A bear is forgoing its winter nap at the east end of Kodiak City, leaving numerous tracks in the snow.
A bear is forgoing its winter nap at the east end of Kodiak, leaving numerous tracks in the snow.
Game Board modifies rules for setting up bear bait stations
Black bear hunters throughout Alaska will be required to attend a clinic or pass an online test if they want to set up a bait station.
Game Board expands aerial shooting of bears
In a new package of policies criticized even by some hunters, the Alaska Board of Game on Tuesday opened the door to aerial gunning of bears by state wildlife officials. It also debated a measure that would allow more widespread snaring of bears -- including grizzlies, which are officially considered threatened across most of the U.S.
Game Board delays decision on expansion of bear snaring
The Alaska Board of Game has delayed a proposal that would have expanded the use of snares to kill grizzly and black bears.
Collar-cam videos provide grizzly bear's view of Alaska
Grizzly boar 6041 had a busy day on May 26. The 700-pound, 10-year-old Alaska bear woke up at 3:17 a.m. as the sun peeked out beneath gray skies. Within 15 minutes, he was attempting to impregnate a willing sow. Then it was off to eat fish.
Alaskans testify on killing bears with snares
Former Gov. Tony Knowles stepped before the seven-member Alaska Board of Game on Friday to urge an immediate end to the snaring of bears, including grizzlies, as a management tool to boost moose populations.
Fish and Game proposes aerial shooting of bears near Bethel
The Board of Game this weekend will debate what would be the first-ever Alaska aerial predator control program targeting bears.
Anchorage bear cubs at Detroit-area zoo
Three grizzly cubs orphaned when their mother was shot dead on the Anchorage Hillside have arrived at their new home at the Detroit Zoo.
Orphaned Anchorage bear cubs arrive at Detroit-area zoo
Three brown bear cubs orphaned when their mother was shot dead on the Anchorage Hillside have arrived at their new home at the Detroit Zoo.
Wide-awake brown bear raids bird feeders at Hillside home
Charles and Dolores Weiler had settled in for a winter's nap in their Hillside home when -- like Goldilocks -- a bear woke them up. It was a brown bear after their bird feeders, a bear late in denning up for winter.
A wildlife official in Kodiak said people should be aware of a bear hanging around the east side of town.
Brown bear seems to have put off winter nap, roaming Hillside
At least one insomniac grizzly bear has set its own timetable in Anchorage this winter and is still roaming Hillside trails this week after most bears are believed to be snug in their dens.
Earlier coverage: Early-season skiers urged to be alert for bears
Alaska short takes: Young bear wants apple butter, gets a bullet
Ninilchik homesteaders find young black bear on their roof (The Redoubt Reporter): The smell of Martha Ogren's apple butter on the stove was too much for a young black bear. Trying to get inside the Ogren house, it damaged door and window trim and then climbed a ladder to the roof. That was the last straw for the Ogrens. Continued on jump
Alaska officials pan endangered species law
The endangered species law is being used to gain control over landscapes and seascapes rather than to protect species, according to the Alaska wildlife official who works on state responses to federal species listings.
Catching orphaned bear cubs proves to be no easy task
Three grizzly bear cubs orphaned when their mother was shot are romping and playing in the snow at the Alaska Zoo, but zookeepers hope they don't get too comfortable.
Store-raiding bear cub is likely asleep by now
A small black bear cub that was seen scrambling across the fruit and vegetable case in a Ketchikan grocery store is probably doing fine.
Early-season skiers urged to be alert for bears
The surveillance cameras at Hilltop Ski Area caught an unexpected prowler early Monday morning. "It was a big grizzly. He walked all around the chalet," said operations manager Rick Cramer.
Maulings prompt renewed focus on bear safety Outside
Wildlife agencies in the Northern Rockies go to lengths to warn people of the dangers of grizzly country -- from signs advising hikers to carry mace-like bear spray to radio ads that warn hunters to take care when stalking elk in bear habitat.
Small bear makes big mess in Ketchikan grocery store
A Ketchikan grocer donated several thousand dollars' worth of ruined produce to a livestock owner after a frightened bear cub made a mess inside the store.
US met obligations for polar bear protection, judge rules
A federal judge ruled Monday that the government did not breach its obligations under the Endangered Species Act by not considering greenhouse gas emissions in efforts to protect polar bears.
Numerous species reportedly shrinking in individual size
From the mighty polar bear to the tiny house sparrow, many of Earth's species appear to be shrinking in size, a new study reports. And the authors think it's probably due to global warming, a little like wool sweaters that shrink when washed in hot water.
Brown bear raises concerns hanging out in Soldotna neighborhood
A brave brown bear is hanging out in a Soldotna neighborhood behind the police station.
Brown bear lingers behind Soldotna police station
A brave brown bear is hanging out in a Soldotna neighborhood, right behind the police station.
Moose hunter survives attack by grizzly
A moose hunter attacked by a grizzly bear north of the Denali Highway survived the severe mauling Monday after hiking to his camp, traveling by boat downriver to a wilderness lodge then getting an airlift via Alaska Air National Guard helicopter to an Anchorage hospital.
Bear thought dead returns to Juneau creek
Like an elder who teaches lessons of significance, one local bear, who recently returned to her fishing grounds near the Mendenhall Glacier, has proved a teacher to not only her own kind, but also the humans who have had the privilege of interacting with her.
More and more black bears are cruising Juneau's downtown.
Soldotna officer kills bear in residential area
A police officer in Soldotna shot and killed a large brown bear in a busy residential area Thursday after the animal charged him, police said. The bear died near the remains of a just-butchered caribou.
Tackle box just too alluring for Chilkoot River bear cub
It took Fish and Game biologists about five minutes to remove the treble hook of a Pixie lure from the nostril of a brown bear yearling last week. The cub got snagged while apparently rooting through a fisherman's tackle box.
Federal agency tries to write polar bear recovery plan
In a windowless Anchorage convention center more than a thousand miles from polar bears roaming on sea ice, marine mammal biologists gathered last week to work on a recovery plan for the Arctic Ocean's most famous fauna.
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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Tracking Anchorage grizzly bears
Track the movements of 11 Brown Bears in and around Anchorage.
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Alaska state biologist Sean Farley talks about the recent bear/human conflicts in Anchorage.
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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.
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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.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
State seeks to quantify cost of endangered species restrictions
Alaska polar bear cub gets playmate
North Slope polar bear dies after hazing shot by guard
Bear drags teen camper out of tent at site near Fairbanks
Grizzly knocks down hiker on brushy Chugach State Park trail
Eagle River trail closed as seasonal bear activity increases
Watchdog says merit of polar bear paper was the issue
Bear shot with arrow likely lured by trash
Bold black bears are causing some trouble in Juneau
Polar bear scientist suspension is about project management
Facebook page details bear sightings
Experts say hikers prepared but bear attack was unavoidable
Bears trapped in downtown Juneau
Less ice means longer swims more lethal to polar bear cubs
U.S.-Russia commission to meet on Chukchi polar bears
Chicken coops irresistible to hungry urban bears
One-time Alaska bear dies in St. Louis zoo
5 bad-news grizzly bears plague Interior town of Salcha
All polar bears said to descend from single female brown bear
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