Adult Black bear standing on a log, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear among forest understory, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear standing among the forest understory in summer, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear standing among autumn foliage, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Adult Black bear standing in sunny forest foliage during autumn, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear standing among autumn foliage, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear standing among autumn foliage, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear standing among autumn foliage, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear in wetlands, Southcentral Alaska

Adult black bear standing in a sunshine filled forest in summer, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear standing among early autumn foliage, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear standing upright on hind feet, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Black bear cub (ursus americanus), captive in Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

Black bear cub (ursus americanus) climbing a tree, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

American Black bear (ursus americanus) eating a fish at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, South-central Alaska; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

People-Middle Aged (40-60)

American black bear (ursus americanus) cub climbing a cottonwood tree to the top where it wintered and hibernated, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

Black bear cub (Ursus americanus) captive in the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center; Portage, Alaska, United States of America

A male Brown bear (ursus arctos) roams along the bank and fish weir looking for easy salmon to catch at the fish hatchery, Allison Point outside of Valdez, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America

A black bear is foraging for food in an Eagle River neighborhood, Southcentral Alaska, summer

CAPTIVE: Adult Black Bear at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center near Portage, Southcentral Alaska, Summer

Two adult billy goats are on a mountain side near Crow Creek Pass in Chugach State Park near Girdwood in South Central Alaska.

Large boar Brown bear standing in grass, Lake Clark National Park, Southcentral Alaska, USA

Captive Black bear at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center in Portage, Summer. Southcentral Alaska.

Black bear (ursus americanus) standing on a log in a lush forest, South-central Alaska; Alaska, United States of America