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Bears at Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska

Fat Bear Week camera saves Alaska hiker's life

By Julia Clarke published

Fat Bear Week doesn't start for another month, but viewers are already checking the web cam

Nature & Wildlife
Young black bear peering around tree at Grand Teton National Park, USA

Bear devours snacks from unattended backpack at Grand Teton – Park Rangers aren't impressed

By Cat Ellis published

Leaving human food within reach of bears can lead to food conditioning, which puts the animals' lives at risk

Wildlife Encounters
Wildfire on mountain

Canadian firefighters driven out by "persistent" bears

By Julia Clarke published

BC firefighters have been battling the blaze since mid-July, and bears aren't helping

Wildlife Encounters
Mother grizzly bear and cubs at Jasper National Park, Canada

Thoughtless tourists leave cars to harass mother grizzly and cub at Jasper National Park

By Cat Ellis published

Close encounters can have tragic consequences

Wildlife Encounters
Black bear standing in grass

Squamish hiker fights off aggressive black bear with a piece of lumber

By Julia Clarke published

The black bear swatted at the hiker despite her attempts to retreat

Wildlife Encounters
Half Dome in Yosemite

“Bears are excellent climbers” – tenacious black bear scales Yosemite’s Half Dome

By Julia Clarke published

Rangers remind Yosemite visitors that they need to practice bear safety everywhere in the park

Nature & Wildlife
Man relaxing in hammock in forest

Bear chomps man's arm as he chills out in hammock at Colorado campsite

By Cat Ellis published

Officials are hunting for the animal, which attacked the victim on Saturday night

Wildlife Encounters
Mother grizzly bear and cub

Terrified hiker narrates video as three grizzly bears pursue him along trail

By Cat Ellis published

The man, who was camping nearby, stumbled across a sow and her two cubs while walking alone

Wildlife Encounters
Cinnamon-colored black bear cub

Reckless Yellowstone tourist films mother bear and cubs just inches away, to onlookers' horror

By Cat Ellis published

The man refused to put his phone away or back up, even when the sow approached him

Wildlife Encounters
Female black bear with cub, USA

Thoughtless Yellowstone tourists hassle black bear and her cubs, despite warnings

By Cat Ellis published

The visitors crowd around the animals to take pictures, despite bears being fiercely protective of their young

Wildlife Encounters
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