A 32-year-old man was left with severe injuries after a brown bear attacked him and his hunting partner, Alaska troopers say. The pair were along Resurrection Pass Trail near Cooper Landing on Aug ...

State officials are seeking Board of Game emergency action to continue a program that a judge last week ruled as ...

Alaska has killed more than 200 bears as part of its "intensive management" program intended to help a caribou herd.

Alaska has decided to give a new boost to bear and wolf hunting from helicopters in its ... The goal is also to eliminate 60% of brown bears (leaving them at 375). "The practice of ...

Mike Dunleavy killed a large, majestic brown bear near Cordova, and the bear hide was recently mounted prominently in the ...

The Center applauded the refuge's decision and submitted comments urging it to permanently ban sport hunting. In the spring of 2014, when the Alaska Board of Game approved brown bear baiting, a high ...

They are the only species of bear to call the isle home. "Brown bears live throughout Alaska and are the only bear species found in Sitka," the National Parks Service (NPS) states on their website.

The Alaska Department ... 13,000 animals and is closed to hunting. Anchorage attorney Michelle Bittner filed a separate lawsuit, also challenging the state’s bear-killing program.