However, Alaska does have a significantly larger population of the big bears. It is not uncommon for residents or visitors to Alaska to see bears, usually from a safe distance. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists disagree. Nothing will guarantee your safety in bear country, but knowledge of bears and proper behavior greatly reduce your risk. Nothing will guarantee your safety in bear country, but knowledge of bears and proper behavior greatly reduce your risk. We were very grateful for their hospitality. He said he felt safer living among the bears than running through New York's Central Park. Where and How to (Safely) Bear Watch in Alaska Attacks à la Revenant are a statistical blip. These bears did not try to make a meal of us; instead they fed us generously everyday from their own supply of salmon, halibut, crab and moose meat. Alaska Bears The bear is everywhere in Alaska. While the majority of their living range is Alaska and Northwestern Canada, they are also found in small areas of the lower 48 states, including: Northwestern Montana, Yellowstone National Park, Northern Utah and a very small section of Northwestern Washington. "Bears have reasons for doing things. Also, their toes are in curved lines and more separated than the brown. They have Roman noses and shorter, more curved claws than brown bears. A bear is quite easy to see on your visit to Alaska since we have more bears than any other state or province in North America with more than 40,000 brown/grizzly bears and 100,000 black bears roaming wild. Most of the problems involve black and grizzly bears, but moose have also made headlines in the local daily newspaper (“Woman stomped by moose at Kincaid Park,” the Anchorage Daily News … Continue reading Living with Bears: A Continuing Challenge in Alaska’s Urban Center → Polar Bears. Bears and You. Living With Bears One thing that makes Alaska unique is that all three species of North American bears flourish here. The brush with death saved him from an early grave. Most of the problems involve black and grizzly bears, but moose have also made headlines in the local daily newspaper (“Woman stomped by moose at Kincaid Park,” the Anchorage Daily News … Continue reading Living with Bears: A Continuing Challenge in Alaska’s Urban Center → Black bears. Bears, including black bears, brown bears, and polar bears make it to our list of “What Animals Live In Alaska?” American black bears are one of the least threatened bear species found in the world. "Bears have reasons for doing things. This place gets the crowds because it's one of Alaska's easiest bear viewing locations to reach. Brown bear incidents have occurred in their native range spanning Alaska, Northern and Western Canada, and portions of the Rocky Mountains in the United States. Browsing the web today, I found a great documentary about Charlie Vandergaw, who spent over twenty years living with wild black and grizzly bears at his remote Alaskan cabin - "The Man Who Lives With Bears". The Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists disagree. If endangered animal species are a concern of yours, then grizzly bears may be of particular interest. Living in Harmony with Bears is a project of the Alaska State Office of the National Audubon Society. Ironically, Treadwell believed the bears saved him from an early death. There have been several in the bears' wilderness habitats involving hikers, hunters, and campers. Chilkoot Lake State Park is chock full of salmon between July and early September, and it's on the road system a short 15-minute drive from Haines. Bears and You. Black bears are found in forested areas. With Timothy Treadwell, Amie Huguenard, Werner Herzog, Carol Dexter. Wild in Alaska: Charlie Vandergaw Shares Home With Grizzlies Alaskan eccentric Charlie Vandergaw lives with 500-pound bears.