A detail showing a brown bear’s paws and claws (Ursus arctos) while he is tranquilized to be radio-collared by state biologists

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A detail showing a brown bear’s paws and claws while he is tranquilized to be radio-collared by state biologists. Grizzly bears, as they are commonly known, are found in most of Alaska from the islands of the Southeast to the Arctic. Over 98 percent of the brown bear population resides in Alaska. The coastal brown bear is the world’s largest carnivorous land mammal. Nearly 45,000 brown bears (Ursus arctos), roam Alaska, weigh up to 1,100 pounds. Salmon is their primary food source.

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Size: 4241px × 2827px
Location: Tongass National Forest, Southeast Alaska, Alaska, United States of America
Photo credit: © Melissa Farlow / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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