Once that behavior becomes routine, the risks can escalate quickly for both people and animals.

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

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

A teenage boy was injured after a black bear lunged at a group of people hiking on a trail in Washington state earlier this week. Officials said three hikers were about 2.7 miles up the trail when a ...

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

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

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 ...

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

One Japanese city is taking no chances after a series of bear sightings this week, closing nearly 100 schools as officials scour the town, and as attacks take place elsewhere in the country.

State Officials Warn Residents and Visitors About Growing Wildlife Encounters Trevor Phipps Now that summer is here, human/wildlife encounters are on the rise in Teller County. Bears are out of ...

A woman told wildlife officers that a bear she had seen following hikers on trails in Apex Park grabbed her backpack and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Nearly three weeks after a 33-year-old hiker was killed in an apparent bear attack in Glacier ...