BrooksCamp
- Bear numbers continue to increase, with more of the Brooks Camp "regulars" making their appearance. So far today, salmon numbers are low.about 15 hours ago from twhirl
- Brooks River water levels are still low, which is leading to a great deal of bear activity in the lower river area around the bridge.8:59 PM Jul 1st from twhirl
- The spring cub of Bear 435 was killed by a male bear near the floating bridge today. Though not common, adult males will kill cubs at times.6:56 PM Jun 30th from twhirl
- Large numbers of salmon continue to move upriver. Lots of family groups (sows with cubs) in the Lower River yesterday.9:26 AM Jun 30th from twhirl
- Salmon "boils" were seen on the river tonight as more and more salmon enter the river and swim upstream. Boil: So many fish water "boils".11:13 PM Jun 28th from twhirl
- Thunderstorm today--and lots of bear activity.7:32 PM Jun 27th from twhirl
- We are now seeing bears at the falls almost all of the time. Last night there were 8 at one time. Summer is here.10:43 AM Jun 27th from twhirl
- Bear activity is still concentrated in the Lower Brooks River and Brooks Camp area, with few reports of bears at Brooks Falls.8:50 AM Jun 23rd from twhirl
- An angler has caught 3 salmon so far (1 per day) but we haven't had any reports of a bear catching a salmon yet.8:49 AM Jun 23rd from twhirl
- An angler caught the first salmon at the mouth of the river today. We may see an increase in the bear population along the river soon!3:33 PM Jun 19th from twhirl
- A report from the town of Naknek of 7 sockeye salmon caught in a net, but we have no reliable reports of salmon in the Brooks River yet.8:33 AM Jun 17th from twhirl
- Another sow with a single spring cub was seen briefly yesterday. A wolf is still making regular appearances in the Lower River as well.8:30 AM Jun 17th from twhirl
- Bear 435 also caught a fish while standing on the shore of Naknek Lake, but it appeared to be a pike, not a salmon.8:51 AM Jun 16th from twhirl
- First spring cub of the season spotted yesterday! The mother appears to be bear 435, nicknamed "Holly."8:42 AM Jun 16th from twhirl
- The Mosquitoes and white socks have been really bad lately. If you are visiting any time soon, be sure to bring a head net.11:19 PM Jun 12th from twhirl
- A single wolf has been seen frequently near the mouth of Brooks River.1:50 PM Jun 12th from twhirl
- @natparkhopper And when the salmon are around in July, the majority of the bears will be either at the falls or the lower river near camp1:56 AM Jun 10th from twhirl in reply to natparkhopper
- 30-40mph winds today. When it's windy like this, we tend to see less bear activity at the lower river.11:05 AM Jun 4th from twhirl
- I've been wondering: What sort of updates do you want to receive? We won't be able to provide updates on individual bears, but what else?7:21 PM Jun 3rd from twhirl
- Progress continues to be made on the BearCam. Everything seems to be working well, so we should be ready to go for July.7:18 PM Jun 3rd from twhirl
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- Name BrooksCamp
- Location Brooks Camp, Katmai National P
- Web http://www.nps.go...
- Bio The latest word from Brooks Camp
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