We’re celebrating our wildlife all week! The bears in Alaska are one of our most iconic animals. You can see these critters all around the state. Park Ranger Russ Taylor of Katmai National Park & Preserve shows us some of the 🐻in Southwest Alaska. Plan your trip around wildlife viewing in the Last Frontier: https://bit.ly/2Crl6Bi. | Travel Alaska

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At Katmai National Park & Preserve in Alaska, salmon are the lifeblood of a fertile coastal ecosystem. At Brooks Falls, the salmon must run a gauntlet of hungry bears, wolves, birds and other fish-eaters before proceeding further inland to spawn. Every summer, tens of thousands of sockeye salmon migrate from Bristol Bay to spawn in rivers adjacent to large lakes, such as the Brooks River, which connects Lake Brooks and Naknek Lake in the park. These homecoming salmon—weighing an average of 5-7 p

The USCG Cutter Katmai Bay was called in to help break out Interlake Steamship Company's 1,013.5-foot Paul R. Tregurtha in the Straits of Mackinac Monday. Video Courtesy: Mark Dolan/Interlake Steamship Company | UpNorthLive

477 Sara, the oldest known bear at Katmai National Park & Preserve, sighted on the live cam! | explore.org

Ranger David Kopshever of Katmai National Park & Preserve joins explore.org in welcoming you to a whole new season of #BearCam! explore.org is the only online destination to watch wild brown bears. | explore.org