Kodiak Wildlife
Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge…
How have deer and goat hunters and bear viewers impacted Kodiak bears? This is my…
Last week, I wrote about the early relationship between humans and bears on Kodiak Island.…
According to archaeological evidence, Kodiak Island has been inhabited by humans for the last 7500…
TEMPERATURE REGULATION A bear’s body temperature is similar to a human’s and ranges between…
A Kodiak bear cub fetus develops for only two-and-one-half months, so the cubs are very…
Brown bears are not considered territorial, but they do have home ranges. A home…
How are Atlantic and Pacific salmon related to each other, and how do their…
Why do salmon jump? This is the question our guests most frequently ask about salmon…
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been writing about Pacific salmon, so this week, I…
Les Anderson landed the largest king salmon ever caught in the Kenai River on May…
Last week, I mentioned that king (Chinook) salmon are the least abundant of the five…
King salmon, also called Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) are the largest Pacific salmon, and they…
Humans prize sockeyes for their firm, beautiful meat. A strong or weak sockeye run can…
Last week, I wrote about the life cycle of a coho salmon, and I mentioned…
Coho salmon, often called silver salmon due to their beautiful bright chrome color, are the…
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) are the most widely distributed Pacific Salmon species and can be…
TAGS: Chum Salmon, Chums, Dog Salmon, Pacific Salmon
The pink salmon return to Kodiak was huge this summer, boosting the local economy,…
Commercial canning and salting of pink salmon began in the 1880s, but until WWI, pink…
Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) are also sometimes known as humpback salmon, or “humpies,” due to…
Five species of Pacific salmon return each summer to breed in Alaskan streams, rivers, and…
I had planned to wrap up my series of blog posts on halibut last week,…
Sport Fishing for Halibut: Before 1973, sport halibut fishing was only legal when the…
I mentioned last week in my post about sea stars that beaches on Kodiak teem…
Visitors to our lodge are often surprised by the large number of brightly colored sea…
One of the main reasons Kodiak bears grow so much larger than inland grizzly…
FUR A Kodiak bear’s coat may range from dark brown to nearly blonde. Bears…
Bears, like all animals, depend on their senses to survive. They use their senses for…
Summer Friends at Amook Pass is a post by my friend, Marcia Messier. I love…
An eagle can rise on thermals and gain altitude until it is only a speck…