A mix of bear watchers, photographers and other bruins on the Chilkoot River caused a stressful situation for one mother bear that nearly resulted in a dangerous confrontation with humans.
“This particular incident was the one that could have ended very badly and it is to the credit of the bear that nobody was harmed,” said Shannon Donahue, park specialist with Alaska State Parks and bear monitor at Chilkoot River. “This was the closest call…