Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The wildlife of Alaska is both diverse and abundant. The Alaskan Peninsula provides an important habitat for fish, mammals, reptiles, and birds. At the top of the food chain are the bears. Alaska contains about 70% of the total North American brown bear population and the majority of the grizzly bears, as well as black bears and Kodiak bears.
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) is a North American subspecies. Grizzly bear are brown in color although not all brown bear inhabiting the interior of Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, the Yukon, and Northwest Territories are grizzlies. Inland grizzlies tend to be much smaller than their coastal relatives.
In an effort to revive a famed caribou herd, Alaska has killed as many as 175 grizzly bears, including cubs, along with wolves and black bears.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 7 February 2025. Largest subspecies of brown bears/grizzly bears "Alaskan brown bear" redirects here. Not to be confused with Alaska Peninsula brown bear. This article may be in need of reorganization to comply with Wikipedia's layout guidelines. Please help by editing the article to make improvements to ...
The grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis), also known as the North American brown bear or simply grizzly, is a population or subspecies [4] of the brown bear inhabiting North America. In addition to the mainland grizzly ( Ursus arctos horribilis ), other morphological forms of brown bear in North America are sometimes identified as grizzly bears.
Caribou at the refuge. The refuge is home to 48 mammal species, 31 of which are terrestrial and 17 marine. More than 150,000 caribou from two herds, the Nushagak Peninsula and the Mulchatna, make use of refuge lands, which they share with wolf packs, moose, brown and black bear, coyote, Canadian lynx, Arctic fox, muskrat, wolverine, red fox, marmot, beaver, marten, two species of otter, and ...
Grizzly bears and wolves are usually the star attractions for wildlife watchers in Yellowstone but this spring, a tiny and exceedingly rare white buffalo calf has stolen the show.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate