Polar bears caught on POV camera swimming, hunting, frolicking January 14, 2017 This may well be as close up to a polar bear you’d ever want to be. The U.S. Geological Survey posted this video of… Continue Reading
Freaky cases of moose, fish frozen in ice prompts wonder and outrage November 29, 2016 The world has been transfixed by the recent discovery of two moose frozen solid under ice in Alaska. The animals, lodged in battled and then… Continue Reading
Paw Patrol: Anchorage Police help apprehend black bear on the lam September 26, 2016 In most places, a police pursuit of a bear through the “urban jungle” would be an unusual sight. But in Alaska, it’s just another Thursday… Continue Reading
Mountain goat harassed by people falls into harbor, drowns in downtown Seward, Alaska July 19, 2016 A mountain goat drowned in an Alaskan Harbor over the weekend as onlookers followed it through downtown trying to take pictures and crowded it… Continue Reading
Wednesday Zen Moment: Contemplative bears on live Bearcam in Alaska July 13, 2016 Sure you can do work and all the stuff your boss expects you to get done during the workday. But it’s so much more… Continue Reading
Throwback Critters Thursday: How dogs saved children in Alaska from a 1925 deadly epidemic April 7, 2016 In 1925, a deadly diptheria epidemic swept through the town of Nome, Alaska and quickly spread to all the children in the town. The… Continue Reading
Iditarod Tragedy: Snowmobiler slams into sled teams, killing one dog; claims he was drunk March 13, 2016 One sled dog was killed and three others injured while competing in Alaska’s venerable Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race after a snowmobile was slammed “purposefully” into two teams. A… Continue Reading
A very Alaska street fight: Two moose duking it out on the driveway October 5, 2015 Two moose, both alike in dignity, In fair corner of Cape Seville in Anchorage, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to… Continue Reading
Black bear gnaws on kayak as woman fails to convince bear to leave with pepper spray October 2, 2015 Not much sympathy for kayaker Mary Maley after she posted this video of her encounter with a bear. Maley questions the bear for gnawing… Continue Reading
What would you do if a brown bear sat right down next to you? September 10, 2015 This video is remarkable for how steady and quiet the cameraman is. Drew Hamilton, who works for Alaska Department of Fish and Game, shot… Continue Reading