Latest about bears
"Fleeing in panic" from charging bear, diabetic hiker spends night lost in the backcountry
The woman tells rescuers she intentionally separated from her partner
How to use bear spray: our easy-to-follow guide to storing, carrying, and using this vital hiking safety tool
The knowledge of how to use bear spray will give you the best chance of avoiding an unpleasant encounter with an unfriendly ursine unscathed
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
A bear biologist explains why bear spray is better than a bullet
Watch out hikers – bears are fattening up for winter
Wildlife officials warn hikers and campers as bear activity increases
Watch crazy beachgoer chase cookie-thieving bear with a shovel
“Bro is fighting a bear!” says amazed onlooker as the victim of ursine larceny goes postal
Polar bears kill a worker in a rare attack in Canada's Arctic region
Two bears set on the worker, and despite intervention, the attack proved fatal
3-year-old attacked by bear after family leaves unsecured food items in campsite
Garbage, a cooler and food had been left unattended around and inside the tent where the attack occurred
These White Mountain bears are so used to humans they're begging them for food, warn rangers
It may sound like something out of Yogi Bear, but the US Forest Service’s warning to hikers and campers is deadly serious
