Alaska Stories

Fishing from the Falls: Our Best Grizzly Shots from Top Photographers

Encounter Alaska's giant grizzlies on Bears of Brooks Falls Photo Expedition. You'll photograph these enormous brown bears in the golden glow of autumn as...

Emily Goodheart

Wildflower Season in Alaska

More than 1,500 species of wildflowers color the Alaskan landscape. Bursting forth from lush valleys and alpine meadows during the northern summer, the flora...

Elissa Poma

10 Facts About Sea Otters

From a distance, the line of black bobbing forms in the waters just off the coast of Alaska look like flotsam, or driftwood entangled in kelp. But upon closer...

WWF

Watch: Sunset on Hallo Bay

It has been a little less than a year since WWF's Mac Mirabile journeyed to Alaska's Katmai National Park to witness the world's greatest brown bear habitat....

Natural Habitat Adventures

Home on the Natural Habitat Ursus

Home is a funny word. Most of us have a home we wake up in every morning; we might linger in the warm sheets on those frosty mornings, relish the smell of...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Memories of Alaska

Our two-week adventure began as we met our guide, Mike Hillman, and our 12 traveling companions. As we drove, we got to know our newfound friends and our...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: A River Walk at Brooks Falls

"Our best moment of the trip was when our group went on a river walk with our Expedition Leader at Brooks Falls. We were able to get up close and personal...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Seasoned Travelers Fulfill Dreams of Seeing Alaska’s Fishing Grizzlies

"This was our seventh trip with Nat Hab. Our remote location and the proximity to the bears made it one of the most memorable. When we stepped onto Katmai's...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: 3 Highlights from an Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari

You think you know. You think you know how big and grand Alaska is before you go. It is jaw-droppingly huge and beautiful and fierce all at the same time. I...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Climate Change Is Affecting Alaska’s Salmon—and Its Bears

Katmai National Park is a realm of untrammeled rivers, pristine streams and clear lakes. The park and the greater Alaska Peninsula are part of the Bristol Bay...

Emily Goodheart

What’s the Difference Between Grizzly Bears and Brown Bears?

Brown bears, commonly called grizzlies, have long evoked fascination. These intelligent mammals display dynamic behaviors that inspire onlookers with a myriad...

Steve Selden

Wildlife Photo of the Week: Catch of the Day

Every Friday, we choose our favorite photo of the week from our Wildlife Photo of the Day website. This week we chose a grizzly feeding on salmon in Alaska....

WWF

Coastal Bears of Katmai

Walking past fresh bear tracks in Katmai is an exhilarating experience, with each footstep bringing us closer to that once-in-a-lifetime photograph of the...

Candice Gaukel Andrews

Fat Is Good at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Every summer, from about mid-June to mid-October, the grizzly bears at Brooks Falls in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska are featured in a live-cam...

Natural Habitat Adventures

Traveler Story: Trains, Floatplanes and Hungry Bears on an Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari

"This trip is exactly what it's called. My wife and I took this Ultimate Alaska Wildlife Safari with a small group of 12 in early July, when the daylight is...

Traveler Story: The Magic of Autumn’s Solitude at Brooks Falls

By Nat Hab Traveler Phyllis Posner | Bears of Brooks Falls: Solitude Season It is the end of the season. As we walk through Katmai National Park each day,...

Emily Goodheart

When Is the Best Time to Go to Alaska to See Grizzly Bears?

By Emily Goodheart Kautz, Content Marketing Manager at Natural Habitat Adventures Our excursions into Katmai National Park and Preserve vary widely from one...

WWF

Realizations from a River in Alaska

I am in a river. IN a river. In Alaska at Brooks Falls, and I can’t go anywhere because a bear has plopped herself down 25 yards away from me, my group, and...

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