She’s 11 years old, about 300 pounds and arrived in Anchorage this week on a FedEx flight.
Wildlife
In Fat Bear Week rematch, mama bear Grazer defeats rival that killed her cub
The 2023 winner beat Chunk, whose attack on her cubs postponed this year’s Katmai National Park and Preserve contest.
Juneau hunters recount brown bear attack on Admiralty Island that left one battered, but alive
Even though everyone walked away from the encounter with a brown bear sow, it left the seasoned hunters rattled.
Fat Bear Week returns to Katmai National Park
Katmai National Park and Preserve’s annual celebration of brown bears gearing up for hibernation kicked off Wednesday morning.
Fat Bear Week delayed after a ‘beloved bear’ dies on camera
Video footage of the incident shows bear number 469 attacking bear number 402 and apparently drowning her after a struggle.
New research hopes to find better ways to manage interactions between Juneau’s black bears and people
A survey to learn more about the way people interact with bears around town was sent out this spring to 5,000 randomly selected residents.
Spike in salmon shark sightings near Kodiak stumps researchers
The sharks are turning up in fishermen’s nets more often, but scientists say it’s not clear whether their Alaska population has risen.
Orcas challenge the Bering Sea’s black cod industry
Orca depredation isn’t just a costly headache for fishermen — it can be dangerous for orcas, too.
2 motorists bitten by wolf, injured along Dalton Highway near Coldfoot
The people bitten Monday afternoon were treated in Fairbanks, troopers said. The wolf ran away after another motorist shot at it.
Vessel strike suspected in Icy Strait whale death
Two deceased whales were discovered in the Icy Strait area in July in Southeast Alaska.