The first time I saw a Kodiak bear was totally unexpected. It was early November, and a heavy snowfall had recently covered the mountains surrounding the town of Kodiak, Alaska. Daytime highs were ...

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 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 ...

Dodge, a Kodiak bear, plays in a tub of water in his habitat at the Toledo Zoo. THE BLADE/AMY E. VOIGT Buy This Image Dodge, a Kodiak bear, eats the leaves and berries off of a branch in a tub while ...

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 ...

Jimbo is a 1,400 pound Kodiak bear, but from the way Jim Kowalczik plays with him, you would think he was as cuddly as a teddy bear. Jimbo first came to the Orphaned Wildlife Center in Otisville, New ...

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 ...

"Good morning, bear. How are you today? You're looking good today, bear." Fred Katelnikoff, an Alutiiq native guide, is speaking in a calm, measured, almost collegial tone. He doesn't need to raise ...

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Miami rapper Pitbull can now say he's safe from bears in Alaska. Pitbull received a care package Monday from Walmart during his visit to Kodiak, complete with bear repellent ...