Surprise visitor appears on BearCam, reveals fishing expertise

Brown bears on Alaska’s Brooks River dominate the fishing holes during the sockeye salmon run, but that doesn’t mean they catch all the fish.

The accompanying footage, captured by a Bear Cam operated by Explore.org, shows a wolf searching for and ultimately catching a salmon at twilight. (Both clips are posted below.)

A wolf appeared on Bear Cam in the twilight hours to do a little fishing pic.twitter.com/764cFFCMmQ

— explore.org (@exploreorg) July 14, 2022

Explore.org described the footage on Twitter: “Close-up of a wolf in infrared on the river bank as it scans the water for fish. He hops into the water when he sees movement.”

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Another tweet: “If you’re wondering whether our wolf friend caught a fish – yes, yes he did!”

If you’re wondering whether our wolf friend caught a fish – yes, yes he did! pic.twitter.com/lm5I34jZZw

— explore.org (@exploreorg) July 14, 2022

The Brooks River is in Katmai National Park. In the summer and fall, brown bears gather on the rover and at Brooks Falls to catch salmon as they navigate upriver to spawn in Brooks Lake.

Explore.org operates a series of live cameras on the river in conjunction with the National Park Service.