people encroach

More than a month after a grizzly bear seriously mauled 15-year-old Petra Davis in Anchorage's Far North Bicentennial Park, people remain wary of the area along Campbell Creek on the eastern edge of Alaska's largest city.

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Bear vs. moose

A bear attacking a moose calf woke Ryan and Jennifer McLendon one morning.

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Munching on moose

Grizzly bears dine on a moose hindquarter at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.

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Anchorage's brown bears

Alaska state biologist Sean Farley talks about the recent bear/human conflicts in Anchorage.

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Bear proof?

Zayk and Mavis, the Alaska Zoo's black bears, give up on a 96-gallon bear-resistant garbage container before successfully opening a standard can.

INTERACTIVE MAP

Tracking Anchorage grizzly bears

Track the movements of 11 Brown Bears in and around Anchorage.

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Bear sightings

Grizzly, black, and even Polar bear photos from our readers.

VIDEO

Bear vs. moose

A bear attacking a moose calf woke Ryan and Jennifer McLendon one morning.

VIDEO

Munching on moose

Grizzly bears dine on a moose hindquarter at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.

McNeil River Bears

Photographer Bob Hallinen visited the Mcneil River and captured some fascinating photographs and video of Alaska's famous inhabitants.

Urban bears

Bears are a common sight in the city during the summer.

Polar Bears

Their status as an endangered species is a hot political item, but the images of these rare arctic animals are a breathtaking sight.

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Timothy Treadwell

Coverage of the "Grizzly Man," Timothy Treadwell, who was killed by a bear in Katmai National Park and then made international headlines when a documentary was made about him.

Retiree welcomes neighborhood bears

Fifty miles northwest of Alaska's largest city, the roadless hills and boggy swamps of the Yentna River Valley have for years hidden the secret of bear man Charlie Vandergaw.

Biologists remove bear's buried dinner

Grizzly's victim is improving

UAA runner races a grizzly and gets lucky

Woman recovering after Cooper Landing bear attack

Bear brunch features moose hindquarter

Eagle River trail would be bear road, biologist warns

Anchorage is on pace for record number of bear kills

Grizzlies leave nerves frayed on Peninsula

Bears among us: Too close for comfort?

Brown bears close, elusive

Is 'rogue' grizzly on loose? Not likely

Russian River bears relocated

Attack risk high in city's bear-dense park

Cyclist's cool thinking saved bear attack victim

Trail closed; attack sparks debates

Terror on the trail: Bear attacks teen bike racer

Potential for bear encounters of the worst kind on the rise

Injured bear draws spectators

Jogger's pulse hits new high when grizzly charges

Woman escapes serious injury by bear

Bear killed during second attack in Galena

Dog wins in tussle with bear

Trash can 1, bears 0

Errant black bear captured near downtown

Couple comes home to find bear inside

Judge orders decision on bears

More bears live on Campbell Creek than biologists thought

Cull of the wild (4/10/2007)

Hunters organize to help state kill off bears

Doctor released after bear attack

Hungry Kenai bears are up late

Jogger survives bear by seat of her pants

Eagle River bear bites nature center volunteer

People-training curbs bear problem

Cameras show Katmai bear kills

Ketchikan's bears show no fear of people

Fish and Game nabs last orphaned cub

Group proposes food drops for bears scavenging among people

Alaska polar bears called doomed