A highly contagious form of avian influenza was found in a Kodiak brown bear cub. It’s one of only four mammals in Alaska known to have contracted the virus, and the first brown bear to be found with ...

Bears are at least 2.5 to 5 times stronger than the average human. While a bear’s full strength is realized in its massive ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. — Two Kodiak bear cubs, a unique subspecies of the brown bear, were found in a rural area of the Florida Panhandle thousands of miles away from their native home, authorities said. The ...

A pair of Kodiak brown bear cubs unique to Alaska were found roaming the Florida Panhandle and the encounter got even stranger when they tried to play with the responding sheriff’s deputy. The ...

Grizzly bears aren't native to Florida, but the memo never reached two Kodiak cubs discovered by a man in December. The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office shared a video on social media Wednesday of ...

A still image from a video of Kodiak bear cubs found on a Florida road in December 2023 after escaping from an animal handler. (From Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office) A video of a pair of Kodiak brown ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An Alaska wildlife center that takes in orphaned and injured animals is missing one of its larger residents. The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center announced Monday that a ...

Two Kodiak brown bear cubs found wandering a Florida highway in December are now safe inside the Panama City Zoo, while the man who brought the cubs to the Florida Panhandle could be in trouble. Shae ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An Alaska wildlife center that takes in orphaned and injured animals is missing one of its larger residents. The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center announced Monday that a ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — It’s a heavyweight showdown at the Toledo Zoo — and this one’s all in good fun. If you’ve ever wondered who weighs more — a growing elephant calf or a Kodiak bear bulking up for winter ...