Set net on the beach with caught Sockeye salmon, Bristol Bay, Southwest Alaska, summer

A brown bear wades in a salmon stream, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska, early summer

Close up of a Brown bear wading in Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska

Brown bear catches salmon and quickly runs to shore, Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska

Commercial fishing boats at sunset, Bristol Bay, Southwest Alaska, Summer

Close up of trout catch, Bristol Bay, Southwest Alaska, Summer

Young Brown bear walks the shoreline of Brooks River searching for food, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) fishing in river; Alaska, United States of America

Brown bear tracks amble down an Alaskan shoreline, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska

Woman filleting salmon at fish camp in Bristol Bay, Southwest Alaska, Summer

Close up of a Brown bear eating salmon while in the water near boat docks, Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska

Brown bear adult fishes for salmon by getting his face close to the white water and simply snapping up salmon that get too close, Brooks River, Katmai National Park, Southwest Alaska

Grizzly bear standing in a river fishing for Chum Salmon near Chinitna Bay in Lake Clark National Park, Southcentral Alaska, Summer

Brown bear fishes for Sockeye Salmon on the Russian River in Summer. Southcentral Alaska.

Close up profile of a common raven calling, Walrus Island State Game Sanctuary, Round Island, Bristol Bay, Southwest Alaska, USA

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Brown bear sow and cubs in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska.

A brown bear sow and cub in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska

Female Brown bear with her cub at Allison Point overlooking the bay, Valdez, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Brown bear (ursus arctos) splashing in the water while fishing, Geographical Bay; Alaska, United States of America

A brown bear boar sniffs the air near the shore in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska.

Two yearling brown bear cubs stand atop a rock outcrop in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska.

Brown bear (ursus arctos) shaking the water off after fishing, Geographical Bay; Alaska, United States of America

A pair of brown bear cubs watch their mother swim away in Kukak Bay, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alaska

Brown bear in river, Bristol Bay, Southwest Alaska, Summer