A peaceful hike through the wilderness can quickly turn into a nightmare if you encounter one of nature’s most powerful ...

Fatal maulings in the last three months have jumped fivefold compared to last year, according to government data.

Last summer, a black bear involved in an attack on a camper at a Lake Tahoe-area state park was euthanized after a string of ...

It has already been a busy year for human-bear conflicts in Wyoming, Montana and across the West, with people getting mauled ...

A popular Golden park is temporarily closed after a bear attack was reported there Sunday evening. Colorado Parks and ...

A popular park in Jefferson County was closed on Monday after a bear attack was reported by a hiker on Sunday evening.

Bear encounters are rising in Japan, and the problem is not confined to the wilderness.

The Anchorage Bowl’s bear encounters show why predator policy remains one of Alaska’s toughest balancing acts.

A black bear attacked and subsequently stalked a Colorado hiker in Apex Park, a wilderness area in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, on Sunday, June 21. The incident marks the state’s first ...

Troubled by two “bear stories” recently published within days of each other by the Anchorage Daily News — one a commentary, the other a news article — I’ve decided I must speak a few words on behalf ...