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Close-up of grizzly bear at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
What states don't have bears – and can I even go hiking in them?

By Julia Clarke Last updated

We do some digging and find out what hiking adventures are out there among the US states for the extra bear aware adventurer

Hiking
Black bear in woodland
"Fleeing in panic" from charging bear, diabetic hiker spends night lost in the backcountry

By Julia Clarke Published

The woman tells rescuers she intentionally separated from her partner

Wildlife Encounters
how to use bear spray: bear in the backcountry
How to use bear spray: our easy-to-follow guide to storing, carrying, and using this vital hiking safety tool

By Kieran Cunningham Last updated

The knowledge of how to use bear spray will give you the best chance of avoiding an unpleasant encounter with an unfriendly ursine unscathed

Wildlife Safety
Grizzly bear at Grant Teton National Park
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

By Julia Clarke Published

A bear biologist explains why bear spray is better than a bullet

Wildlife Encounters
Bear ransacking campsite for food
Watch out hikers – bears are fattening up for winter

By Julia Clarke Published

Wildlife officials warn hikers and campers as bear activity increases

Nature & Wildlife
Black bear on sandy shore
Watch crazy beachgoer chase cookie-thieving bear with a shovel

By Dave Golder Published

“Bro is fighting a bear!” says amazed onlooker as the victim of ursine larceny goes postal

Wildlife Encounters
A polar bear walking on a sea ice
Polar bears kill a worker in a rare attack in Canada's Arctic region

By Charlie Lyon Published

Two bears set on the worker, and despite intervention, the attack proved fatal

Wildlife Encounters
Black bear in woodland
3-year-old attacked by bear after family leaves unsecured food items in campsite

By Julia Clarke Published

Garbage, a cooler and food had been left unattended around and inside the tent where the attack occurred

Wildlife Encounters
A portrait of A North American Black bear
These White Mountain bears are so used to humans they're begging them for food, warn rangers

By Dave Golder Published

It may sound like something out of Yogi Bear, but the US Forest Service’s warning to hikers and campers is deadly serious

Wildlife Encounters
A black bear rises above the vegetation to have a look at the surroundings before deciding where to continue his march
Utah hiker trying to escape a mother bear runs straight into a moose, and thinks it actually saved his life

By Dave Golder Published

He shares his experience of being caught between a bear cub and its mother after news of another bear attack in the area

Wildlife Encounters
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