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アラスカその５ / Alaska Part 5 – Wildlife Conservation Center

2025年7月5日 Travel, Nature observation, Birds

Continued from Part 4 (Homer)

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.

Brown Bear standing in water up to its shoulders and facing the camera in the rain at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center — 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.

Brown Bear standing in water up to its shoulders and facing sideways in the rain at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Brown Bear standing in water up to its shoulders and facing sideways in the rain at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center — Seems they really like bathing.

Close-up of a Brown Bear standing in water up to its shoulders in the rain at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Brown Bear submerging its head underwater at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

Brown Bear lifting an object from the water at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center — It picked something up from the water. What is that…? A turtle shell remnant?

Brown Bear standing in water and gnawing on an object at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center — Gnawing on it.

Brown Bear standing in water and gnawing on an object at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center — Still gnawing. In Denali, I carried bear spray just in case, but I really would rather not meet one in the wild.

Bald Eagle being harassed by other birds at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center — This Bald Eagle, unrelated to the rescued animals, was having a small skirmish with a gull.

Bald Eagle being harassed by other birds at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center — It was also being harassed by a crow.

Rear view of a Bald Eagle perched in a tree at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center

American Black Bear sitting and touching a wooden post at Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center — An American Black Bear. After seeing a Brown Bear, it looks quite cute, though of course a bear is still a bear.

This concludes the Alaska series.

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