I spent last week "bear viewing" at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary on the other side of the Cook Inlet. I put quotation marks around this activity because it was so much more than just watching...

...people rather quickly. And four, prime bear viewing sites operating on state or federal land, such as the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary or Admiralty Island's Pack Creek in Southeast, closely regulate the number of visitors in order to preserve...

Brown bear viewing permits available Applications are now available for permits to view brown bears at McNeil River State Game Sanctuary. All applications must be post-marked no later than March 1 and must arrive in Anchorage before March...

...on the Douglas River in the Kamishak Special Use Area. Tracking results showed it had walked through the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, parts of Katmai National Park and entered the Katmai Preserve, some 45 miles away, before turning around...

...224-3175. Bear viewing permits open for application Applications for permits to view brown bears at McNeil River State Game Sanctuary are being accepted through March 1. Applications must be sent by mail, postmarked no later than March 1...