Check out this cam showing Brooks Falls located in Katmai National Park in Alaska. Watch long enough and you can see salmon leaping up the falls, while brown bears compete with each other for the best fishing spots. The largest and most successful bears catch and eat more than 30 salmon (over 120 pounds) per day! The bears are most abundant at Brooks Falls in late June and July during the sockeye salmon migration. Also keep your eyes peeled for bald eagles, lots of gulls, and sometimes even the occasional lone wolf trying to partake in the salmon buffet.
Best Times to Watch
The most activity on the bear cams in Katmai National Park and Preserve happens in July and September. Bears seek out the places where they can get the most fish with the least amount of energy, and the location of these places shift throughout the summer. In July and September, Brooks River has a high overall density of fish, but in August, smaller streams in the area tend to have more salmon, so bears will follow them there.
About Katmai National Park
Katmai National Park and Preserve was established to protect and study the active volcanic landscape surrounding the Valley of the Ten Thousand Smokes. This vast and pristine wilderness is a critical habitat for brown bears and salmon and provides citizens and scientists alike the opportunity to explore its dynamic arctic ecosystems. Learn more on their website.
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Mindful Living Network is proud to feature many of EXPLORE’s amazing cams here on our site. You can check out all of EXPLORE’s live cams and highlight reels on this section of their website. EXPLORE’s mission is to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity and inspire lifelong learning. That sounds pretty good to us! If you’d like, you can learn more about EXPLORE on their website, www.explore.org