TheÃÂ brown bearÃÂ & x28;Ursus arctos& x29; is a largeÃÂ bearÃÂ species found acrossÃÂ EurasiaÃÂ andÃÂ North America.[1][3]ÃÂ In North America, the populations of brown bears are calledÃÂ grizzly bears, while the subspecies that inhabits theÃÂ Kodiak IslandsÃÂ of Alaska is known as theÃÂ Kodiak bear.