WRANGELL, Alaska – The nation’s largest national forest, the Tongass, blankets 17 million acres of southeast Alaska, in which everything is connected to everything else, with salmon the centerpiece.

We later walked up to a 30-foot cliff hanging over a stream where we watched another bear eating pawfulls of returning salmon. Later, we crossed the lake in a small skiff where we saw a giant sow with ...

ADF&G has been getting more calls about bears rummaging through trash, especially downtown, as they gain weight to prepare ...

Last year's animal tournament received over 1.2 million votes from more than 100 countries Bears can eat over 40 salmon a day, packing on pounds to endure hibernation It's that time of year again in ...

When the famous brown bear named Chunk appeared on the Explore.org web cam in late June, post-hibernation, his jaw was broken and there was concern that he’d have trouble eating salmon on Alaska's ...

Bear fans worldwide can watch the bears of Katmai National Park and Preserve bulk up on salmon and vote for their favorite starting Sept. 23 Fat Bear Week is back, accepting votes Sept. 23 through ...