The matriarch of the Alaska bear cam makes her glorious return to the river
 

The matriarch of the Alaska bear cam makes her glorious return to the river
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In 1989, park rangers first spotted Bear 410 as a small cub.*

Since then, she often returns to the banks of the salmon-filled river where she grew up. And again, nearly 30 years later, this old, remarkable bear has come back, claiming her status as the Brooks River's oldest known bear.*

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"Each year she returns, I'm more amazed," said Mike Fitz, a former Katmai park ranger who reports on the bear cam for explore.org. "The competition and risks don't get any easier for her, but she continues to survive and make a living." Read more...

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