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Black & Brown Bears of the Circumpolar North


Brown Bears of the North
Known as brown bears, grizzlies or Kodiak bears, Ursus arctos is one of the North's most respected residents. An illustrated feature with lots of links to other online and print resources.

Bear Viewing in Alaska
A listing of the best places to see black and grizzly (brown) bears, with peak dates, permit requirements and other information.

Bears of Alaska
Forty small close-up photographs of both black and grizzly bears, from a screen saver by Wilderness Inspirations.

Brown Bears of the Kamchatka Peninsula
"Bears in Danger" is an online National Geographic video describing the problems that have reduced the bear's numbers to almost half of the 20,000 that once roamed the wilderness.

Brown Bears of Russia
An article by Vladimir Dinets.

Glacier Bear Bagged in Alaska
This 1952 newspaper article briefly describes the first glacier bear killed by a hunter since 1906.

Gobi Bear of Mongolia
The Gobi bear (Ursus arctos gobiensis), found in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, is a subspecies of the brown bear.

Skulls Unlimited
Real and replica animal claws, teeth, skulls and baculum for sale - very well-illustrated site.





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