On the way back from Homer to Anchorage, we stopped at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. This facility allows visitors to observe wild animals that have been rescued due to illness, injury, or loss of their parents. During this trip, we didn’t encounter any wild bears (or perhaps fortunately avoided them?), so I wanted to at least see one. Of course, there are many other animals here, but I’ll leave those out this time.
The center has a total of three Brown Bears (or Grizzly Bears). One was standing in the water, looking dazed as the rain fell on it.Seems they really like bathing.It picked something up from the water. What is that…? A turtle shell remnant?Gnawing on it.Still gnawing. In Denali, I carried bear spray just in case, but I really would rather not meet one in the wild.This Bald Eagle, unrelated to the rescued animals, was having a small skirmish with a gull.It was also being harassed by a crow.An American Black Bear. After seeing a Brown Bear, it looks quite cute—though of course, a bear is still a bear.
