so you can reach Brooks Lake the fish have to navigate the Brooks Falls.
But doing so makes them easy prey to the bears.
Many well known photographs and video documentaries of Alaskan brown bears have been taken here.
As many as 40 bears could be seen fishing at the falls.
These are typically the largest and the most dominant bears.
By late August, spawning is over and the salmons start to die.
Now, with hunting banned and viewing controlled, bear numbers have boomed to quadruple their former number.
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Sources:Wikipedia/National Parks Service
