Southeast Alaska encompasses both mainland territory and the Alexander Archipelago of islands. Three of the largest islands (colored brown) are home only to brown bears. Other large islands (colored blackish grey), as well as nearly all small islands, are home only to black bears. These same colors are used to mark sections of the coast of Glacier Bay National Park which are used primarily by brown bears (upper) vs. black bears (lower).
Yakutat (Brown and black bears) * Nine Mile Bridge on Situk River
* Northwest coast of Glacier Bay National Park
Gustavus (Brown and black bears) * Center and eastern side of Glacier Bay National Park
(one of the few places “glacier” bears are sighted, albeit rarely)
Haines * Eastern side of Glacier Bay National Park
* Haines Eagle Sanctuary
Juneau-Douglas * Pack Creek (Stan Price Wildlife Sanctuary)
Kake (Kupreanof Island) (Black bears) * Gunnuk Creek
* Cathedral Creek and Falls
* Kuiu Island
Angoon (Admiralty Island) (Brown bears) * Lake Eva
Sitka (Baranof Island) (Brown bears) * Lake Eva
Petersburg (Brown and black bears) * Anan Creek
Wrangell (Black bears) * Traitor’s Cove and Margaret Creek
Ketchikan * Traitor’s Cove and Margaret Creek (Black bears)
* Neets Bay (Black bears)
* Misty Fiords National Monument (Brown and black bears)
Hyder, Alaska and Stewart, British Columbia (Brown and black bears) * Marx Creek
* Fish Creek
* Salmon River mouth
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