A new federal report indicates the pilot of a floatplane landing at a popular Alaska bear-viewing site in early July crashed in reportedly gusty conditions at Katmai National Park and Preserve. The ...

A brown bear mother and cub rest in a meadow in Hallo Bay in Alaska’s Katmai National Park. Hallo Bay’s salt marshes attact large numbers of brown bears early each summer. It’s also a popular place ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brian Adams/Travel + Leisure Brown bears in the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve. There are certain scenes in the ...

About 10,000 people make the difficult trek here each summer to see the bears, some staying at a small lodge or the campground at Brooks Camp, others flying in from elsewhere in Alaska for the day.

Katmai National Park and Preserve has selected a new design for its annual Brooks Camp bear safety pin, a popular memento given to visitors who complete mandatory “bear school.” This year’s winning ...