PENSACOLA, Fla. — Two Kodiak bear cubs, a unique subspecies of the brown bear, were found in a rural area of the Florida Panhandle thousands of miles away from their native home, authorities said.

Two Kodiak bear cubs were found hitchhiking down Florida road. Here's where they came from. Brandon Girod, Pensacola News Journal. Thu, February 1, 2024 at 4:54 PM UTC. 3 min read.

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Kodiak bears are the largest subspecies of brown bear in North America and only live in the Kodiak Archipelago of Alaska, which has one of the highest population densities of bears in the world.

Sometimes referred to as the Alaskan brown bear, they can grow up to 1,500 pounds, which is three times the size of Florida's native black bears. Kodiak bears found in Okaloosa belonged to a 'self ...

While two Kodiak bear cubs who were found wandering a Florida highway in December are now safe inside the Panama City Zoo, the same cannot be said for the man who brought the cubs to the Florida ...