Alaska’s bear hunting season is a long-standing tradition thanks to the state’s rugged wilderness and complex ecosystem ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle it out to see who will be named the fattest of them all in the wildly ...

Two hikers were hospitalized after they “had to fight off” a brown bear on Alaska’s Exit Glacier Trail in Kenai Fjords ...

The brown bear heavyweight persevered through a jaw injury this year that will permanently hinder his ability to fight and ...

Chunk, a 1,200-pound behemoth with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after finishing in second place three previous years. The ...

The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter.

A bear attack on a Kenai Fjords National Park trail injured two hikers who fought off the animal, Alaska State Troopers reported. Authorities received a report of the attack from a hospital near ...

After gorging all summer on sockeye salmon, the portliest brown bears on the Alaska Peninsula will battle it out to see who will be named the fattest of them all in the wildly popular online voting ...