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Brown Bear vs. Dumpster 2026
2PM on Friday, August 7th | Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center
Get ready for round three of Brown Bear vs. Dumpster! Our AWCC brown bears are stepping up to the challenge once again to test a bear-resistant dumpster designed by students from Kodiak, Alaska.
In partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, this exciting event will put the students’ design to the ultimate test: can it withstand the strength and curiosity of a brown bear?
Each year, students engineer creative mechanisms with the goal of meeting official “bear-proof” standards. It’s an amazing hands-on way to combine education, innovation, and wildlife conservation.
Come watch the action and see if the dumpster passes the bear test! Can’t be here in person, tune-into the Facebook Live at 2:30PM.
Read about and watch previous year’s tests on our Brown Bear Research Page, and our blog: Kodiak Students Test Bear-Resistant Dumpster at AWCC
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- JB pushing the dumpster try and open it.
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- JB flips the dumpster.
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- Doing some investigating.
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- A proud JB after cracking the lid open.
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- JB making the opening bigger so his head can reach the snacks.
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- Showing off now.