Hikers and dog walkers out on trails between Dead Man’s Curve and Barometer Mountain could encounter two young Kodiak brown ...

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 police ...

Rule number one on a Kodiak Island adventure: Never surprise a bear. "Stay together, talk in normal tones and don't make sudden movements," instructs guide Fred Katelnikoff, shouldering a rifle and ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — It’s a heavyweight showdown at the Toledo Zoo — and this one’s all in good fun. If you’ve ever wondered who weighs more — a growing elephant calf or a Kodiak bear bulking up for winter ...

KODIAK, Alaska — High school students in Kodiak are working to help wildlife and the community with a project to turn regular trash bins into ones that are bear-resistant. The project is a joint ...

Introduction / Tim Richardson -- Kodiak's oil spill summer / Jay Bellinger -- Oil spill pictorial -- Aluthiiq perspective / Emil Christiansen -- Our anger has nowhere to go / Dolly Reft -- Majestic ...

“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 ...