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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.
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.
Interactive map: Tracking bears in Anchorage
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.
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.
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
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
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.
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.
VIDEO
A bear attacking a moose calf woke Ryan and Jennifer McLendon one morning.
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Grizzly bears dine on a moose hindquarter at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
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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.
INTERACTIVE MAP
Tracking Anchorage grizzly bears
Track the movements of 11 Brown Bears in and around Anchorage.
READER-SUBMITTED
Grizzly, black, and even Polar bear photos from our readers.
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A bear attacking a moose calf woke Ryan and Jennifer McLendon one morning.
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Grizzly bears dine on a moose hindquarter at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center.
Photographer Bob Hallinen visited the Mcneil River and captured some fascinating photographs and video of Alaska's famous inhabitants.
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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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
Biologists remove bear's buried dinner
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?
Is 'rogue' grizzly on loose? Not likely
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
Jogger's pulse hits new high when grizzly charges
Woman escapes serious injury by bear
Bear killed during second attack in Galena
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
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
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