Head to this Alaskan island to see the "Brown Bear Capital of the World," a remote park beside a breathtaking coastal city where you can see bears roam free.

"Good morning, bear. How are you today? You're looking good today, bear." Fred Katelnikoff, an Alutiiq native guide, is speaking in a calm, measured, almost collegial tone. He doesn't need to ...

KODIAK, Alaska — With spring here and bears about to emerge from their dens on Kodiak Island, state biologist Larry Van Daele said it is time for homeowners to get busy and keep bears from ...

Jennifer Fogle Smith is a wildlife photographer in Kodiak. She’s been documenting the island’s bears for over 20 years — and she has some stories. “This last year I had a beautiful ,sub ...

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Alaska residents were warned to be aware of Kodiak bears after multiple sightings and encounters were reported near residential areas, wildlife authorities said.

A seasonal cycle has begun anew in Southcentral Alaska as the thousands of brown bears on Kodiak Island start to emerge from their dens. But the bears woke up earlier than usual this year, and ...

KODIAK, Alaska — As I made my way to Kodiak Island’s Fossil Beach to watch surfers ride the waves, ... Throughout the island is the massive Kodiak brown bear, a cousin of the grizzly.

KODIAK ISLAND, Alaska – We had walked just 100 yards on our first outing on Kodiak Island and there they were: a trail of footprints, each as big as a basketball. ... Kodiak brown bears. ...

Will Deacy, a UM systems ecology graduate student under the direction of UM Professor Jack Stanford, researched brown bears on Kodiak Island, Alaska, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and ...