Grizzly Bear Tracks River Sand Bar Brooks Range Alaska

Fresh Grizzly Bear tracks are imprinted into a sand bar on the middle fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range in Alaska, USA.

While exploring the wilderness in the Brooks Range near the James Dalton Highway in Alaska, USA, a trail of recent Grizzly Bear tracks can be seen in the sand bar along the Koyukuk River. The tracks of a Grizzly Bear are distinguished by an oval pad and five toes at the wide end of the pad which are left from the hind feet. The front feet leave tracks which have a smaller heel pad and the claw marks can be over twice as long as the toe pads.

The front tracks are usually about 4.4 inches long and 4 inches wide with the rear ones being about 7.2 inches in length and 3.6 inches in width. The claws on the front feet of the Grizzly Bear are longer as they use these ones for digging.

In the Brooks Range, an area which Grizzly Bears call home is about 521 square miles unless they are near a location where salmon is plentiful, then their traveling distance is only about 10.5 square miles. A male will reside in an area about 4 to 6 times greater than a female but their home range will often overlap with a few females.

One knows while hiking across this sand bar, that a Grizzly Bear is not far off and has probably made its way to the river seeking out some food. Once a sighting of fresh new tracks are found, humans should be on alert as a Grizzly Bear could be within close range and wild animals are very unpredictable. If seeking out a Grizzly Bear, these tracks keep the adrenaline going and around any corner, one may suddenly appear.

A trail of fresh Grizzly bear tracks meanders across a sand bar on the Middle Fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range near the James Dalton Highway

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Photo Title: Grizzly Bear Tracks River Sand Bar Brooks Range Alaska

Fresh Grizzly Bear tracks are imprinted into a sand bar on the middle fork of the Koyukuk River in the Brooks Range in Alaska, USA.