The native Tinglit people called the area “Kootznoowoo”, meaning fortress of the bears.

There are lots of different comfort levels to viewing bears in the wilderness. There are those who can pitch a tent in the middle of bear...

Deep in the frozen tundra of Alaska and Canada, where the spirit of the northern lights touch the ice, roams a bear the Inuit people call...

There are several kinds of bears that a traveler will see in British Columbia and it helps to have a knowledge of the names as they are...

There are bears, and then there are Kodiak Kings. Weighing in at a whopping 1600 pounds and standing over five feet tall at the shoulders...

Growing up in the shadow of Glacier National Park, I heard many rules of what to do when encountering a bear and most of them have been...

In this corner we have Chunk, a massive adult male brown bear who uses his considerably colossal size to dominate the best fishing spots. In

I grew up in the shadow of Glacier National Park. Every year my family would make their annual pilgrimage on Going to the Sun highway and...

Twenty years ago, Anan Wildlife Observatory was only known to the locals of Wrangell, Alaska. Before the observatory, before the photo...

There is a legend of a great, magical bear that roamed the forests. No bear was its equal, and all people lived in awe and fear of its...

A 1,000 pound brown bear stands at the top of the falls with his massive mouth wide open, waiting for fish to jump into his jaws. Another...

An eagle soars overhead, dipping its wing in reverence to the 500-year-old tree standing sentry in the coastal inlet. Orcas and humpbacks...

Nothing will guarantee your safety in bear country, but knowledge of bears and proper behavior greatly reduce your risk. Most bears tend...