Bears, humans coexist in Katmai park

Travel Trip Alaska Ka_Pear4Brown bears in the Brooks River try to catch salmon in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska on July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Travel Trip Alaska Ka_Pear1This photo taken July 4, 2013, shows the electric fence that surrounds the camping area of Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska. At the height of the salmon season, near the end of July, there will be up to 70 brown bears plus cubs with a one-square mile area of Brooks Camp, along with humans. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Travel Trip Alaska Ka_Pear3A brown bear looks for food near the Brooks Falls viewing area in Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska on July 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Travel Trip Alaska Ka_PearThis photo taken July 5, 2013, in Lake Clark Pass near Port Alsworth, Alaska, shows a river valley cutting through the mountains. Many float planes will fly through the pass as they take day-trippers to Katmai National Park and Preserve to see the brown bears. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen) Prev  1 of 4  Next

KATMAI NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE, Alaska — Kim Spanjol has seen gorillas in Congo and orangutans in Borneo. But for a honeymoon with her husband Jim O’Brien, she planned a trip to Katmai National Park and Preserve in remote Alaska, where they started seeing brown bears the minute their …

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