In light of the ongoing controversy surrounding the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s predator control program, it would be beneficial for the state to assess the significant economic benefits that ...

One of Southeast Alaska’s most prolific pink salmon rivers, known for attracting copious numbers of bears, wildlife photographers and tourists, may soon add a new category of visitor to its ranks: ...

About 10,000 people make the difficult trek here each summer to see the bears, some staying at a small lodge or the campground at Brooks Camp, others flying in from elsewhere in Alaska for the day.

Alaska is packed to the gills with amazing outdoor destinations, but this small town is one of the best thanks to several ...

If you care about ethical, legal, science-based wildlife management in Alaska, it’s time to make your voice heard. On July 14 and 15, the state Board of Game will convene in Anchorage to hold a ...

Alaska law prohibits waking a sleeping bear, even to take a photo, addressing one of the state’s most dangerous wildlife interactions, in which tourists and photographers risk fatal encounters for ...

While Alaska is known for its majestic mountain fjords, beautiful Northern Lights, and breathtaking historic trails, its coastal city, Kodiak, has earned a reputation of its own as the "brown bear ...

One of the great marvels of nature is how bears, the largest carnivore in North America, are able to hibernate all winter, living off stores of fat they have built up through the rest of the year.

Three polar bears climbing on a snow-covered pile of bowhead whale bones on Barter Island near Kaktovik, Alaska. Reimar 8 / Alamy This article is from Hakai Magazine, an online publication about ...

A rumor (archived) that circulated online in December 2025 claimed that a pair of trail camera photos authentically showed a mother bear and her cub rescuing a lost girl in Alaska. According to the ...