Weather had been pouring rain and 45-degree temps for several days leading up to the sighting.
Brown bear spotted on Kupreanof Island for the first time.
Despite it almost being January, an Eagle River homeowner has captured footage of a black bear awake and active around her house.
If high temperatures melt snow and that leads to a bear’s den getting flooded, that’s another reason the bear might head outside. It’ll likely try to find another den, Farley said.
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