A brown bear is seen in a stream in katmai national park attempting to catch and eat Salmon

Brown Bear Fishing

Alaska, USA

Millions of sockeye salmon return from the Pacific Ocean to the Bristol Bay watershed in Alaska every summer. Brown bears begin to congregate as soon as the salmon arrive. As the salmon head upstream to spawn, bears follow along eating as many as they can.

When salmon are concentrated, some bears use what has been termed the “dash-and-grab” method catch fish. These bears will station themselves in an area where the fish are plentiful, and at the right time will chase after a fish using their paws to pin them to the river bottom. This technique requires a substantial amount of energy, but can be very productive. But sometimes they miss...

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