Polar bears are one of the largest mammals on land; only the African elephant can tower over the polar bear in this corner of ...

Alaska’s bears gather at the Brooks River in the Katmai National Park to feast on salmon and prepare for the long winter ...

The brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. Adult bears generally weigh between 100 and 635 kg (220 and 1,400 lb). Its largest subspecies ...

Twelve of the biggest brown bears are once again battling it out to be crowned the winner of Fat Bear Week in Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. But as with all good competitions ...

Brown bears, or grizzly bears, are the most common species, but polar bears are also native to some of Alaska's parks. The remote Katmai National Park & Preserve has the biggest bear population of ...

In the spring of 2014, when the Alaska Board of Game approved brown bear baiting, a high death toll was inevitable. Before the spring hunting season began, the Center and more than 43,000 of our ...