In the clip, an elderly woman stands holding a bowl and a spoon beside a massive brown bear that sniffs her feet. The officer who appers to be filming the scene from their bodycam ...

"Drought decreases bear food availability. Decreased food availability will probably increase human-bear encounters," Dr. White explained. As human populations expand into once-forested areas, habitat ...

JAPAN has become the world’s bear attack capital after a record number of fatal encounters which have left humans savaged and ...

If you’ve been following day-to-day happenings in La Plata County, you’ve likely noticed a surge of bear-related stories, social media posts and photos this summer. Almost every day brings new images ...

Let’s be clear: Bear encounters, especially instances when a bear is aggressive toward a human, are extraordinarily rare. While attacks − like the one in June in Arizona, where a 66-year-old-man died ...

A hiker was injured by a bear near Turbid Lake in Yellowstone National Park, officials say. Photo by NPS / Jacob W. Frank A solo hiker was injured in a “surprise encounter” with a bear on a ...