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Nature is Awesome - Alaska Bear Live Cam

Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:49 pm
Posted by TTB
LA to L.A.
Member since Nov 2006
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:49 pm
Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park, Alaska

I’ve been watching this for hours. It’s like a buffet of fish for these brown bears!

Posted by MemphisGuy
Germantown, TN
Member since Nov 2023
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Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:51 pm to
Pretty cool! Thanks!
Posted by 0x15E
Outer Space
Member since Sep 2020
14735 posts
Posted on 7/6/25 at 8:53 pm to
Catching the bear necessities I see.
Posted by James11111
Walnut Creek, Ca
Member since Jul 2020
5502 posts
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:02 pm to
They say 90% of the Salmon make it up the river to their destination. Doesn't seem like that would be the case, looking at this group.
This post was edited on 7/6/25 at 9:03 pm
Posted by Lexis Dad
Member since Apr 2025
4820 posts
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:13 pm to
That's awesome. And extremely calming.
Posted by Dixie2023
Member since Mar 2023
4588 posts
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:27 pm to
I watched it recently. Those bears sit there just scoping salmon. It is cool. And relaxing white noise.
Posted by pussywillows
Member since Dec 2009
6431 posts
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:28 pm to
i've been watching these guys since 2017...last year was kind of difficult to watch since my favorite #480 Otis failed to return...he was probably the oldest boar at the falls, and was very calming to watch...there were also a number of spring cubs and yearlings that were killed or went missing...so far, this year there are much greater numbers of fish, so most of the bears are more relaxed...

also, there are 6 cameras in total...2 at the falls, one a little way down river, then one underwater cam and 2 others near the camps further down river...
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
71317 posts
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:29 pm to
May they have a more peaceful year this year. Last year was full of all kinds of bear drama.
Posted by LSUintheNW
At your mom’s house
Member since Aug 2009
36772 posts
Posted on 7/6/25 at 9:32 pm to
I love that channel.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19298 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 6:17 am to
Nature never ceases to amaze me. This current shot in the dark really shows the amount of salmon trying to head upstream and negotiate the falls to continue their journey.

It's no wonder the bears are there feasting on them when they are in those numbers in the water. It's near impossible to miss catching a salmon for dinner.
Posted by jaytothen
Member since Jan 2020
8262 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 6:29 am to
quote:

It's near impossible to miss catching a salmon for dinner.


Guarantee if I dropped a line every Salmon in that area would vanish
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
19298 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 1:48 pm to
I love how those huge brown bears have the dexterity to hold those salmon down while they use their teeth to strip the skin off the fish and eat it so they can get to the red flesh underneath.
Posted by Adajax
Member since Nov 2015
8163 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 2:22 pm to
The salmon swimming now timed it smart, no bears feeding. 2:22 CST
Posted by LSUduckhunter
Houston, TX
Member since Aug 2005
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Posted on 7/7/25 at 2:27 pm to
Posted by STEVED00
Member since May 2007
23041 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 2:36 pm to
quote:

The salmon swimming now timed it smart, no bears feeding. 2:22 CST


Yeah I just checked and saw the same. All the bears must be full
Posted by pussywillows
Member since Dec 2009
6431 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 2:43 pm to
so far this year, there are so many salmon that some of the younger bears have been playing "catch and release"...

they also "high grade" at times, eating only the skin, brains and eggs...the parts with the highest fat content...

the before and after pictures for fat bear week are amazing!
This post was edited on 7/7/25 at 2:45 pm
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
22306 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 2:57 pm to
Is that a loop? None of those salmon are making it upstream.
Posted by pussywillows
Member since Dec 2009
6431 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 3:01 pm to
they estimate that each fish might try to make the jump up to 10 times before getting past the lip of the falls...
Posted by Bjorn Cyborg
Member since Sep 2016
33865 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 3:02 pm to
I've been there during this exact time period. It's even cooler than it looks.

When you watch, you are on an elevated boardwalk, and there are bears walking under and around you.
This post was edited on 7/7/25 at 3:16 pm
Posted by pussywillows
Member since Dec 2009
6431 posts
Posted on 7/7/25 at 3:06 pm to
that's awesome! it's a bucket list trip for me...are the mosquitos as bad as they say?
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