Jim Hollandsworth of Arctic Village said he encountered the bear in early January. He said the bear had tried to get into his cabin about 32 kilometers from the village.

Downriver from Arctic Village

Poor ice quality on the Teedriinjik (Chandalar) River

Ruben Henry won't ever forget the day the Chandalar River ran red along the banks of Arctic Village. It was the talk of the tight-knit, Brooks Range town, and no one had could remember it ever happening before.

Mountain lion sighting on the Chandalar River