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The black bear and its numerous cousins are North America's most common bear species. But the most feared is the towering Grizzly Bear, a subspecies of brown bear that frequents Alaska.

While, the department notes April and May tend to be when it starts to see both brown bears and black bears emerging from hibernation, this year it has already begun receiving reports.