Welcome to Bear Cam 2026 | Brooks Live Chat | Live Events | Explore.org
Welcome to Bear Cam 2026 | Brooks Live Chat
Published on: Jun. 23 2026
Welcome to bear cam! Join explore.org's resident naturalist Mike Fitz and Katmai National Park Rangers. They'll preview the 2025 bear cam season, offer tips to make the best of your bear-watching experience, and discuss how bears and salmon survive in a changing and competitive environment.
Chapter Markers: 0:00 – Welcome to Bear Cam 2026! 0:32 – Meet the Rangers: Christine Loberg, Troy Hunt, & Sarah Bruce 5:09 – Geography of the Brooks River 7:15 – Sockeye Salmon as a Keystone Species 10:25 – The 2026 Bristol Bay Run Forecast 16:32 – Individualism & Personality Traits in Katmai's Brown Bears 17:33 – Mother Bears & Family Separation: 128 (Graser) Chases Away "Biggie" 22:10 – Single Females 26:05 – Adult Males - 164 Bucky and 856 33:09 – Resiliency: Chunk’s Healed Jaw 38:57 – The Patterns of Summer: Shifted Predictability from July to October 41:07 – Mapping the Watershed 43:32 – Visitor Walkthrough: Bear School, Boardwalks, and the Treehouse 48:23 – Critical Anthropomorphism 55:07 – 2026 Live Programming Calendar & Pinned Q&A Forms 57:13 – The Countdown Hits Zero: The Bear Cams are Live!
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