It's been nearly two years since a pair of maulings on a popular Anchorage trail. It's been months since plans fizzled for the city to hire a "bear cop" to prevent more problems. Now, the battle over bears in Anchorage is back.
Game board eyes expanding predator control
The Alaska Board of Game is meeting this week to consider more than 50 proposals, including expanding the state's predator control program, under which more than 1,000 wolves and almost as many bears have been killed since 2003.
An environmental group sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday, claiming it has not reviewed the detrimental effects of pesticides on polar bears and their Arctic habitat.
Two black bears still roaming about face possible euthanasia
JUNEAU -- It looks like there are a couple of black bears still out and about in Juneau.
Alaska black bear dies at Oregon zoo
Oregon Zoo officials say Pete, an 18-year-old black bear who loved to lounge in a tractor tire, has been euthanized because of his age and debilitating arthritis.
Charges against man who shot four bears dismissed
The story of Yukon Don Tanner and the four bears has a happy ending -- for Tanner, at least. A judge last week dismissed all wildlife charges filed against the well-known 59-year-old Talkeetna man.
Three bears shred inflatable boat leaving several hunters stranded
Several members of a bear-hunting party found the tables turned early Wednesday morning near Klukwan when a sow with two cubs shredded their raft and left them stranded, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Bear baiting charge against man dismissed
A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the case against a Soldotna wildlife photographer who was accused of baiting bears without a permit while filming an episode of History Channel's "MonsterQuest," according to documents filed in court.
City reopens Bicentennial Park trail frequented by bears
An Anchorage city park trail where two people were mauled by grizzly bears in 2008 was reopened Monday to the public. The Rover's Run trail was unusually quiet this summer
Black bear killed in Juneau mobile home park
Fish and Game officials killed a black bear early Saturday morning in Juneau after it entered the porch or arctic entryway of a Lemon Creek trailer.
Soldotna photographer fights bear-baiting charge
An Alaska man who set up a baiting station to photograph bears for an episode of the History Channel's "MonsterQuest" pleaded not guilty this week to a federal charge of baiting bears without a permit.
Video: Loren Coleman talks about giant bears (History Channel)
Hunter cited after bear killed in front of wildlife viewers
A hunter has been cited for violating a federal no-shooting zone after he and a partner opened fire Saturday on a brown bear on the edge of the Sterling Highway while wildlife viewers watched in dismay.
Quiet year for Anchorage bears after maulings of 2008
One summer after grizzlies swatted, chased and seriously mauled three people in the municipality of Anchorage, residents again this summer were hiking, biking and recreating in the great outdoors. The difference: they weren't being harassed and attacked by bears.
Bear run-ins decline in Southcentral town
State game officials report bear incidents are down in the Kodiak area this year.
Deer hunter fends off brown bear attack near Sitka
A Sitka deer hunter fended off a brown bear's attack by clubbing it with the butt of his rifle and then firing a round. Karl Wolfe, 39, escaped with bites to his arm.
Cameras reveal fault in Eagle River trail plan
A year after teenager Devon Rees was mauled by a bear near Eagle River's Meadow Creek in the middle of the night, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has turned the area into the Alaska equivalent of a Hollywood lot, mounting eight cameras to track bear movements this summer.
Sitka's orphaned cubs may end up at a zoo
The three orphan bear cubs at the Fortress of the Bear may eventually wind up at a zoo in another state.
Move afoot to require bear-resistant trash cans
The company that collects trash across most of the city wants to start providing bear-resistant garbage cans in outlying parts of town, and, for the first time, requiring customers to use them.
Bear's raid on freezer turns out to be fatal
A homeowner and a retiree combined to fatally shoot a male black bear that raided a freezer in Ester this week.
No bear deaths this season in Kenai-Russian fishing zone
A year after nine bears were killed in defense of life and property near the confluence of the Russian and Kenai rivers, the death toll has dipped to zero.
Cub's death highlights Sitka bear problem
Sitka police and wildlife officials say the recent death of a cub shows why residents must do a better job of dealing with trash.
Twig snap alerts dog-walker to charging grizzly
For Soldotna fishing guide Greg Brush, the rare and precious finally arrived -- a summer day off between king and silver salmon seasons. But then the slightest noise -- a twig snapping -- prompted Brush to glance over his shoulder to see, less than 20 yards away, a brown bear charging.
Man who shot 4 bears faces charges
Alaska wildlife officials have cited a Talkeetna area man who shot a sow and three cubs this month at his home. Don Tanner, 59, disputes the charges and, in an interview Monday, called them "frivolous."
Bear encounters and deaths on the rise across Mat-Su
Two weekends ago, a Talkeetna-area man woke up to a sow and three cubs breaking into his cabin. He ended up blasting all four, including a 250-pound bruin he shot from inches away as it pushed through his back door.
Garbage and gun spell death for black bear
Wildlife officials are reviewing what they call a questionable shooting of a black bear this week in a section of Muldoon with long-running problems involving garbage and bruins.
Environmental group to sue EPA to protect polar bears
An environmental group said Wednesday that it plans to sue the federal government to stop approving pesticides that end up in food eaten by polar bears.
Black bear killed near airport
A black bear was killed Monday morning after Anchorage international airport personnel weren't able to get it to leave the Lake Hood area, according to an airport biologist.
Juneau center draws bears as well as humans
When U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito visited in May, he was lucky enough to see a black bear up a tree in the parking lot at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center.
State reopens Turnagain Arm path closed by bear activity
Chugach State Park officials say the portion of the Indian-to-Girdwood bike trail, which parallels the Seward Highway south of Anchorage, is open again because there has been no known aggressive brown bear behavior.
Trail closed for bear concerns reopened
The state has reopened a stretch of a popular trail closed earlier this month because of concerns of grizzly bear activity.
Their status as an endangered species is a hot political item, but the images of these rare arctic animals are a breathtaking sight.
READER-SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Grizzly, black, and even polar bear photos from our readers.
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9/18 11:23 AM | Posted by: Hmmmm
Two black bears, possible siblings? grazing in the yard on the Sept. 13th, then one again on the 14th. That makes 15 black bears we've seen this summer. It's a record. Waahoo.
#12 Another Black Bear, same area
8/31 10:50 AM | Posted by: Hmmmm
This was the fattest black bear we've seen so far...it was in the same area as the one the week before, but definitely a different bear. Very, very well fed. 142nd & Goldenview
8/26 9:04 AM | Posted by: Hmmmm
Just got a call from home....the bear is back again this morning. Looks like he is eating on something by the edge of the woods. 142N & Goldenview
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Tracking Anchorage grizzly bears
Track the movements of 11 Brown Bears in and around Anchorage.
VIDEO
Alaska state biologist Sean Farley talks about the recent bear/human conflicts in Anchorage.
VIDEO
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.
PHOTOS
The sun's out, the snow's gone, and the bears are showing up around town. Check out photos and post your sightings.
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Don't have a picture of your bear sighting? That doesn't make it less important; post the location and sighting to share the info.
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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
Bears prompt closure of trail near Bird Point
Bear concerns close Rover's Run trail
Bear concerns close trail for summer
'Bear Man' prepares defense against state charges
Bear Haven man faces state game charges
Fur flies over bears as summer brings them out
Trail marred by bear attacks may close for summer
British filmmaker admits pushing his luck at Bear Haven
'Bear man' TV series begins broadcasts
City wildlife 'cop' to focus on protecting people
Assembly OKs seasonal bear cop
Rogue black bear already stirring up urban trouble
Black bear trees man near Campbell Airstrip
Board expands Chugach Park bear hunt
Bear tracks seen on city ski trails
Grizzly bears push Anchorage into a corner
Experts mull solution to city bear issue
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