In a new book, Lamar Underwood recounts some of the worst-case scenarios between humans and bears — and shares advice for ...

What complicates matters even further is that some experts recognize several North American subspecies, while others recognize only two, the grizzly bear and the Kodiak bear of southern Alaska.

Grizzly bears are definitely not animals you ever ... In 2024, for example, Alaska’s Kodiak Island experienced a handful of unexpected attacks on humans that required stitches.

To that end, Kodiak also teamed up with artist and Alaska bear guide Brooke Bartleson ... the nonprofit works to protect North America's grizzly bear population and that of other wildlife.

"They're definitely good at destroying!" The bears were two of three cubs rescued in Alaska in 2015. Their third sibling, a female Kodiak, lives among the grizzly bears at the Toledo Zoo.

brown bears and Kodiak bears in the wilderness. “Everything you hear about grizzly bears is true,” says Underwood, who has authored nearly 20 books on the outdoors. “They are one of the most ...