<![CDATA[ Latest from Advnture in Wildlife-encounters ]]> https://www.advnture.com/travel/nature-wildlife/wildlife-encounters Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:24:27 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Mountain lion bites child in rare attack during family hike on popular Olympic National Park trail ]]> https://www.advnture.com/travel/wildlife-encounters/mountain-lion-bites-child-in-rare-attack-during-family-hike-on-popular-olympic-national-park-trail VAXE6h6aozHfntXgdVpFUT Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:24:27 +0000 Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:59:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zero fox given! National Park visitors urged to keep an eye on their footwear after furry thief pinched over 30 pairs of shoes in just three weeks ]]> https://www.advnture.com/travel/wildlife-encounters/zero-fox-given-national-park-visitors-urged-to-keep-an-eye-on-their-footwear-after-furry-thief-pinched-over-30-pairs-of-shoes-in-just-three-weeks PLDm7EVrbteifz2AjoEMrB Fri, 18 Jul 2025 13:36:36 +0000 Mon, 21 Jul 2025 12:01:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A truly historic moment for wildlife recovery" - pine marten kits sighted in British national park for first time in a century ]]> https://www.advnture.com/travel/nature-wildlife/pine-marten-kits-in-dartmoor Mm7rMtRXPDWoRpGRVEdkPQ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:21:07 +0000 Tue, 15 Jul 2025 12:34:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Bear spray at the ready: warnings issued in Banff National Park over bold black bear behavior, while elsewhere hiker releases viral video of grizzly trailing him ]]> https://www.advnture.com/travel/wildlife-safety/bear-spray-at-the-ready-warnings-issued-in-banff-national-park ZiW5fnYPnQicGY4zeGASs8 Fri, 23 May 2025 16:02:41 +0000 Tue, 27 May 2025 10:39:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ "What is this thing doing right here?" – Washington hikers come across a giant octopus casually swimming just off the trail ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/what-is-this-thing-doing-right-here-washington-hikers-come-across-a-giant-octopus-casually-swimming-just-off-the-trail fA6vkCEjbJyrdKh4ptAcQ9 Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:55:40 +0000 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:26:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Feral pigs captured and killed after a second suspected illegal rewilding attempt in the Scottish Highlands ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/feral-pigs-captured-and-killed-after-a-second-suspected-illegal-rewilding-attempt-in-the-scottish-highlands ZjsyUqKfRjBDLvomPQCMPV Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:44:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Disoriented moose causes chaos on slopes of popular ski resort ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/disoriented-moose-causes-chaos-on-slopes-of-popular-ski-resort DH7K5P7RQV5yHJHa4EYYsh Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:58:36 +0000 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:14:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Lynx illegally released in the Scottish highlands dies after capture ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/lynx-illegally-released-in-the-scottish-highlands-dies-after-capture fmNPmMnbnbnKnhVZvnjL7W Mon, 13 Jan 2025 15:35:48 +0000 Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:09:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hikers warned of growing wild boar population in Scotland's Great Glen ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/hikers-warned-of-growing-wild-boar-population-in-scotlands-great-glen rdydgcwf93WrxVZPVPDb8F Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:58:03 +0000 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 15:27:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hiker, 63, dies after being attacked by "stinging insects" on the trail ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/hiker-63-dies-after-being-attacked-by-stinging-insects-on-the-trail uYWKjUimmrKThDmnXh5pxY Thu, 05 Dec 2024 10:50:28 +0000 Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:12:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Wildlife photographer missing in Australian mountains for 2 weeks "fortunate to be alive" after highly toxic snake bite ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/wildlife-photographer-missing-in-australian-mountains-for-2-weeks-fortunate-to-be-alive-after-highly-toxic-snake-bite qTESMzAfM8Qtr5usNqscSV Mon, 28 Oct 2024 13:16:07 +0000 Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:10:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Much-loved grizzly bear dies after being hit by vehicle in national park – her cub is still missing ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/much-loved-grizzly-bear-dies-after-being-hit-by-vehicle-in-national-park-her-cub-is-still-missing yHMBfScm5mVnY96dQZ7yxe Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:12:51 +0000 Mon, 28 Oct 2024 12:05:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Man kills "aggressive" mountain lion with shovel at campground, wildlife officials say it doesn't qualify as an attack ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/man-kills-mountain-lion-with-shovel hyV3EHCSKREu49Q8ADqcVF Thu, 03 Oct 2024 08:20:52 +0000 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:57:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Heroic hikers miraculously save life of man bitten by grizzly bear - here's how they came to the rescue ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/heroic-hikers-save-life-of-man-bitten-by-grizzly-using-bear-spray-to-scare-the-animal-away s9MauGH5PaZs9SvWbn9BS9 Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:49:19 +0000 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 13:06:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Female hiker dies after being attacked by hornets on the trail ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/hiker-dies-after-hornet-attack h8cmxyVa2ZocKKmxQDAfEN Tue, 24 Sep 2024 10:34:12 +0000 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:11:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Marmot hitch-hiker rumbled after great escape from Yosemite national park ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/marmot-hitch-hiker-rumbled-after-great-escape-from-yosemite-national-park 4VFwfPiBTFGL7cyqacTnAE Fri, 20 Sep 2024 10:27:23 +0000 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:26:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nocs Provisions Field Tube 8x32 review: keep an eye on nature ]]> https://www.advnture.com/reviews/nocs-provisions-field-tube-8x32 ViLZA2X5vLD69gpFyTQn2e Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:44:14 +0000 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:45:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ Skin-crawling pic of a Scottish midges swarming round tent is straight out of a backwoods horror movie ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/midges-scotland ZtouzZju3gsUkKgXxDqVR7 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 08:55:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re surrounded!” A traffic jam like no other - bikers road-blocked by Yellowstone bison ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/bison-vs-bikers-yellowstine LM768E26y4Xhjofj793nZE Wed, 04 Sep 2024 12:14:16 +0000 Thu, 05 Sep 2024 09:47:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Stay away from bull elk: Yellowstone officials issue warning as fall mating season kicks off ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/stay-away-from-bull-elk-yellowstone-officials-issue-warning-as-fall-mating-season-kicks-off whynjcczZUcHYREFLKAfNm Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:58:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Three hikers hospitalized after giant hornet attack in Taiwan ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/three-taipei-hikers-hospitalized-after-giant-hornet-attack zbpJUwSxyPiphqDAjBriYF Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:54:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Thirsty bees force officials to close areas of Joshua Tree National Park ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/thirsty-bees-force-officials-to-close-areas-of-joshua-tree-national-park zo4PgTvEYK76gznEW5FkKR Tue, 27 Aug 2024 08:36:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Fleeing in panic" from charging bear, diabetic hiker spends night lost in the backcountry ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/diabetic-hiker-lost-after-chased-by-bear CxccRdELcji2eH2mnEtfrG Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:17:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ A Montana man shot a grizzly bear during an attack – it saved his life, but here’s why experts say it’s not your best defense ]]> https://www.advnture.com/features/why-bear-spray-is-better-than-a-gun EMrWcKUvvmeXkt4pcMgbVG Sun, 18 Aug 2024 08:14:01 +0000 Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:21:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch out hikers – bears are fattening up for winter ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/watch-out-hikers-bears-fattening-up-for-winter Ae2SxejNXqH8FnLSQRVe3B Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:06:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch crazy beachgoer chase cookie-thieving bear with a shovel ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/man-hits-cookie-thieving-bear-with-shovel zW2MyXQQGvLVZ9fmtgVic Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:56:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Polar bears kill a worker in a rare attack in Canada's Arctic region ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/polar-bears-kill-a-worker-in-a-rare-attack-in-canadas-arctic-region AhCHmYzUDRxeg3am3tK78n Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:41:28 +0000 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:25:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video shows family of four mountain lions hiking along California trail ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/mountain-lion-family-seen-on-east-bay-trail sGZ87R3hQN7wwULe8wg9kM Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:06:13 +0000 <![CDATA[ 3-year-old attacked by bear after family leaves unsecured food items in campsite ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/child-attacked-by-bear-in-tent-when-food-left-unsecured dr7jXtLETpMpxHphm6bCUb Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:53:15 +0000 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 12:30:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch what looks like a Jaws remake as 14-foot great white shark follows kayakers ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/great-white-shark-follows-kayakers pYyWodvVm95HAg9XB494i Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:30:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ These White Mountain bears are so used to humans they're begging them for food, warn rangers ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/hungry-bears-in-white-mountains-beg-for-food tkb44NLvVnwzWfCTomAm4W Fri, 09 Aug 2024 08:45:53 +0000 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:25:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ Utah hiker trying to escape a mother bear runs straight into a moose, and thinks it actually saved his life ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/bear-moose-utah-hiker t4LHfpCzBkeq3Lxtrpi868 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 09:16:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Campers warned after human-bear conflicts come in "hot and heavy," signalling worrying trend ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/human-bear-conflicts-surge Ywv4kRRbNYxNtrGEctkVR4 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 08:00:52 +0000 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:03:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cyclist "swung as hard as he could" and punched grizzly bear in the face – it worked ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/man-punches-grizzly-in-face JSrBHk3Ti4H3czLSSc44XZ Fri, 26 Jul 2024 08:36:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hiker in French Alps attacked by a pack of Pyrenean mountain dogs ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/hiker-in-french-alps-attacked-by-pyrenean-mountain-dogs fKLunD8uww4nvUJ68FyPGU Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:56:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Man kills grizzly bear that attacked him while he was picking huckleberries in Montana ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/man-kills-bear-while-picking-huckleberries gaUCDP6sD2gbMDpASq6DWV Mon, 22 Jul 2024 08:56:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Shirtless Yellowstone tourist gives a perfect demonstration of how NOT to photograph bison ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/shirtless-yellowstone-tourist-photo-bison z4DmBk3bwroKCqqHVecQPf Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:19:52 +0000 Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:21:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Family learns the hard way what happens when you get too close to Yellowstone bison during the rut ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/family-too-close-yellowstone0bison Y38LFznxNwPQ4nPojF52d5 Thu, 18 Jul 2024 13:53:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Goats on a car: watch mountain goats having a merry old dance on top of a Subaru ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/goats-on-a-subaru GXPHjSD8kDJida9JDfjfEK Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:40:03 +0000 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 10:40:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Shaking hiker films scarily close encounter with grizzly bear ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/woman-hiker-films-scarily-close-encounter-with-bear 3Pt5UCePawvm3NUn3CVvFk Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:21:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ultra runner collides with bear as the finish line looms ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/ultra-runner-bear-collide t8KefxspKCZ45mSH32BYUb Thu, 11 Jul 2024 10:27:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ iPad-wielding tourist demonstrates how not to photograph bison at Yellowstone National Park ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/ipad-tourist-yellowstone-bison HUd4XCo9HgEU2GsvFk4Bu Thu, 11 Jul 2024 09:07:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Huge, hormonal elk vents his frustration on visitor's car at National Park ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/huge-hormonal-elk-vents-frustration-car fpsWETmAFQkaDNevV6wKVf Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:58:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Cute trail cam video footage catches real bear playing with teddy bears ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/black-bears-play-with-teddy-bears 8csPWVzJRi7yNQWhJ6NJPH Wed, 10 Jul 2024 08:31:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Video shows why you should never, ever let your dog off the leash near bison ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/never-let-dog-off-leash-national-park jEQpg9Yw2BkvfYQyu8Kzun Tue, 09 Jul 2024 09:10:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I just remember the claws digging into my back" – runner recovering after hair clip saves her during grizzly bear attack ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/woman-saved-by-hair-clip-in-grizzly-bear-attack jDU6pp57bD8wCSaQVN9kcn Tue, 09 Jul 2024 08:49:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Smoky Mountains tourists caught on camera feeding bears from lodge balcony ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/smoky-mountain-tourists-feeding-bears ztWgGcbDZKrVgpHuy5VPpk Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:48:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yellowstone tourists learn the hard way why you should never, ever approach elk during the rut ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/never-approach-elk-rut-yellowstone ABjVvMKBnyipuU6B4s3BjL Fri, 05 Jul 2024 09:03:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Yellowstone tourist caught trying to pet bison after posing with it for vacation photos ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/yellowstone-tourist-pet-bison-pose-photos 7P8qbosXrwSgcshafudhpY Thu, 04 Jul 2024 10:02:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mother bear with five cubs breaks into car to grab an easy meal (this is why you should always lock your doors) ]]> https://www.advnture.com/news/bear-five-cubs-break-into-car-smokies dyuDRfZP5zt9KPDYV7DmsE Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:00:00 +0000