Motion-activated cameras set up by researchers working with the University of Washington's Alaska Salmon Program catch bears in action on Lake Aleknagik streams. (Molly Dischner/KDLG)
Researcher Anne Hilborn removes a memory card from a motion-activated camera set up at Happy Creek on July 17, 2016. (Molly Dischner/KDLG)
Alaska Salmon Program researchers remove bear hair caught on a barbed-wire and put it into an envelope to send in for genetic testing as part of an effort to study how many bears are on Lake Aleknagik streams, how they move around during salmon season, and what exactly they do when humans aren't watching. (Molly Dischner/KDLG)
Motion-activated cameras set up by researchers working with the University of Washington's Alaska Salmon Program catch bears in action on Lake Aleknagik streams. (Molly Dischner/KDLG)
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