In May, Florida experienced its first fatal bear attack. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, ...

Having a close encounter with a wild bear can be a terrifying moment for anybody, even for trained professionals. A group of researchers managed to document its tense standoff with a bear while inside ...

A black bear tried to get into a Connecticut home last week, raising concerns about wildlife encounters in residential ...

Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is hosting four listening sessions around western Connecticut this month to collect feedback on the management of the state’s ...

UCLA's famed campus Bruin statue doesn't have it all that different from his living, breathing cousins some 30 miles away in the San Gabriel Mountain communities. When encountered on Bruin Walk, ...

A polar bear in Greenland may be shot dead next time it endangers people after several close encounters, including one where it bit the hand of a documentary team member, authorities said.

Recent dry winters have increased the number of bear encounters in La Plata County and across Colorado. This year saw some of the highest conflict levels in recent history, according to 2025 data ...

Bear attacks have killed a record 13 people in Japan this year, prompting emergency measures that make it easier for local governments to authorise hunters to shoot bears in populated areas.