Wild bears are prone to contracting parasitic infections. Some of the most common are intestinal parasites. In most cases, ...

A brown bear is catching salmon at the Brooks River waterfall, Katmai National Park, Alaska. Fat Bear Week 2025 kicks off with Fat Bear Junior on September 18, giving everyone a chance to crown the ...

When people ask “what’s the most dangerous bear,” they usually expect “polar bear” or “grizzly” as a gut-level answer. If you look at the actual numbers, the species most often tied to fatal attacks ...

Fat Bear 2025 named the winning bear after voting completed on Sept. 30. Bears Chunk and 856 made the final round This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 32 Chunk at Katmai ...

“Brown Bears in Alaska’s National Parks: Conservation of a Wilderness Icon” Edited by Grant V. Hilderbrand, Kyle Joly, David D. Gustine, and Nina Chambers; University of Alaska Press (University Press ...