The matriarch of the Alaska bear cam makes her glorious return to the river

In 1989, park rangers first spotted Bear 410 as a small cub. 

Since then, she often returns to the banks of the salmon-filled river where she grew up. And again, nearly 30 years later, this old, remarkable bear has come back, claiming her status as the Brooks River’s oldest known bear. 

“Each year she returns, I’m more amazed,” said Mike Fitz, a former Katmai park ranger who reports on the bear cam for explore.org. “The competition and risks don’t get any easier for her, but she continues to survive and make a living.” Read more…

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