The bacteria responsible for seal finger was only recently identified. It's tough to detect, and it attacks bone and soft tissue.

After a run of bad luck, I returned to the Last Frontier by boat in search of bears and salmon. Only this time, I brought my whole family ...

Hunting permits for spring bear season are set to open, and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (DFG) has rules hunters should know before heading out.

In April 2018, in Warwick, 58-year-old Joseph E. Schlink drew a .22 Ruger rifle in a home. It appeared that he then shot 54-year-old Donna Dutton in the back of the head in the kitchen, police said, ...

Mycoplasma phocimorsus is a zoonotic pathogen, often transmitted from seals, that is resistant to common antibiotics and can ...

The proposal would reestablish state authority to manage sport hunting and trapping in federal territory that is part of the ...

An unexpected glint now catches the light whenever Tundra opens his mouth. The 800-pound Alaska brown bear has received what officials describe as the largest veterinary dental crown ever created, ...

An Alaska doctor has documented the first case of a rare and potentially risky infection from contact with a brown bear. The infection is known as “seal finger” and people typically get it handling ...

Brown bear, Coastal bear or known as Grizzly bear in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska© Fotopro_929/Shutterstock.com Wild bears are prone to contracting ...

Brown bears can be infected with multiple tapeworms at once. Brown bears get infected with tapeworms thanks to eating salmon. Tapeworms can grow up to 30 feet long in the brown bear’s intestines. Wild ...

Proposed rule ignores National Park Service obligations to protect wildlife by allowing bear baiting in Denali and ...

Wild bears are prone to contracting parasitic infections. Some of the most common are intestinal parasites. In most cases, healthy bears tolerate parasites well and rid themselves of them before any ...