2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 Bears in the News

Following are some of the latest reported bear/human encounter news stories. The most recent articles are added to the top of this list.
Last updated on January 31, 2012.

A wild time in Canada: 'How I came face to furry face with the elusive spirit ...
Daily Mail
'We don't have guns,' he told me, 'but I carry pepper spray in case of emergency, although I have never had to use it.' We tracked bears by boat and on foot, following them in Zodiacs into narrow creeks and hiking along forest trails.

If you hear that rustling, just start whistling
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Bear attacks and maulings are pretty common around The Rock. That's why stores sell a popular item called bear spray. It's a pressurized can of pungent pepper spray that blasts a 35-foot stream of the scalding concoction if you're ever mugged by one of ...

Remember to let sleeping bears lie
MassLive.com
This column reminds readers that our resident black bear is not the cuddly cutie some would try to make you believe. While most black bear attacks are made on those who crowd them, not hunters, there are a fair number of attacks recorded on sportsmen ...

Survivor of July grizzly attack still haunted, but feels 'kind of lucky'
Victoria Times Colonist
6 to repair his scalp at Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital, and is back home, healing from a broken arm and other cuts and bruises suffered in the July 4 attack. “I feel kind of lucky in a way” because the bear didn't sever his jugular or spine, ...

Feds seek dismissal of suit filed by Park Ridge widow of grizzly victim
Morton Grove Champion
By JENNIFER JOHNSON jjohnson@pioneerlocal.com January 6, 2012 1:14PM Attorneys for the US government are asking a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the widow of a Park Ridge man killed in a Wyoming grizzly bear attack in 2010. ...

Bears destroy beehives
Jacksonville Daily News
Julian Wooten, who has been keeping bees for more than 50 years, said he has never seen a bear attack on a beehive like the one that happened this week. “I've been farming bees all my adult life, my first ones when I was 15,” he said, adding that he's ...

Website created for polar bear attack inquiry
The Argus
A website has been set up where people affected by a polar bear mauling last summer can share their experiences. Andy Ruck, 27, from Saltdean, was one of the people injured in the incident in Svalbard in Norway on August 5. Mr Ruck, whose parents Jan ...

Remembering a varied year
Coquitlam Now
Anmore resident Ken Hogue is attacked by a black bear while walking his dog along Sunnyside Road. Hogue sustains minor injuries and is released from hospital later that day after stumbling upon a mother black bear and three cubs feeding on garbage. ...

Best of Alaska Dispatch 2011
Alaska Dispatch
Grizzly bears attack people here every year, but there was no precedent for a bear going after a group of seven students from the National Outdoor Leadership School as they hiked in the Talkeetna Mountains last summer. Four were injured, two of them ...

Looking back on 2011 - June
White Mountain Independent
A forensic necropsy determined the bear was the same one who attacked Lana. Bear attacks on humans are rare. There are only six documented cases of bear attacks in Arizona since 1990. – June Call never thought being director of the Heber/Overgaard ...

Cops, docs, coaches top news
Cody Enterprise
An autopsy revealed he had suffered fatal wounds in a bear attack. Prior to Matayoshi's death, the last fatal grizzly attack in the park was in 1986 - although grizzlies killed two men in separate attacks on national forest land adjacent to the park in ...

9 wild videos of polar bears
Mother Nature Network
Bear hugs: Not all dogs share Aki's dislike of polar bears. In fact, they can be surprisingly tolerant, as this video from northern Canada shows: 4. Cold pursuit: Thanks to the BBC's "Spycam," this video shows a polar bear's careful pre-attack planning ...

Bad year for grizzlies with two fatalities in Yellowstone and 10 ...
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
But for anyone interested in keeping out of trouble in bear country, common-sense precautions trump academic research, he says: "Carry pepper spray and make ...

Bad year for grizzlies with two fatalities in Yellowstone and 10 other attacks ...
OregonLive.com
Mica was bottle-raised at the bear center since being orphaned as a 10-pound cub and regards her keepers as mom and dad. But the grizzly biologists always have somebody ready with bear spray when working closely with the big bears. PULLMAN, Wash. ...

Public urged to help with leads concerning black bear death
The Daily Advertiser
The numbers of bear and hunter interaction has increased substantially in the last couple of years. With this in mine, hunters are encouraged to carry bear spray and know a few simple rules: 1. A hunter encountering a bear should back away and proceed ...

Louisiana Black Bear Found Dead in Pointe Coupee Parish
AmmoLand.com (press release)
With the number of bear and hunter interactions on the rise within the last couple of years, LDWF encourages hunters to carry bear spray and know a few simple rules. If possible, a hunter encountering a bear should back away and proceed in another ...

Igloolik hunters attacked by polar bear
CBC.ca
The bear died after the hunters shot it. On Wednesday, five men went out to retrieve their cache of Igunaq, or aged walrus meat, when the bear attacked them. John Arnatsiaq, 58, squared off against the bear after it went after his friend. ...

Beware bears and mountain lions
Stuff.co.nz
Names like "Black Bear Trail" and "Rattlesnake Gulch" were not reassuring. We went to McGuckins, reputedly the largest hardware shop in the world, to buy pepper spray and a long walking stick. Unlike mace, pepper spray squirts 5 1/2 metres, ...

Holiday Gift Ideas for the Adventure Traveler
Smithsonian (blog)
Bear Spray. Bear attacks are very rare, and even the most avid hikers may experience the terror of a bluff charge just once in their lives or never – but occasionally bears mean tooth-and-claw business. So blast 'em with bear spray. ...

Video: Russian Soldier Attacked By Bear
Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)
The footage was supposedly shot on January 10th, at a military compound in Kamchatka, Russia, an area known to have some of the largest bears in the world. The video shows a bear rush and attack a soldier. The soldier runs and the bear gives chase. ...

Bears an issue in dump
Whitecourt Star
"Parents are advised to keep children and pets in vehicle if a bear has been spotted," said Piesinger, adding the public's safety is foremost. Staff carry the common bear deterrents such as spray and horns, in the event they encounter a bear. ...

Polar Bear attack site among Guernsey pupils 2012 trips
BBC News
A Guernsey student will be heading to an area of Norway where a boy was killed by a polar bear last summer. Horatio Chapple, 17, from Salisbury was attacked while on the British Schools Exploring Society's trip to Svalbard. The 2012 Norwegian trip will ...

Nature at its most savage: The shocking pictures that prove polar bears are ...
Daily Mail
But this scene proves polar bears will even attack and eat their own kind, even if it's a defenceless cub. Photographer Jenny Ross captured the shocking images and at first thought the bear was eating a seal as she approached by boat. ...

Polar Bears and Cannibalism Revisited
Discovery News
We did not witness the actual death but the aftermath: a young adult female with her cub was attacked by an adult male polar bear. The female lost the battle as the large male overpowered her and killed her cub. Valiantly she charged him and tried to ...

Tips on avoiding grizzly bears not being received
Black Hills Pioneer
The decision to euthanize the 250-pound female bear was meant to protect park visitors and staff, officials said. Officials said Matayoshi and his wife, who weren't carrying bear spray, ran from the bear screaming and yelling. ...

Bear spray not carried in more than half 2011 grizzly incidents
KPAX-TV
MISSOULA- Preliminary results show fewer than half of the people who came face-to-face with a grizzly in the Northern Rockies this year were carrying bear spray. That's one of the more notable statistics emerging from an analysis of 83-incidents where ...

Bear Mauling Survivor Shares Story of Attack and Recovery
KTUU
All John heard was to get a boat ready and the words 'bear attack.' It didn't sink in, even after John saw his wounded dad. “Could you smell the bear?” asked Sanford to his son John. “I smelled something that really stank,” replied John. ...

Official: Tips on avoiding dangerous encounters with grizzly bears not being ...
The Republic
... review of 2011 bear encounters lists 83 incidents that resulted in two deaths. Officials say four times out of five no one was hurt. Servheen says part of the problem is that only 29 percent of the people charged by grizzlies carried pepper spray. ...

Grizzly expert: Agencies not doing enough education on bear safety
KPAX-TV
Referencing the formal report on the July mauling of a California man, Servheen said investigators found the victim and his wife not only weren't carrying bear spray, but ran "yelling and screaming" away from the sow grizzly and her cubs. ...

Strategies to prevent bear-human conflicts work, but aren't being used
The Missoulian
A preliminary review of 2011 bear attacks included 83 incidents. Of those, about three quarters took place in the Yellowstone National Park area, with the remaining 24 percent happening in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem. ...

Jack Hanna: a bottle of pepper spray keeps beasts away!
Entertainment and Showbiz! (blog)
Jack Hanna had an almost face to face fight with a grizzly bear on Saturday night! “My heart was pounding Saturday night, I'll tell you that,” Jack stated. ...

Polar bear shot attacking Arviat dog team
CBC.ca
A polar bear was shot and killed in Arviat, Nunavut, Sunday when it attacked a team of dogs. "My husband shot a warning shot in the air to try and scare the bear away but it slapped our dog," said Kukik Baker. She said she woke up Sunday and looked out ...

Teen Survives Bear Attack by Kicking
The Missourian
A California teen survives a bear attack in Alaska by kicking the grizzly in the face. Victor Martin of Richmond, Calif. was part of a group on a wilderness survival outing when they encountered what he says was a 900-pound bear. (July 26)

Bears in Alaska's largest city still not ready to hibernate for winter
Alaska Dispatch
"I can't imagine carrying bear spray on the ski trails," said long-time Anchorage resident Chip Treinen earlier this month, but after a running across way-too-fresh bear tracks on the Spencer Loop he was wishing he was packing some. ...

Grizzly bear
StandardNet
The spray is for a charging bear, she said. The gun is to call for help. Contributed The Associated Press IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Eastern Idaho authorities say an elk hunter has been hospitalized in serious condition after being attacked by a bear ...

Bear expert has 'cabin' within home
Calgary Herald
Carrying bear spray when you head into bear country is definitely part of it, says Herrero, who did the original research that demonstrated bear spray's efficacy - "and it's very convincing." Along with four colleagues, Herrero has made a ...

Yellowstone rethinks grizzly bear safety issues after two deaths
The Idaho Statesman
Keeping tabs on bears, keeping camps and developments sanitized so bears can't get human food, and strong education programs are at the heart of Yellowstone's program. A study done this year showed that backpackers get it, and most carry bear spray ...

Grizzly encounters may be Idaho's new normal
The Idaho Statesman
Her neighbor, Richard Paini, was bitten by a grizzly bear in September while hunting. “I always wear my bear spray on my hip and carry my gun in my hand,” Funkhouser said. “I always go running with my two German shepherds.” The spray is for a charging ...

Bear attack victim survives to tell the tale, to be discharged soon
The Hindu
The condition of 35-year-old Govindraj R., who was attacked by a bear near Tumkur Road on the city's outskirts, is improving. He is likely to be discharged from hospital in a few days. Doctors at HOSMAT Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment, ...

Missoula hunters recall grizzly bear attack
KPAX-TV
"We had what appeared to be a lot of attacks this year because there are a lot more bears," Chris Servheen with the US Fish & Wildlife Service said. Servheen is the Grizzly Bear Recovery Coordinator for the US Fish and Wildlife Service and says there ...

Some Bears Still Active on Anchorage Hillside
Alaska Public Radio Network
Whereas in the middle of the summer, there could have been ten bears that walked that trail where you hit it running that day, and you wouldn't know it because it didn't leave any tracks,” Coltrane said. Coltrane recommends carrying bear spray while ...

Don't go lightly into griz country
Great Falls Tribune
We get questions about whether bear spray is better than a firearm and if a firearm, what firearm? We'll get to that, but a few other things first. Know that you might encounter a grizzly bear anywhere along the Continental Divide from Canada to ...

Bear mauls man off Tumkur Road
Times of India
Springing to his feet, Govindraj immediately ran into the bushes on the roadside. The bear was not the one to give up. It headed straight into the bush he was hiding and attacked him again. The grisly animal pawed him and clawed again at his face. ...

Signs of bears roaming Anchorage's Hillside trails continue spooking skiers
Alaska Dispatch
It's bad enough to worry about grizzly bears all summer while mountain biking and running Hillside Park trails, they say; having to worry about them in winter is a bit much. "I can't imagine carrying bear spray on the ski trails," said long-time ...

Old grizzly bear killed after biting hunter at carcass dump site
The Missoulian
"He walked in on a bear that was lying there, and the bear bit him on the left thigh." Hammer said the attack occurred late last week during a full moon at around 7:30 am Biologists searched for the bear over the weekend and found the animal ...

FWP: Grizzly that attacked hunters in Madison County appeared to be acting in ...
KXLF Butte News
Thompson did not know if the men had bear spray. He also said there have not been any other reports of bear attacks in this area, but added it was a remote area with not a lot of access. Jones warns people that bears have the potential to be active ...

Bear attacks, bites hunters in Madison Range
Billings Gazette
Thompson said the third hunter in the group was not attacked. Thompson said the hunters reported that it looked like a grizzly bear. He said it was unclear whether any of the hunters was carrying pepper spray. The hunter who had been bitten on the ...

Griz attacks Cody hunter, euthanized
Cody Enterprise
Game and Fish officials have opted to euthanize an older male grizzly bear that attacked a Cody man hunting deer near the base of Sheep Mountain on Nov. 10. The situation was aggravated because the bear was guarding a butchered deer carcass that had ...

2 men in hunting party injured in bear attack in
The Republic
A bear attacked and injured two men Saturday while they were elk hunting in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness in Madison County, but the bruin will face no repercussions from wildlife biologists. Three men surprised a sow with a cub Saturday afternoon ...

Pennsylvania woman protects her dog from backyard bear attack
Examiner.com
Also, do not place garbage cans outdoors until the morning of trash pick-up. If you do spot a bear - do not turn and run away. Shout at it to scare it, and slowly back away. Call authorities, and never get between a mother bear and her cub.

Bear injures two hunters in Madison County wilderness area
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
No shots were fired, and a can of bear spray was drawn but not deployed, Jones said. It was unclear if the men stood their ground or ran, if they all had bear spray, or why the bear spray was not used. After the attacks, the uninjured man left to call ...

Black bear alert for hunters
Bayoubuzz
Additionally, bears are actively foraging at this time of year to gain weight for denning season. LDWF urges hunters to carry bear spray as a personal protection alternative to firearms. Recent reports of black bears on Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife ...

Monroe County woman mauled by bear while protecting her dog from attack
Scranton Times-Tribune
Suzan Merritt, 38, ran out to her Monroe County backyard to get her dog away from an adult bear and its cub that had climbed a fence behind her 168 Livingston Road home and attacked the pet, state police said. But when Ms. Merritt intervened, the bear ...

Attacks spur renewed focus on bear safety
Chicago Daily Herald
Officials said that indicated they had received at least some exposure to trailhead signs and other information describing how to avoid and respond to bear attacks. Among the advice commonly offered is to travel in groups, make noise while hiking, ...

Viewpoints: Instead of killing bears, we need to learn how to live with them
Sacramento Bee
There are plenty of other tools of command as well, from air horns to whistles to calling in a professional bear chaser who may employ Karelian bear dogs and rubber buckshot and pepper bear spray. Community-wide "bear smart" programs teach bears not to ...

Yellowstone Bear Policy Soon Under Review, Preparedness Still Stressed
NBC Montana
Neither of the two men killed this summer, Brian Matayoshi nor John Wallace, were carrying bear spray when they were attacked. Northern Lights Trading Company Manager Jonathan Crossman says the attacks certainly spurred some of his customers to prepare ...

Man killed, family members injured in bear attack
IBNLive.com
PTI | 09:11 PM,Nov 02,2011 Dehra Dun, Nov 2 (PTI) A man was killed and his wife and brother were injured in a bear attack in Lodharam jungle area near here, official sources today said. Jogiram (55) along with his wife Narayani and brother Satiram was ...

Mom Talks About Losing Son To Bear Attack
Ohio News Network
On August 19, 2010, Herbert lost her son in a bear attack in Lorain County. "He was reaching for a loaf of bread and the bear had grabbed him," Herbert said. Brent Kandra, 24, worked on the private property of Sam Massola. Massola sold and exhibited ...

Beattie Gulch closure lifted after grizzlies spotted in area
KXLF Butte News
Bear activity continues in lower elevations. People are reminded to carry bear spray and have it readily available, follow food storage regulations in place for the Gallatin National Forest and the Beartooth Ranger District on the Custer National ...

FWP urges hunter safety after Montana bear attack
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
... sure you get those pieces up before you take off with your first pieces you're taking out that particular day," FWP Spokesman John Fraley advised. He added that hunters should have bear spray readily available and use a firearm only as a last resort.

After attacks, a renewed focus on bear safety
The Associated Press
(AP) — Wildlife agencies in the Northern Rockies go to lengths to warn people of the dangers of grizzly country — from signs advising hikers to carry mace-like bear spray to radio ads that warn hunters to take care when stalking elk in bear habitat. ...

$5M suit over fatal bear attack: Out-of-court settlement likely
Examiner.com
The Courthouse News Service said Erwin Evert's widow Yolanda blamed the fatal bear attack on "serial errors by federal workers." Yolanda Evert is represented by attorney Emily Rankin with the Spence Law Firm of Jackson, Wyo. Rankin said the government ...

Letter: Preserve the future of Island Park
Island Park News
And tourists will pass through in favor of West Yellowstone accommodations — where bear problems were put to rest years ago (by a bearproof ordinance). We cannot let our grandchildren out to play in the yard without an adult present with bear spray on ...

Widow Seeking Money After Husband Dies From Grizzly Attack.
KFBB NewsChannel 5
The lawsuit says grizzly bear researchers prematurely took down signs that warned passers-by of the work they were doing. A male grizzly mauled Erwin Evert on June 17th, 2010 as he was hiking about a mile from the couple's cabin. The attack occurred ...

This hunter was after deer, but tell that to momma bear
Pioneer Press
By Dave Orrick Lisa Lang said the bear who attacked bounded up to her tree stand in three leaps, bit and lingered until her husband Jeff approached. (Courtesy of Lisa Lang) A Wisconsin deer hunter was recovering at home Thursday after a bear attacked ...

Widow of man mauled by bear sues U.S.
Great Falls Tribune
Authorities said Evert, a well-regarded amateur botanist, had gone for an afternoon walk when he came upon a bear after it had begun to stir. He was not carrying bear-repelling spray or a gun, contrary to what some locals advocated, and the animal ...

Beattie Gulch area closed for grizzly bear concerns
KBZK Bozeman News
Follow food storage guidelines, travel in groups of three or more, have bear spray readily accessible, and try to make noise to announce your presence. It is also important to be prepared for rapidly changing weather conditions and to ensure someone ...

Ran into, and away from, bear while walking dog
Abbotsford Times
Dogs not on a leash run the risk of chasing after the bear cub, which could entice the mother to go on the attack. Stahl added that people can also carry bear spray or bear bangers, the latter of which should produce enough noise to scare the animals ...

Montana grizzly attack victim recovering at home
KPAX-TV
KALISPELL- The Kalispell man who was attacked by a grizzly bear over the weekend is now recuperating from his injuries at home. Anthony Willits, 31, was hunting with a friend near Marias Pass on Saturday when a Grizzly bear charged the two men. ...

Widow Blames Fatal Bear Attack on Serial Errors by Federal Workers
Courthouse News Service
(CN) - The widow of a botanist says her husband was killed by a grizzly bear because a federal Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team laid bait to attract bears, but never warned them of what they were doing on hiking routes near their cabin near ...

Reports of grizzly bears on the increase
Vernon Morning Star
Hair left at the scene indicated it was a black bear. Those going into the back country are advised to carry bear spray, travel in groups and remember that pets attract grizzlies. If you do spot one, make yourself as large-looking as possible and back ...

Exclusive: First look at polar bear after deadly attack
CP24, Canada
It's been about one week since a mother polar bear at the Toronto Zoo lashed out at her three newborn premature cubs, leaving one dead and the other two cubs in intensive care. CP24 has the first video footage of the mother Aurora, ...

Reports of grizzly bears on the increase
Kelowna Capital News
He reported the incident to the CO service, and two COs located a dead grizzly bear in the area. It was a male, estimated to be about seven years old and 550 pounds. It's believed it was a predatory attack on the dog, but a defensive attack on the ...

NW today: Elk hunter injured in grizzly attack
The Spokesman Review
Officials say a grizzly bear with two cubs attacked and injured an elk hunter in northwestern Montana before being killed by the hunter's partner. Bruce Auchley of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks says the hunters from Kalispell were returning to get ...

Kalispell man recovering after grizzly bear attack
KPAX-TV
KALISPELL- A Kalispell man who was mauled by a grizzly bear over the weekend is in stable condition at Kalispell Regional Medical Center after undergoing leg surgery. Anthony Willits, 31, and Gregory Louden, 29, were hunting just south of Marias Pass ...

Grizzly bear killed after attacking hunter near Marias Pass
KRTV Great Falls News
An adult female grizzly bear was shot and killed on Saturday after charging a pair of Kalispell elk hunters and injuring one of them near the Continental Divide about four miles south of Marias Pass on US Highway 2. Anthony Willits, 31, and Gregory ...

Grizzly bear causes concern in Doe Creek Road area
KBZK Bozeman News
The bear is feeding on a carcass located down a side road off of Doe Creek Road. People in this area should take all necessary safety precautions such as traveling in groups of three or more, having bear spray readily accessible, and making noise to ...

Polar bear encounters on the rise in some Nunavut communities
CBC.ca
But this year three different female bears with cubs paid them visits. "The dogs would start barking, and we'd look out the window and see the mother with two cubs coming into our camp ... It's scary. You don't know what they are going to do — attack ...

First Hokkaido police officer killed in action was victim of brown bear attack
Mainichi Daily News
Of 170 Hokkaido police officers who have died in action, Shoji is the only one who died in a brown bear attack. A monument in honor of Shoji stands in the Koshoji Temple in the town of Iwanai. Local police officers had observed a memorial service in ...

In metro Atlanta, that bear out there may be a year-round neighbor
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Another tip-off, he said, would be a known den site -- none have been reported yet in the metro area -- “or if people see sows (female bears) with cubs in the spring.” There has never been an unprovoked bear attack on a human in Georgia. ...

Hunting safely protects both hunters and bears
Helena Independent Record
Most importantly, hunters should remember to carry approved bear pepper spray. According to US Fish and Wildlife Service, bear spray has been proven to be more successful at stopping a charging bear than bullets, and it has reduced both the duration ...

Bear kills man in Russia's Caucasus region
Monsters and Critics.com
Searchers on Friday found his remains and near them a bear, which escaped. A hunt was in progress and the bear, if tracked down, would be shot. A small number of bear attacks take place every year in Russia's Siberian provinces, a vast territory that ...

Bear Smart Durango Guns not only tool to fend off bears
The Durango Herald
Arguably, the others would be alive today had they carried bear spray. None did. This spate of recent human and bear encounters has spurred interest researching the effectiveness of bear spray and firearms during bear attacks. ...

10-20 SS Bear Attack
AgInfo.net
So you're out looking for that trophy elk, bear, Whitetail and because you are armed with either a bow or a rifle, you have absolutely nothing to worry about, correct? Not according to Fish and Game spokesperson, Greg Losinski. ...

Wilderness run was for vanity
Flathead Publishing Group
You might know the bear is there before it knows you're there. No. 4 - don't run. You're more likely to surprise a bear if you rush up on it. A person should carry bear spray in case you encounter a grizzly. I've used the spray on a bear. It works. ...

Does a bear sit in the woods?
Helena Independent Record
While it's rare for wolves to attack humans, there have been at least 10 bear-human encounters in the past two years in the Northern Rockies. Five of the encounters involved hikers or campers; the other five involved hunters. All of the incidents were ...

Grizzly Linked to Yellowstone Maulings Killed; Bear Management Review Planned
OldWestNewWest.com Travel & History Magazine
"One idea is maybe to make carrying bear pepper spray mandatory. Right now it's only recommended." Improving the park's current visitor education also is another idea. Hottle said convening a board of review is something "We're hoping to do sometime ...

Hiker Deters Bear With Pepper Spray
The Spokesman Review (blog)
“I rolled to my left side and put my arm over my head and shot the spray toward the bear,” he recalled. “All I could do was clinch my teeth and hope I could deter the approach.” At one point, he felt the bear's paw step on his thigh. ...

Hiker deters charging griz with bear spray
Daily Inter Lake
“It was a really good comfort to know that hiking with bear spray is a great deterrent. It makes me feel very safe that it did work.” That hike, like many others Kotter has been on this year, wasn't purely recreational. He is among about 30 people ...

Yellowstone hikers don't carry bear spray
Examiner.com
For years Yellowstone Park officials have told hikers to carry bear spray and know how to use it, but an informal survery taken after two fatal bear attacks in Yellowstone this summer showed that only 16% of the park's day hikers carried the spray. ...

Goat killer: Bear strikes home twice in Shawnee
Pocono Record
He said it was especially difficult to think about JJ, because it survived the first attack only to be killed when the bear returned the following night. "If a bear knows it can easily get food in one place, it will continue returning to that place," ...

Utah Not Liable in Bear Attack, State Court Finds
ABA Journal
Earlier that morning, the Salt Lake Tribune reports, there were incidents of a bear attacking other campers. In 2010, the Utah Supreme Court found that the state was not protected from liability based on the Government Immunity Act, overturning a lower ...

CBS 21 finds out what rights property owners have when animals are on their ...
CBS 21
What are you rights when bears go wild on your property? A recent bear attack in Perry County and another sighting in Cumberland County just three days ago have some people wondering what they can do. CBS 21 found out some interesting things at the ...

Troopers kill bear after llama attack
Dailyrecord.com
Chiappini told The Express-Times of Easton, Pa., the bear ran away after she first screamed at it. But Chiappini says the bruin returned while she called 911 and began chasing “Gus.” Chiappini told the newspaper she got between “Gus” and the bear and ...

Judge tosses out bear attack lawsuit against state
Daily Herald
Ives's family originally sued because the state did not request that the United States Forest Service issue an order closing the area after the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources had been alerted to a bear attack at the same location. ...

Be aware of bear precautions, MNR staff told
The Chronicle Journal
“While the bear that attacked (the worker) has now been captured and euthanized, this attack reminds us that even with our skilled and experienced workforce, incidents can occur,” O'Toole said in the memo. The woman survived the attack, but required ...

Mountain Lions and Bears: Have Photos of Your Pesky Neighbors?
Patch.com
Mountain Lions and black bears are common sightings. While there hasn't been a recent attack or human fatality, mountain lions and bears have been known to attack household pets. Glendora resident Wes Purkiss shares a photo of recent black bear ...

Macclenny Bear Attack Victim Talks About The Fight
First Coast News
A Macclenny man attacked by a bear on Oct. 1, is out of the hospital and back home. "The good Lord was looking out for me," said a smiling Mitch Canaday from the comfort of his living room rocking chair. "Yes, sir, this could have been really bad. ...

Bear attacks llama in New Jersey
Chicago Sun-Times
BLAIRSTOWN TOWNSHIP, NJ — A woman in northern New Jersey saved one of her llamas from a bear attack. Lydia Chiappini was asleep in her Blairstown home when she awoke to the screams of her llama “Gus” being mauled. Chiappini told The Express-Times of ...

DNR checks out 'unusual' bear attack
Duluth News Tribune
“We humans place all kinds of food for deer and bears and other wildlife, and, frankly, I think we have habituated a number of bears to associate food with humans,” Strand said. Another hunting-related bear attack was reported last month in Wisconsin. ...

Bear attacks woman, llama in New Jersey
Pocono Record
She heard the bear attack police, and then she heard shots. "He came back and said, 'That was the most aggressive bear I ever saw,'" Chiappini said. As the bear lay shot dead on the ground early Sunday, Chiappini let out her frustration. ...

Black bear caught, put down in Polebridge area
KPAX-TV
They are not relocated. Visitors to Glacier National Park are reminded that the park is home to black and grizzly bears and hikers are highly encouraged to hike in groups, make noise when hiking, and have bear spray accessible and know how to use it.

Missoula runner recalls bear encounter
KPAX-TV
While she was alone, Haas brought bear spray and she says her attitude has helped her to get past such a bizarre event. "I think that...every situation in life is what you make it. And you have two choices, to either make it good or make it back. ...

Guest column: The grizzly art of justice in Yellowstone National Park
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Like many bear-related attacks, the response to Wallace's death was to hunt down and kill the offending animal. In July, another grizzly attack resulted in the death of Brian Matayoshi, who reportedly ran screaming with his wife from a sow acting to ...

Ashley National Forest bear warning issued
Salt Lake Tribune
Avoid direct eye contact, and back away from the bear slowly. Don't run, that will only make the bear chase you. • If attacked, fight back; do not play dead with a black bear. "Many hikers like to carry pepper spray with them as a safety precaution. ...

Yellowstone Bear Euthanized After DNA Evidence Links Two Fatal Attacks
New York Times
By SCOTT STREATER of Greenwire Wildlife experts say the National Park Service was justified in killing an adult female grizzly bear this week after DNA evidence placed the sow at the sites of two fatal attacks over the summer at Yellowstone National ...

PCHS senior reports Yellowstone bear attack in July
Park Record
In August, another male hiker was the victim of a bear attack. Officials traced the bear DNA back to the first attack in mid-July, according to Nirula. "The bear may have come over to just sniff that body and not even killed it. ...

Experts Confirm Bear Attack on Horse
WJFW-TV
He says, "Wolves and coyotes, they don't use their claws when they're attacking animals, whereas bears do." While Ruid says it's good to be vigilant, he also says animal and livestock owners shouldn't be paranoid either, because bear attacks on horses ...

Couple survives black bear attack in their home
PennLive.com
Hower said it is not unusual for female bears to attack dogs, typically in defense of their cubs. “A dog was killed a coupe of years ago in a similar scenario. A lady down in Watts Twp. let her dog out in the middle of the night and the bear killed the ...

Grizzly bear bites hunter on hand in Shoshone National Forest
Billings Gazette
The man went back out hunting after he was released from the hospital. Keszler did not know if the man had bear spray, but he wasn't sure it would have helped because the hunter and the bear surprised each other in close quarters.

Hunters warned to be prepared for bear encounters
The Spokesman Review (blog)
This means that when hunting or living in bear country, always assume that bears are in the area and make sure your camps, cabins and homes are bear resistant, and that bear attractants are contained or removed. Always carry bear spray, have it close ...

Bear spray requirement for hunters is indefensible
Examiner.com
Grand Teton National Park's bear spray requirement for hunters during the annual elk reduction hunt is indefensible. Hunters are required to buy a $50 can of bear spray and wear it so it's "immediately accessible." Bear spray carried in a hip holster ...

Human, wild animal encounters on the rise
NBC2 News
Already in 2011, there have been at least eight panther attacks on livestock in the Golden Gate Estates area. And Naples resident Richard Stayloch says after his bear encounter, he isn't taking any chances. "We've seen a black bear, and that keeps us ...

Civil servant recovering from bear attack
The Sudbury Star
By QMI AGENCY An Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources employee is recovering in hospital after she was attacked by a black bear in northern Ontario Wednesday. MNR spokesman Yolanda Kowalski said a crew was doing a wildlife assessment in a wooded area ...

Hunter survives attack by shot bear
Baker County Press
A Macclenny man nearly lost his arm in a bear attack during an early morning hunting trip in Clinch County, GA. near the town of Statenville October 1. Mitch Canaday, Sr., 53, was flown to Shands Jacksonville where he underwent emergency surgery to ...

Bear destroyed after attacking wildlife worker
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content A bear thought to be responsible for a savage attack on Tuesday, north of Thunder Bay, has been caught and destroyed. A male co-worker of the Ministry of Natural Resources employee who was attacked scared the bear away. ...

Bear hunter recalls a gruesome ordeal
Lake City Reporter
“The bear jumped up and got his arm,” Feagle said of his friend. “It about bit it off. There was nothing but meat hanging on. He had blood all over his arm.” During the attack, Canaday fell to the ground and the bear got on top of him. ...

Grizzly Bear Put to Death After DNA Evidence Links It to Killings
Christian Post
The sow bear originally remained free after Matayoshi's death because park officials at the time said the bear simply had a natural reaction to defend its cubs. However, investigators have also concluded that the same sow bear was at the attack of ...

Canadian Moose Hunter Fends Off Charging Black Bear With Bow
Field and Stream (blog)
A Canadian moose hunter is out of the hospital after fending off (and ultimately killing) a charging black bear. A Kenora area hunter is lucky to be alive after fighting off a bear attack, Sept. 26. The 48-year-old man was treated for puncture wounds ...

MNR worker airlifted to hospital after bear attack
TbNewsWatch.com
“While they were working a bear approached them and did attack one female worker. She was airlifted to Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre and she is currently there recovering.” Lyzun said all ministry staff working in the field are given ...

Couple attacked by bear speaks to CBS 21 about how life has changed
CBS 21
Wednesday In Newport's Town Square, it wasn't difficult finding people to talk about Monday's bear attack. “I saw it in the news last night, his wounds,” exclaimed Phyllis Page. “I don't know if there were cubs around or something, it seems very ...

Black Bear Attacks Georgia Man after Bear is Shot
First Coast News
Canaday was attacked by a black bear Saturday morning in Georgia. "It could have been a lot worse," said Wiley Feagle, who was with Canaday in Fargo, Ga., on Saturday. Feagle said he and a group of about 12 men were on a bear hunt, when around 9 am ...

A Bear Attack Improved This Couple's Marriage
TheGloss
Aww. The bear got in the house after the couple, Rich and Angie Moyer, let their dog out for a morning run. After attacking Rich, the bear then turned its attention to Angie, but as it did so, Rich jumped on the bear, saving his wife but suffering a ...

Cleveland: Pa. black bear attack brings rising fears
WKYC-TV
CLEVELAND -- While this incident was rare, with black bears roaming in Northeast Ohio suburbs, what is the real threat of attack? Angie and Rich Moyer share the battle wounds of a black bear attack from earlier this week. They have deep scratches and ...

Yellowstone uses DNA for first time to identify deadly bear
ABC Online
We tell people that they should consider hiking in groups of three or more, that if they can't see at some distance ahead of them to make noise so they don't surprise an animal, and to carry bear spray with them. We really have seen that if one takes ...

Fish and Game officials warn residents about bear danger
Shoshone News Press
All hunters are encouraged to carry bear spray. It is very effective and a non-lethal method to deter bears. Several studies have determined that bear spray is more effective at deterring bear attacks than a firearm, Wakkinen said.

Couple attacked by bear: 'We saved each other'
msnbc.com
reporter: there is a financial toll to all of this, as well. as you might imagine, rich and angie have mounting medical bills, and as they have found out the hard way, homeowners insurance doesn't cover bear attacks inside the home. matt, back to you. ...

Couple tries to heal day after bear attack
abc27
When word of the bear attack spread, Catherine Murphy instantly felt ill for Moyer. "The pit of your stomach drops out," she said. Now, concerned for her own safety, Murphy hopes her cats won't entice any more hungry bears. "I work night shift. ...

Perry County bear attack victims speak about terrifying ordeal
FOX43.com
The Moyer's also said their ten-year-old son who was home at the time of the attack is fine and is staying with relatives. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has yet to capture that bear despite efforts to trap it on the Moyer's property.

Grizzly linked to fatal Yellowstone attacks being sent to Bozeman for autopsy
KXLF Butte News
Public Affairs Officer for the park, Al Nash, told us that the bear was euthanized in Mammoth Sunday morning. The bear was released after the first attack that killed Brian Matayoshi on July 6. The investigation found the sow acted in defense of her ...

Black bear attacks couple in home, insurance won't cover damages (VIDEO)
HULIQ
Black bear attacks Pennsylvania couple early Monday morning after chasing their dog into the living room. "What are the chances?" Richard Moyer told CNN on Monday. "I can't win the lottery, but I can get attacked by a bear. ...

Editorial: Bear spray can protect humans and bruins
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
But what's even more disturbing about these encounters than their frequency is the number of people venturing into grizzly habitat without bear spray. Bear spray has been readily available to consumers through numerous sporting goods retailers for more ...

Goodbye Alaska bears, goodbye fear for another winter
Alaska Dispatch
Thirty-eight years later, in 2005, he was out for a jog on a road near his Soldotna home when he ran past a moose kill that was apparently being defended by a bear. The bear chased MacInnes and stomped him. He eventually recovered, but the attack hit ...

Relative: Couple recovering from home bear attack
Review seeker (press release)
Relative says couple recovering after bear attack inside their rural central Pa. home By The Associated Press NEWPORT, Pa. (AP) ' A couple is being treated for injuries from a bear that attacked them after it followed the family dog into their central ...

70 stiches, staples for US bear attack victim
Seattle Post Intelligencer
It all happened after the bear followed his dog into his home early Monday morning. Rich Moyer told reporters outside his home the attack was a "nightmare" that ended only when the bear ran off. The 6-foot-6 (1.83-meter), 300-pound (136-kilogram) Moyer ...

Kenora area hunter injured in fighting off bear attack
Daily Miner and News
By Reg Clayton A Kenora area hunter is lucky to be alive after fighting off a bear attack, Sept. 26. The 48-year-old man was treated for puncture wounds to his arm, shoulder and neck at Lake of the Woods District Hospital and released later the same ...

Man describes details of bear attack
CBS 21
Monday morning at 3 am the Moyer family was awoken by their barking dog, and the dog had a good reason to be barking. The United States is currently the only country indirectly electing it's President using an electoral college. ...

Pa. man knows how salmon feel after bear attack
The Associated Press
"A bear encountering a dog is more likely to run away," he said. Pennsylvania has not experienced a fatality from a black bear attack in more than a century, Feaser said. The game commission has set up a bear trap in Moyer's yard.

Turn right at the polar bear
NEWS.com.au
But a month or so after my return from my luxury, 15-day cruise to the Arctic aboard the Crystal Serenity, I read of a polar bear attack in the same Norwegian archipelago in which Longyearbyen is located. An unfortunate British teenager, camping in the ...

2 Hospitalized after Bear Attack in Perry County
FOX43.com
Two people are injured after a bear attack in Perry County. It happened around 3 am in the 2000 block of Newport Road in Oliver Township after a couple had let their dog out. Dispatchers say the bear followed the dog back into the home and attacked the ...

Maine man's TV show to showcase bears
Bangor Daily News
Anthony already has a pretty good idea which shows will be particularly popular — the final episodes of the season that focus on bear attacks, including two bears that attacked him. “It would be really easy to put out a two-part special on bear ...

Grizzly's death has reader growling
Calgary Herald
Why didn't they have bear spray on them? I could swear that I read that one was a guide, but what kind of guide doesn't carry bear spray in bear country? Bear spray does work. Stay out of the woods, and this won't happen people.

Sometimes the Bear Gets You
New York Times (blog)
Everywhere are signs with this message: Be Bear Aware. In my search for a hike to somewhere alpine and thin-aired, park rangers are most accommodating to questions, with a persistent caveat. “You should not hike alone without bear spray,” a ranger says ...

Bear attack survivor tells his story
Island Park News
Anyone out in the woods in the fall is encouraged to carry bear spray and be especially aware of what other animals might be present in addition to their intended game. Bear attack survivor tells his story.

To spray or not to spray...that is the question
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
... bears to venture into lower-elevation lands where they are more likely to bump into hunters. Fortunately, times have changed and hunters now have a new tool that is extremely effective at deterring bears—even angry ones! Today, we have bear spray! ...

Hunters Be Bear Aware
Little Chicago Review
Have bear spray available at several locations around camp. • Carry an EPA approved bear spray and know how to use it. • Watch for sign (tracks, scat, digging, broken branches of fruit bearing shrubs). • Watch for bear foods (white-bark pine cone piles ...

Grizzly chases men up tree in Alberta
Toronto Sun
But despite Tuesday's close encounter -- the third Blanchard has had -- the long-time mountaineer was back out again the next day, but he does carry bear spray now, he said. "I had more adrenaline go through my system (Monday) than in a whole year of ...

The grizzly job of bear management
Planet Jackson Hole
Neither victim was carrying a bear deterrent like pepper spray. The Matayoshis ran. Wallace was alone. “In both cases, the parties took some actions that are contrary to our recommendations,” Nash said. We work hard to share that information with our ...

Bear cubs wrestling stops traffic at Yosemite Nat'l Park (video)
DigitalJournal.com
In July a grizzly bear in Yosemite National Park mauled and killed a hiker. She was presumably defending her cubs when the hikers stumbled upon her. It was reported by Digital Journal that this was the first fatality from a bear attack recorded in the ...

A tale of two maulings
High Country News (blog)
Two headlines recently caught my eye: in eastern Idaho, a hunter after elk with archery gear was mauled by a grizzly bear. His partner turned the attack around with pepper spray, although the bear still inflicted serious injuries. Details here. ...

Grizzly chases mountaineer up a tree
Calgary Herald
They say there are no closures or warnings in place because the radio-collared bear is being closely monitored. Canmore's Isabelle Dube, who chose to climb a tree in an attempt to escape a bear attack, was killed by a 90-kilogram grizzly bear in June ...

Polar bear attack hero appears in public
IceNews
Mr Reid was left heavily scarred after his encounter with the bear, but his actions are said to have undoubtedly saved the lives of other students. The attack took place during a camping trip to the Von Postbreen glacier on the Svalbard islands to the ...

7 bears captured in Yellowstone fatal mauling of UP man
Petoskey News-Review
Following that attack, Yellowstone officials decided not to remove the attacking bear because it was a sow with cubs that previously had not caused problems. The sow was said to be responding naturally to a surprise encounter.

Officials try to identify bear that attacked Island Park man
Rexburg Standard Journal
Losinski says the hunters - Paini and his hunting partner Jon Stiehl - did nothing wrong in the encounter, but rather they surprised the bear and the bear surprised them. After making contact, the bear ran off just as Stiehl fired his bear spray ...

Hunter attacked by grizzly in Gallatin Canyon
KBZK Bozeman News
Knarr says the attack could have been prevented if bear spray had been used. FWP officials also said that an outfitter on Saturday in the Cub Creek area outside of West Yellowstone prevented a bear attack when he used pepper spray on a charging grizzly ...

Cinnamon Creek Bear Mauling
KBZK Bozeman News
Knarr says the attack could have been prevented if bear spray had been used. FWP officials also tell the News Station that an outfitter on

Saturday in the Cub Creek area outside of West Yellowstone prevented a bear attack when he used pepper spray on a ...

Idaho man survives Grizzly Bear attack
ABC 4
The Wildlife Human Attack Response Team is investigating the attack. They have not determined if it was a Grizzly Bear, but they think it was, based upon the bear's reaction. According to Idaho Fish and Game, Grizzly bears attack while Black Bears ...

Fall hiking in Taos: Comales Canyon Trail
Taosnews.com
If you hike regularly in more remote areas, you may want to carry a bear deterrent spray — a fogging device that is effective up to 40 feet away. Directions: From Taos Plaza, go south on Paseo del Pueblo Sur four miles. Turn left at State Road 518 and ...

Man Taken To Hospital After Bear Attack
LocalNews8.com
The bear then circled through the trees and attacked one of the hunters, an Island Park resident Richard Paini. The second hunter, John Stiehl also of Island Park, was able to chase the bear away with the use of bear spray. Stiehl said that he believed ...

Eastern Idaho elk hunter hospitalized after bear attack
Daily Herald
A second hunter, John Stiehl of Island Park, used bear spray to chase away what he believes was a grizzly bear. Authorities said the hunters surprised the bear and it then circled through some trees and attacked.

Pal's bullet, not bear, killed hunter, autopsy finds
Detroit Free Press
Police said the large bear charged Richard Paini, 40, of Island Park, Idaho, bit his hand and arm, breaking his arm. He was hospitalized in serious condition. His archery partner used bear spray to drive the animal off. The hunters said they believed ...

Bear attacks Island Park man
Island Park News
Losinski said the bear apparently left its day bed to attack Paini, and had been feeding on a dead cow not far from the day bed. He said the attack took place around 80 feet from the bear's day bed. Losinski said both men carried bear spray, ...

E. Idaho elk hunter hospitalized after bear attack
Forbes
AP , 09.24.11, 03:41 PM EDT IDAHO FALLS, Idaho -- Eastern Idaho authorities say an elk hunter has been hospitalized in serious condition after being attacked by a bear Saturday morning. Fremont County authorities say Richard Paini of Island Park ...

Bear attacks Idaho bow hunter near Yellowstone
msnbc.com
The attack was the latest in an unusual spate of bear attacks in the Yellowstone area this year. Losinski said the man and a hunting partner were seeking elk near Island Park, Idaho, south of the Montana border, when they startled a bear. ...

In Bear Attack, Hunter Killed Hunter, Autopsy Shows
New York Times (blog)
Mr. Stevenson, a miner, called out to divert the bear from attacking Mr. Bell, and it turned toward him instead, Mr. Bell has said. As the bear mauled Mr. Stevenson, Mr. Bell recounted, he shot it several more times and killed it. One of those shots, ...

Elk Hunter Hospitalized After Bear Attack
ABC News
The bear involved in the attack fled after Paini's archery hunting partner, John Stiehl of Island Park, used bear spray to scare off the bear. Stiehl told authorities he believed it was a grizzly bear. The Wildlife Human Attack Response Team was ...

Getting a nose count
The Spokesman Review
The company has also purchased bear-proof garbage bins for rural neighborhoods and it must acquire grizzly habitat to offset lost habitat if the Rock Creek Mine is developed. The 190 workers at its Troy Mine can check out canisters of bear spray for ...

News Alert: Elk Hunter Attacked by Bear in Fremont County
KPVI-TV
The Sheriff's Office says two elk hunters were out when they surprised a bear. The bear then circled through the trees and attacked Island Park resident Richard Paini. The second hunter was ablt to chase the bear away using pepper spray. ...

Black bear shot, killed in Maine neighborhood
Houston Chronicle
"We felt he could run in the middle of traffic and cause an accident or attack someone. Who knows?" Maine has an estimated 26000 to 34000 bears, up from about 23000 in 1999, when the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife completed its last ...

Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Winnipeg Free Press
The shot was fired by 20-year-old Ty Bell, as he attempted to stop the bear's attack. BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- A leading civil rights group says the Alabama town of Bay Minette should not start a program that will allow offenders to choose whether they ...

Fatal grizzly attacks trigger policy review
The Spokesman Review
The majority of attacks involved solo hikers or groups of two. “Smaller parties generally make less noise to alert a grizzly of their presence at a distance,” Herrero wrote in his book, “Bear Attacks: Their Causes and Avoidance. ...

Recent bear attacks on animals in Palmer Lake prompt concern
Our Colorado News
Once a bear is caught it will typically be moved to another location or put down. Burlage has some concerns about bears taking livestock and also worries about small children. She said there has been another bear attack in recent weeks involving a goat ...

Report Details Harrowing Grizzly Attack on Yellowstone NP Trail
New York Times
By SCOTT STREATER of Greenwire The National Park Service this week released a detailed report (pdf) of a fatal grizzly bear attack this summer at Yellowstone National Park, providing chilling details of the vicious mauling, which might have been ...

Bear attack victim killed by friend
News24
The shot was fired by 20-year-old Ty Bell, also of Nevada, as he attempted to stop the bear's attack. No charges are expected. The autopsy also found bite marks on Stevenson's leg caused by the bear. "We're fairly convinced it was obviously an accident ...

Experts urge people be extra cautious when entering bear country
KBZK Bozeman News
Also, you never want to enter bear country without bear spray on you. Chlebnik says, "the bear sprays active ingredients are capsaicin and capsaicinoids, which is the same element that makes hot peppers hot." When shopping for a bear spray always look ...

Russian polar bear kills technician
Independent Online
By Stefan Korshak Moscow - A polar bear killed a technician working at a weather station in Russia's far north, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday. The attack took place on Monday near Kheys island, an iced-over outcrop of Franz Josef Land, ...

Moose gut pile leads to Alaska bear mauling
Alaska Dispatch
Monty said his friend is deeply thankful to all of the rescuers. Monty himself went back to the site of the bear attack on Tuesday with a state trooper and "bear dog," a Bureau of Land Management ranger and others.

Drought brings out aggression in hungry bears
USA Today
By Katharine Lackey, USA TODAY A fatal bear attack along the Idaho-Montana border last weekend was the latest in a string of high-profile

attacks as bears roam farther in search of food. By Mark Thiessen, AP Noah Allaire, left, of Albuquerque, NM, ...

Yellowstone releases report on griz attack
Island Park News
The report notes that Brian and his wife, Marilyn, were on their fourth Yellowstone trip and had seen and photographed the bear during their hike. They carried no bear spray and the trailhead where they started their excursion contained warnings about ...

G & F warns hunters to carry bear spray
Little Chicago Review
CODY – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department urges hunters and other backcountry users to carry bear spray for their own safety, and to help reduce the number of grizzly bears killed by hunters in self defense this fall. ...

Man expected to survive after Alaska bear mauling
Reuters
The bear appears to have been guarding its own moose kill when it confronted Sanford, said Susie Echols, co-owner of the lodge where Sanford was treated initially and picked up by the helicopter. The bear is still prowling in the area where the attack ...

New Denver man and dogs bear-ly get away
BCLocalNews
Suddenly and without warning, a mother black bear and her cub appeared, and the 200-lb mother started to attack the dogs. “The bear came out of nowhere,” Wilson said, “I tried yelling but the bear would have none of it.” Kato and Sheba, two of the ...

Sir Ranulph Fiennes praises explorer who survived polar bear attack
Metro
He managed, despite that, with one eye dislocated, and with the help of one other with a rock and a gun which had mis-fired four times, to save the lives of 12 other students.' Michael Reid polar bear attack Norway.

Team Investigating Fatal Bear Attack at Yellowstone National Park Releases Report
National Parks Traveler
A report by an interagency investigation team into a fatal bear attack this past July in Yellowstone National Park has been released. The report

reviews the events surrounding the July 6, 2011, incident which occurred along the Wapiti Lake Trail near ...

Hunter Who Witnessed Grizzly Bear Attack Speaks Out
KXLY
A grizzly attacked and killed a man on Buckhorn Mountain Friday morning, and KXLY spoke with one of the hunters who witnessed it all. KXLY4's Erik Loney reports.

Bear attack survivor 'courageous'
Independent Online
The expedition leader who shot a polar bear which had mauled him after killing a boy and attacking three others made his first public appearance on Wednesday since the incident. Michael Reid's jaw was broken, his skull fractured and one of his eye ...

Grizzly Bear Attack: 911 Call
ABC News
Air Force serviceman worked in secret to bring down "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." "Made in America" series searches for university deals that would

create jobs. Arizona man posted skull found at yard sale on Craigslist for $300. ...

Yelling, running couple provoked bear attack: report
AFP
LOS ANGELES — A couple probably provoked a fatal attack by a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park by yelling and running away from it despite advice to the contrary, an investigation has concluded. Brian Matayoshi, 57, was mauled and killed by ...

Hunter survives bear attack in remote Alaska
The Seattle Times
"Skip said he remembered his head being in the bear's mouth, just going at him," Dyson said. "All he could do then was pray to the Lord that the bear would let go." Sanford guessed the attack lasted about 45 seconds, Dyson said. ...

Couple fleeing possibly triggered grizzly mauling
The Associated Press
"What possibly began as an attempt by the bear to assess the Matayoshis' activities became a sustained pursuit of them as they fled running and yelling on the trail," the investigation team report said. The couple was not carrying bear spray, ...

Southampton General Hospital hosts plastic surgery masterclass Face Course
This Is Hampshire.net
Mr Sharma was one of the team who last month treated teenager Patrick Flinders, who was savaged in a vicious polar bear attack that killed 17-year-old Horatio Chapple in Norway. The 16-year-old survivor was left with the bear's teeth in his fractured ...

Banff hikers face fines for flouting bear safety
CBC.ca
Since July 10 people heading into the Lake Minnewanka area of Banff National Park have been told they must travel in groups of at least four and carry bear spray. The rules were put in place to reduce disturbances of grizzly bears during their summer ...

Bear sightings on the rise in Santa Rosa County
Pensacola News Journal
Barrett said there has never been a report of an unprovoked bear attack in Florida. There have been incidents where bears have injured people when scared or confused by human behavior, like deliberate feeding. Parr said she wasn't alarmed by the ...

Polar bear attack - survivor footage (video)
RT
Meanwhile, more attacks are reported to have taken place. A horrifying video was uploaded to Youtube in the RU zone by the user x25rus showing polar bears attacking people in a small town in Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Region. The bears appeared to be ...

Friend And Father Of Bear Attack Victim Talk Of Incident
KXLY Spokane
Bill says early Friday Ty and Steve were hunting black bear when around 8:30 Ty shot at one, but it ended up being a Grizzly. Bell says his son would never purposely shoot at a grizzly. "He's a very truthful kid, he's got hunter ethic, ...

Bear that attacked Frankford pony still at large
New Jersey Herald
Civitan said this isn't the first time the family lost animals to a bear attack. About six years ago, a bear took a goat off the farm. His daughter is angry and his 3-year-old son keeps asking for the poney, since the family hasn't told him what ...

Mistaken Identity Leads To Fatal Grizzly Bear Attack
KXLY Spokane
On Friday, 20 year old Ty Bell, his father Bill Bell, Steve Stevenson and another friend from Nevada were hunting for black bear on Buckhorn Mountain in Montana. Bill Bell said his son and Stevenson spotted what they both believed was a black bear. ...

Man rescues dog from black bear attack near New Denver
The Nelson Daily
by Timothy Schafer on 16 Sep 2011 When Ralph Wilson saw his dogs being attacked by a black bear he didn't hesitate. The 47-year-old New Denver man had been walking up Carpenter Creek to go fishing with a friend on Thursday, Sept. ...

Nevada man killed in grizzly bear attack on Idaho-Montana border identified
The Idaho Statesman
By Katy Moeller - kmoeller@idahostatesman.com Steve Stevenson, 39, of Winnemucca, Nev., died from injuries in a grizzly bear attack Friday on the North Idaho-Montana border, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office in Libby, Mont. ...

Vandalism hurts us all
Kenai Peninsula Online
And if you're venturing into the woods, which in this area, is just a few steps our front doors, remember to be bear-aware — go with a group, make lots of noise, carry bear spray or, if you're competent and comfortable, a firearm. ...

Game and Fish Department urges hunters to take precautions in bear country ...
The Republic
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department is urging hunters and others going into the woods in grizzly country to carry bear spray for safety. Dennie Hammer is information and education specialist for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department in Cody. ...

Bear precautions lifted near Banff lake
Calgary Herald
By Cathy Ellis, For The Calgary Herald September 16, 2011 3:15 AM A two-month ban on cyclists in the Lake Minnewanka area - and a legal requirement forcing all hikers to carry bear spray - was lifted Thursday by Parks Canada. ...

Campers ignoring bear spray law
660 News
A Banff warden says she's surprised at the number of people they've charged with disobeying a requirement to carry bear spray in the area the last few months. The Calgary Herald reports eleven tickets with fines between $250 and $500 have been handed ...

Bear alert in the Valley
Big Bear Grizzly
The horn honking and lights flashing may scare a bear, he says. Bear pepper spray is also available at major sporting good stores. If a bear intrudes on your property, call the Sheriff's Department, Villepique says. Fish and Game is notified through ...

Black bear carries off Mountain Green goat
StandardNet
Stay calm and give the bear a chance to leave. Prepare to use your bear spray or another deterrent. Don't run away or climb a tree. Black bears (seen here) are excellent climbers and can run up to 35 mph -- you cannot outclimb or outrun them. ...

Your Internet Might Be Slow Because Of Bears
Gizmodo Australia
And made even worse by the occasional vicious bear attack. Barry Ramsay, who owns a small manufacturing company here between two mountains, remembers the day his Internet connection crashed for several hours. Work crews had to ride up in snowmobiles to ...

Delegation Introduces Griz Attack Law
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Ambiguities in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have prompted Idaho's Congressional Delegation to introduce legislation clarifying the rights of individuals to protect themselves and their loved ones from grizzly bear attacks. Idaho Senators Mike Crapo ...

Delegation Introduces Griz Attack Law
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Ambiguities in the Endangered Species Act (ESA) have prompted Idaho's Congressional Delegation to introduce legislation clarifying the rights of individuals to protect themselves and their loved ones from grizzly bear attacks. Idaho Senators Mike Crapo ...

Bears invade camp near work site
Fort McMurray Today
Whiteside did remind people about using bear spray, adding SRD does have a video on its website about the proper use of the deterrent. If there is a direct public safety risk, he noted people can call SRD report an SRD hotline, 1-800-642-3800, ...

Hikers reminded to be bear-aware
Polson Lake County Leader
LAKE COUNTY — Several encounters between hikers and bears have prompted wildlife managers to remind recreationists about the basics of safety in bear country. Let someone know where you are going and when you will return; Carry bear pepper spray and ...

Inquiry into polar bear attack in which Brighton man was injured
The Argus
By Anna Roberts » A High Court judge will lead an inquiry into a polar bear mauling in which a teenager lost his sight and a man lost the sight in one eye. Sir David Steel will head the inquiry into the incident in Svalbard, Norway, on August 5 this ...

Trapped in tree, man shoots attacking mother bear
Detroit Free Press
It was the second such attack in the last year. An archer hunting deer from a tree stand was attacked by a bear in the northern Lower Peninsula near Petoskey last October. Nagy said bear attacks on humans are extremely rare, and usually occur when a ...

Outdoor expo to be bigger than ever
Dailyrecord.com
25 edition of the Lincolnshire, England, newspaper to read about how bothered the kids and counselors were by the marauding bear. Counselor Nick Meeks, 21, of Deeping St. James, described the bear's attack, despite efforts to scare it away, ...

Bear attacks hunter in Lincoln County
WSAU
A black bear roams near the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, June 24, 2011. Black bear are commonly sighted near the tree HARDING, Wis (WSAU) There was a bear attack Friday morning in Lincoln County. A hunter from DePere was injured ...

Bear attack victim still in hospital
Wausau Daily Herald
HARDING -- A De Pere man who was attacked Friday by a bear he shot remained hospitalized Saturday at St. Vincent Hospital in Green Bay, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Christopher Halfmann, 39, was hunting with a group of friends Friday morning ...

Can Bear Spray Protect You From a Bear Attack?
KHQ Right Now
"It really does an excellent job getting it to stop and getting the attention of a bear and preventing in most cases a further attack," said Jim Hayden, ...

Becoming a Skunk
Huffington Post (blog)
Both of these men did not carry bear pepper spray, and if they would have, they would likely still be alive. As autumn approaches and the leaves begin to change, its time to look at some other changes that will prevent the brutal loss of life that ...

Woman survives polar bear attack in Russia
Telegraph.co.uk
A woman has surprisingly been able to walk away after being mauled by a polar bear in the middle of a town in northern Russia. The attack was filmed on a camera phone and shows the woman cowering behind a low wall as the animal emerged from behind a ...

Banff hikers face fines for flouting bear safety
CBC.ca
Since July 10 people heading into the Lake Minnewanka area of Banff National Park have been told they must travel in groups of at least four and carry bear spray. The rules were put in place to reduce disturbances of grizzly bears during their summer ...

Yellowstone National Park: Rangers and biologists still searching for grizzly ...
Summit County Citizens Voice
Grizzly bear attacks are rare, and hikers are encouraged to carry pepper spray to deter attacks. PHOTO COURTESY US FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. Aug. 25 attack the second deadly grizzly bear incident of the summer at famed park By Summit Voice SUMMIT ...

Yellowstone adds more traps in death investigation
KGWN
(AP) - Yellowstone National Park officials added five additional traps to capture grizzlies as part of an investigation into the death of a hiker from Michigan killed in a bear attack. The addition of the traps brings to eight the number deployed in ...

Investigation continues into fatal bear attack
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
Hikers are also encouraged to travel in groups of three or more, make noise on the trail, and carry bear spray. Some trails and backcountry campsites are ...

Investigation Continues Into Yellowstone National Park Bear Mauling
National Parks Traveler
We can't rule out the possibility that it was conducted by a predatory or aggressive bear." Yellowstone hosts over 3 million visitors a year, with an average of just one bear-caused human injury a year. This is the second fatal bear attack in the park, ...

Boy who survived polar-bear attack shares his story
9NEWS.com
HELIER, UK - A teenager who survived a polar bear attack in Norway in August is talking about his ordeal. Sixteen-year-old Patrick Flinders managed to fight off the bear even though it had his head in its jaws. He and a group of young people from the ...

Bear attacks on the rise: wrath of God, or harbinger of the end?
God Discussion
The Pueblo Chieftain reports that bear attacks are on the rise; coupled with the bear attack in Yellowstone in July poses an interesting question: Is God using bears to get America to wake up, or is this yet another harbinger of the end? ...

Park officials trap bear
Jackson Hole News&Guide
By Cory Hatch, Jackson Hole, Wyoming Yellowstone National Park officials captured a grizzly bear Friday near the site where hikers found the body of a Michigan man who died from a bear attack last week. Officials will likely test a hair sample from the ...

BSES polar bear attack survivor speaks out
ExplorersWeb
One of the survivors of the polar bear attack on the BSES youth group on Svalbard, 16-year-old Patrick Flinders, spoke out about his experience to a British news paper. His one tent mate lying next to him did not survive the attack. ...

Grizzly bear kills man in Yellowstone National Park
Toronto Star
Results of an autopsy released Monday concluded Wallace died as a result of traumatic injuries from a bear attack. It is the second time a visitor to the park has been killed by a bear this year.

British teen tells of polar bear attack
China Post
LONDON--A 16-year-old British boy mauled in a fatal polar bear attack in the Norwegian Arctic told of his ordeal for the first time Sunday, saying he thought he was going to die as the beast chewed his head. Patrick Flinders was left disfigured in the ...

Michigan hiker killed by grizzly in Yellowstone
The Seattle Times
Wildlife agents were trying to capture a grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park on Monday after it killed a Michigan hiker in the park's second fatal bear attack this summer. By Los Angeles Times and The Associated Press Why oh why would someone go ...

Michigan man killed by grizzly in Yellowstone
The Associated Press
He was about five miles from the nearest trailhead and authorities said he was not carrying bear spray — mace-like canisters of pepper spray that can be used to defend against bear attacks. Investigators found a snack bar in his closed backpack, ...

Fatal attack a reminder of black bear danger
Cronkite News
If you encounter a bear, make yourself look as large as possible and slowly back away. Don't run. PHOENIX – The fatal black bear attack on a woman in Pinetop this summer is a sobering reminder that development is bringing people closer to a creature ...

Black Bear Attacks, Kills Family's Dog
WFTV Orlando
She started screaming at the bear and he finally let go of her dog, but it was too late. “I don't doubt in my mind it would attack me; it was so ferocious and angry, and it was protecting its food,” Staber said. Staber said she is now concerned about ...

New City bear-attack victim: 'I just remember hearing my skull crack'
The Journal News | LoHud.com
Josh Berg survives bear attack: Josh Berg, of New City, talks about surviving an attack by a grizzly bear while hiking in Alaska. Video by Seth Harrison Josh Berg, 17, of New City talks about being attacked by a grizzly bear while hiking in Alaska on ...

Fishermen should be aware of bear and bison activity
West Yellowstone News
There has been quite a bit of bear activity in this area, so I would not go without bear spray on my hip. This is also the time of year when the Bison will begin their rut and the big bulls can be a little ornery. The bear spray will work on these guys ...

Northumbria University graduate speaks first words since polar bear attack
Journal Live
He was hailed a hero after shooting dead the 40-stone polar bear after it went on the attack when it entered the campsite looking for food. Spike, who learned to use a rifle while in Northumbrian Universities Officer Training Corps, sustained serious ...

3 bear attacks near Aspen, campers cautioned
9NEWS.com
On Sunday morning, officials from Colorado Parks and Wildlife shot and killed a bear thought to be responsible for two of the attacks, including one attack that sent a man to the hospital for surgery. Parks and Wildlife officials said they used dogs to ...

Hikers, berry pickers need to be "bear aware"
KPAX-TV
Food must be hung at least 10 feet and state officials are reminding those folks headed outdoors to make sure to carry bear spray and know how to use it in an emergency. FWP is also advising people to hike in groups and make noise while out in the ...

Second bear-bites-man incident in Crater Lake area in fewer than 24 hours
Real Aspen
Earlier, at 5:30 am Friday, a bear pounced on a tent containing two men camping at Crater Lake, Colorado Parks and Wildlife spokesman Mike Porras said. The bear bit one of the men on his left side but he was not seriously hurt. Bear attacks are ...

Camper Fights Off Bear Attack
KRDO
Pitkin County officials said the man was able to get away from the bear and call nearby members of his camping group for help. Officials said the bear lingered around the campsite after the attack, despite many efforts to scare it away. ...

2 campers near Aspen bitten in tents by bear
Houston Chronicle
A spokesman for the Forest Service, Pat Thrasher, said the attacks happened not at formal campgrounds but at popular backcountry camping sites. On Monday, a third bear attack happened a few miles away, at the Difficult campground close to Aspen. ...

POLAR BEAR ATTACK SURVIVOR PAYS TRIBUTE TO TRAGIC PAL WHO DIED
Daily Star
I think about you and I'll never forget you By Star on Sunday reporter A SCHOOLBOY who fought off a polar bear by punching it on the nose has paid an emotional tribute to the friend killed in the attack. Patrick Flinders, 16, said Horatio Chapple was a ...

2 Colo. bear attacks under investigation
UPI.com
21 (UPI) -- Colorado officials are investigating two separate bear attacks on campers in the Maroon Bells-Snowmass wilderness area. The first attack involved a bear biting a man camping in the Crater Lake area early Friday, KMGH-TV of Denver reported. ...

2 Bear Attacks Under Investigation
KMGH Denver
The man was alone when a bear ripped into his tent and repeatedly bit him through his sleeping bag. The bear attack happened at the backcountry campsite in the Minnehaha Gulch area above Crater Lake, approximately 14 miles southwest of Aspen, ...

Two more bear attacks occur in woods near Aspen
Denver Post
One camper reported that a bear didn't show any fear of her or her dog even after she yelled at it and hit it with a shoe. Bear attacks usually are very rare, Porras said. "You have a better chance of getting struck by lightning than being bitten by a ...

VIDEO: Teen Talks About Bear Attack In Alaska
Patch.com
Josh Berg, 17, of New City continues to recover from the bear attack, in which he lost almost half his blood and required eight hours of surgery after the confrontation in the wilderness. He arrived with his parents at Thursday night's Clarkstown Board ...

Nuisance bears present
White Mountain Independent
On the rare occasion that a black bear becomes aggressive, do the following: • If a black bear attacks, fight back with everything in your power – fists, sticks, rocks and EPA registered bear pepper spray. • Arizona Game and Fish Department personnel ...

Bear encounter teaches valuable lesson
Kenai Peninsula Online
When they go out in other backcountry areas, Michelle said they bring bear spray, a first aid kit and sometimes a gun. When they saw a full parking lot at the refuge headquarters, they left it all in the car. “I didn't even think to grab the bear spray ...

Grizzlies return, with strings attached
Bend Bulletin
Russell Talmo, a bear management technician, greeted John and Leanne Hayne at their ranch on the windswept edge of this tiny town with a gift: a can of pepper spray to ward off grizzly bears. Hayne worries that she will encounter a grizzly when she ...

Funeral of tragic Horatio to be held at cathedral
Salisbury Journal
By Hannah White » THE funeral of a Bishopstone teenager who died in a polar bear attack in Norway will be held at Salisbury Cathedral next week. Seventeen-year-old Horatio Chapple was killed in the horrifying attack on the island of Svalbard on Friday, ...

How DNA Evidence Can Close Bear Attack Cases
LiveScience.com
Bear attacks on humans are rare, but they peak in summer, when both species are out and about. So far this season, reports of serious or fatal human-bear conflicts have emerged in British Columbia, Arizona, Yellowstone National Park, Alaska, ...

CSI: Guilty bear
CBS News
Shortly afterward, a conservation officer who arrived at the scene behind Adolph's home in the British Columbia town of Lillooet identified the incident as a likely bear attack. Fatal bear attacks such as this one are rare: You are more likely to die ...

BSES chairman assures thorough investigation in polar bear attack
ExplorersWeb
(Correne Coetzer) BSES Chairman, Edward Watson, has issued a statement regarding the Svalbard incident on August 5, 2011 where 17-year-old Horatio Chapple was killed in a polar bear attack on their camp site. Four of the other 13 team members were ...

Brown bear kills two people in Russia
Ninemsn
It was the first fatal attack by a bear on the peninsula this year. Attacks by the predators are becoming more common in Russia, especially in Siberia, a trend experts fear has been caused by a lack of other foods. Hotel raided VIDEO: Sydney ...

Bear attacks are rare — expert
BCLocalNews
He also recommends people carry bear spray when they are in the back country in the event of a close encounter. Still, LeGrandeur is careful to note that attacks and fatalities are rare. A study recently published in the Journal of Wildlife Management ...

Use caution, avoid potential bear-human encounters
Canada Views
Everyone in bear country should carry bear spray. For a demonstration on the proper use of bear spray, visit youtube.com and search “Alberta” and “BearSmart.” Most human-bear encounters can be avoided by following basic steps. ...

U.S. skier attacked by bear: 'She ran straight for me'
msnbc.com
yeah. i got an industrial sized can of bear spray . it's heavy. i'm going to have to try to fasten it somewhere. but, you know, i'm really lucky to be here today. and just so lucky it turned out the way that it did because it might not have. ...

'Message getting out' on bear spray rules
Calgary Herald
The busy Heritage Day long weekend brought tourists out in full force - and those without bear spray or travelling in groups of less than four were turned away from the popular mountain pathway in favour of other trails. "I think the message is getting ...

Hot weather spurs increase in bear encounters
CTV.ca
At least one person in each group will also be required to carry bear spray. Parks Canada spokesperson Mark Merchant told The Canadian Press on Thursday that this was the first time the park has made it mandatory for visitors to carry bear spray. ...

Round Valley Reservoir trout anglers may be able to keep more next year
Dailyrecord.com
The Alaskan grizzly attack on seven teens was first blamed on them having come between the sow and her cub, although the teens saw no cub with the attack bear. A Journal of Wildlife Management study of black bear attacks found that sows rarely attack. ...

What Makes a Hero?
Patch.com
Sam Boas, right, s being hailed a hero for helping to save the lives of two other teens who were badly injured in a bear attack while hiking in Alaska this past Saturday. With him is Shane Garlock, 16, of Pittsford, NY, who also survived the attack. ...

Two killed in attack by wild bear
IBNLive.com
PTI | 11:07 PM,Jul 29,2011 Anooppur (MP), Jul 29 (PTI) Two persons were killed in an attack by a wild bear today near village Dhangavan in Jitehri tehsil. Two others were also seriously injured in that attack. The incident occurred when four persons of ...

Bear spray mandatory on popular Banff hiking trail
Global Montreal
15 hikers on the popular Lake Minnewanka Trail in Banff National Park must travel in a tight group of four or more with at least one person must carry bear spray at all times. "We want to reduce the potential for another bear attack in that area and we ...

Gilbert woman who died from bear attack remembered as tireless volunteer
East Valley Tribune
... to teenagers and adults, and she had a unique ability to connect with both of them. It was amazing to see her in action.” According to research by state officials, Hollingsworth was the seventh victim of a bear attack, and first fatality, since 1990.

Yellowstone NP still investigating fatal bear attack
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
While many are concerned about hiking trails in the park after the attack, everyone seems to be better prepared, carrying the supplies necessary if they do encourter a bear. "I did go and buy bear repellant and I stocked up on some ammunition for my ...

Bear attacks on the rise
Pueblo Chieftain
A Wetmore rancher lost a llama this week — the third animal lost to bear attacks on the ranch this summer. On July 15, a bear bit the leg of a teenager camping near Leadville. As a result, wildlife officials are asking residents and vacationers to ...

Missoula jogger hurt by black bear
KPAX-TV
Hikers and others should be aware that an encounter with defensive wildlife can happen anywhere, anytime. We recommend staying alert to your surroundings, making noise when travelling through dense cover and carrying bear spray as a precaution," ...

Montana Outdoors News: 7.29.11
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
"I was terrified, on the ground and trapped to my bike with a grizzly bear coming on, but in the end I was prepared and that is what got me out of the situation," Bronk said. "Let's just say that bear spray works, but it hurts like hell if you get a ...

Stay in groups, carry bear spray, Banff hikers told
CBC.ca
Beginning of Story Content Hikers heading into the Lake Minnewanka area of Banff National Park are being told they must travel in groups of at least four and carry bear spray. Parks Canada officials issued the restricted activity order on July 12 ...

Mandatory bear spray on popular Banff hiking trail
CTV.ca
At least one of the individuals will be required to carry bear spray. "This is the first time we've required bear spray and it's only on this section of trail," Parks Canada spokesman Mark Merchant said Thursday. "If people don't follow the rules, ...

Bear warning on Banff hiking trails
660 News
Hikers on some popular trails in Banff National Park are being told to travel in packs of four or more, and to carry bear spray. The warning applies to all trails beyond Stewart Canyon to the East Park boundary at Devil's Gap, including Minnewanka ...

Bear sightings continue
Teton Valley News
He said it was still scary and a big deal, but the bear hasn't caused much of a problem. “The Tetons are grizzly habitat and when people are out recreating they need to be aware, carry bear spray and stay alert,” said Cavalaro. ...

Banff hikers must carry bear spray
Montreal Gazette
A study published in The Journal of Wildlife Management looked at the efficacy of bear spray as a deterrent involving grizzly, black and polar bear encounters. In 72 cases where people sprayed bears to defend themselves, 98 per cent walked away ...

Banff hikers must carry bear spray
Danish tourists encountered grizzly on Lake Minnewanka Trail Calgary Herald July 28, 2011 12:29 PM

Oh My! Feared Grizzly Now a Wilderness Wonder
Christian Broadcasting Network
they always want to see a bear. They're a magnet for people," said glacier ranger Michael Ober, who's also authored a book titled Glacier Album. Bear spray could be a major reason for this warming up. This powerful spray, sort of like Mace on steroids, ...

Westport Teen Involved in Bear Attack
NBC Connecticut
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) A Westport teen was involved in a bear attack during a teenage outdoor education course in Alaska and stayed with his injured classmates for hours, waiting for help to arrive. The students, having progressed to ...

Dog dies saving family from sudden bear attack at their home
Revelstoke Times Review
Conservation Officer Sgt. Adam Christie arrives at the scene of a July 23 grizzly bear attack on a dog on a property at the edge of Revelstoke on Highway 23 North. By Aaron Orlando - Revelstoke Times Review Editor's note: Authorities are now fairly ...

Bear attacks teens on survival course, wounds four
Globe and Mail
The bear was with her cub when she attacked, according to state troopers. The teens were in a group of seven participating in a 30-day backcountry course conducted by the National Outdoor Leadership School when the attack occurred Saturday night in the ...

Bear put down after chasing hikers
Calgary Herald
The group of hikers did not have bear spray with them, McDadi said. A week later, park personnel were dealing with another wildlife death, this time involving a female wolf pup. The wolf was struck and killed around 2 pm on July 11 two kilometres south ...

Black bear involved in fatal attack euthanized
Bridge River Lillooet News
The BC Coroners Service confirmed last week that the Xaxli'p elder died of a bear attack which occurred on June 26, four days before her remains were discovered on her remote property. Five bears found in close proximity to the attack site were ...

Bear Attack Sends Woman to Hospital
WJFW-TV
MCMILLAN TOWNSHIP, MI - An Upper Michigan woman is in a Wausau hospital after a bear attacked her. The Michigan State Police say the 64-year-old woman was feeding two captive black bears on private property in the McMillan Township at about 4:30 pm ...

Guest column: In wilderness is the preservation of Yellowstone National Park
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The recent fatal grizzly bear attack of a hiker in Yellowstone National Park is a tragic reminder that the park is a truly wild place. While the paved roads, buildings and concessions have diminished the wilderness characteristics of Yellowstone, ...

Husband of bear attack victim doesn't blame owners
WBAY
(AP) - The husband of a woman attacked by a captive, 400-pound black bear in Michigan's western Upper Peninsula says he doesn't blame his neighbors who own it. Donald Beck of Ewen told the Daily Globe of Ironwood for a story Wednesday that he and his ...

Documentary revisits Glacier Park's first fatal bear attacks
Helena Independent Record
It was the first fatal bear attack in the park since it opened in 1910. A new documentary that will air on Montana PBS on Monday at 8 pm, called “Glacier ...

Yellowstone Park officials reviewing 911 tapes from fatal bear attack
KXLF Butte News
... people about the importance of bear safety. Officials advise people to hike on designated trails in groups of three or more people, stay alert and make noise, especially in areas with blind spots. The park also recommends hikers carry bear spray.

Camping teen awakens to bear attack
WNEM Saginaw
Rick Voss awoke in his tent to find a bear biting into his leg while searching for food. (Source: KDVR/CBS) LAKE COUNTY, CO (KDVR/CBS) - A 13-year-old boy is recovering from what wildlife officials are calling an unprovoked bear attack while camping ...

Bear Attacks Michigan Woman
WISC Madison
Police say the bear that attacked the woman escaped, and was killed after being found nearby. A message seeking additional information was left early Tuesday with a state official handling information on the attack. To find out more on this, ...

Kananaskis Country Bear Days helps to educate visitors
Canada Views
... Wind River Bear Institute biologists will cover topics such as how grizzlies make their living in the Rockies, trapping and monitoring grizzlies, the bear aversion program, how to avoid bear encounters, and demonstrations on how to use bear spray. ...

Man killed by bear did not follow all 'bear aware' behaviors
Island Park News
Park officials said Matayoshi and his wife, Marilyn, 58, who was not physically injured, were not carrying bear spray, which is recommended, especially when in an area where signs are posted warning hikers that a grizzly bear and cubs are in the area. ...

American flags and automatic bear traps
Flathead Publishing Group
Since bear traps need to be checked at least daily, the remote cameras can and do save hundreds of man-hours and thousands of dollars in gas driving to remote areas. Also, while most people have bear spray, it is also important to know how to use it. ...

Would Pepper Spray have saved hiker from fatal bear attack?
Examiner.com
Last week's fatal bear attack at Yellowstone National Park leaves hikers wondering if the use of pepper spray would have saved 57-year-old Brian Matayoshi. Sources at Yellowstone National Park say that bear pepper spray has been shown to be highly ...

Summer camps continue despite bear sightings
KSL-TV
At the Aspen Lakes Camp, summer activities also continued despite stories of bear sightings nearby. Camp leaders say they heard about the bear and came prepared with bear deterrent pepper spray. They're also keeping food and trash tightly sealed. ...

Does Bear Spray Work?
NatGeo News Watch (blog)
In the wake of a fatal grizzly bear encounter near Yellowstone National Park, officials have issued a couple of reminders to recreational campers. One suggestion–carry bear spray. And remember to carry it in a holster! These commercially available ...

Safety tips for hiking and camping in bear country
Gadling
Gunther says respecting bears means traveling in large hiking groups, avoiding or leaving known bear areas, and always carrying bear spray (pepper spray), in case of an attack. Some people like to hike with a "bear bell" on their walking sticks or pack ...

Man injured in bear attack
MSN India
Srinagar, Jul 11 (PTI) In yet another incident of man- animal conflict, a farmer was seriously injured after he was attacked by a bear in the outskirts of the city today, police said. The incident took place when the person was passing through his ...

Grizzly bear attack: Government failing to protect Yellowstone visitors
Baltimore Sun
The National Park Service is allowing the grizzly who killed a defenseless hiker to continue to mingle with more potential victims ("Yellowstone: Grizzly left alone after fatal attack," July 8). This is a subtle way to divert blame from the Park ...

Kelly: Bear scare for Omahan
Omaha World-Herald
Experts say if you come upon a grizzly, don't run, which may cause a bear to chase you. Back away. They also advise carrying pepper spray and a bell or whistle. “I was lucky that the bear I saw didn't have cubs,” Davey said. ...

Bear Spray Highly Effective
LocalNews8.com
Idaho Fish and Game spokesman Gregg Losinski said it's important to always carry bear spray. He said a firearm is usually not a good choice in defense against a bear because the chances of fatally shooting the bear within a few seconds are slim to none ...

Grizzly bears making homes far from Yellowstone
Jackson Hole News&Guide
That means more work for bear managers educating people about safe bear practices, including securing human foods and using pepper spray or some other means of defense in the backcountry. “As the bear population expands, it ultimately requires more ...

How to prevent bear-human conflicts
Vancouver Sun
Turn it away from the bear and bring children and pets indoors, if possible. * Make sure someone knows your plans. Before your trip, leave names, trip plans and date of return with friends or family. * Carry bear spray and a noise maker. ...

Damien Wood, QMI Agency
Toronto Sun
CALGARY - The death of a BC First Nations elder shows all the signs of a deadly bear attack, says a Calgary-based black bear expert. Dr. Stephen Herrero, a University of Calgary professor who penned a recent study showing black bears are increasingly ...

Black bear eats woman's body
UPI.com
LILLOOET, British Columbia, July 4 (UPI) -- Canadian officials say they will soon know if a black bear is responsible for the death of a woman in British Columbia. The discovery of the woman's remains has the markings of a bear attack, ...

Young Jersey anglers set to catch trout this month
MyCentralJersey.com
It makes me wonder how many other states didn't keep accurate attack stats. And a Colorado official last week said part of a dead man in a black bear's stomach shouldn't be considered the result of a bear attack. This statement was made after the man's ...

Benefit to be held for Pinetop bear attack victim Lana Hollingsworth
White Mountain Independent
A benefit will be held for Lana Hollingsworth, the victim of the June 28, bear attack in the Pinetop Country Club on June 8th and 9th, 2011. According to close friends, Lana is still in ICU and has undergone several surgeries with more to come. ...

Open Season: First-timers should get a jump on education course
South Coast Today
In last week's Open Season column, we talked about the black bear spotted in Tauton and Attleboro. The week before that, we talked about several black bear attacks that occurred in nearby states this spring. And here is another. ...

BC conservation officers probe possible fatal bear attack
CTV.ca
Authorities are investigating what may be a fatal bear attack after finding a woman's fed-upon remains near Lillooet, BC on Thursday. The remains were found by Stl'atl'imx Tribal Police while investigating the disappearance of a Xaxli'p First Nation ...

Man killed in bear attack
IBNLive.com
Wali Mohammad Sood and Arif Sood were attacked by the wild bear at Barnath in Bonyar area yesterday.While Wali Mohammad died in the attack, his nephew Arif sustained critical injuries, police said.

Sierra Bear Attack Sparks Warning
KCRA Sacramento
A late-night bear attack left a camper scratched and shaken near South Lake Tahoe over the weekend. "The bear ripped open the camper's tent and scratched his back," said California Fish and Game warden Pat Foy. The Sunday night attack is serving as a ...

Arizona bear attack: Officials killed correct bear
AZ Central.com
1, 2011 08:50 PM The Arizona Game and Fish Department confirmed Friday that they killed the correct bear after a woman was injured in an attack by the animal on Tuesday. The bear's DNA was found on 61-year-old Lana Hollingsworth's clothing, ...

Jogger reports NE Wash. black bear attack
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Chris Anderson says if officers find a bear and determine it was the animal involved, it will be euthanized. He says historical records show five other bear attacks on humans and one reported fatality in Washington. The state has an estimated 25000 to ...

Woman critically injured in Pinetop bear attack
White Mountain Independent
The screams were from a woman who was being attacked by a bear in the Eagle Circle parking lot of the Sports Village neighborhood in the Pinetop Country Club. The woman was walking her dog when the attack occurred. An online service is needed to view ...

Officials urge caution after bear attack in Lake Tahoe Basin
Sacramento Bee
The warning comes in the wake of a black bear tearing at a tent at Camp Richardson over the weekend. The camper suffered shallow scratches on his back in the late-night attack on Sunday. The camper said that he had no food in the tent, ...

Game and Fish completes forensic necropsy of bear identified in Pinetop attack
White Mountain Independent
Game and Fish is continuing to respond to bear and human interaction reports in Pinetop and statewide following longstanding, comprehensive protocols. Bear attacks on humans are rare with only seven cases documented (including the one this week in ...

Arizona woman seriously injured in rare bear attack
Reuters
Lana Rae Hollingsworth, 61, was airlifted to a Phoenix-area hospital where she underwent surgery for injuries she suffered in the rare bear attack late on Tuesday in Pinetop, Arizona. The town is about 200 miles northeast of Phoenix. ...

Bear attacks horse in Chesapeake
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
They think that in this case on Monday the bear just jumped over the fence and attacked Missy. The bear attack happened mid-day while Lampert was running errands. When she returned she saw Missy limping near the fence with blood dripping from her side. ...

Bear protection should be made available to public
North Shore News
Have any of you newspaper people suggested that homeowners should purchase some bear spray? Of course everyone has to watch their garbage, but when a bear comes to your door like that, you need to protect yourself with bear spray. ...

Hiker stops grizzly by using pepper spray
Jackson Hole News&Guide
The bear was apparently chasing Laing's dog when it veered off and headed for Laing. The bear charged three times before being deterred by the spray. “The bear got as close as five feet,” Boyce said. “He sprayed the bear with bear spray on all three ...

A grizzly encounter
Teton Valley News
Signs warn hikers of bear activity in Teton Canyon. A man encountered a grizzly with two cubs while hiking on Sunday and used bear spray as defense against the bear. Posted: Thursday, June 16, 2011 12:00 am | Updated: 8:50 pm, Wed Jun 15, 2011. ...

San Luis Obispo family's beloved chicken is lost in a bear attack
KSBY San Luis Obispo News
The 7-year-old girl is grateful two of her chickens survived the bear attack. There are now only feathers left behind to remind her of "Little Red," her beloved animal of two years. "She really was very special," said Holly Roberts. ...

Iqaluit siblings finish Northwest Passage ski trek
CBC.ca
Sarah McNair-Landry The siblings said while they have plenty of good memories from the expedition, there were also some unpleasant experiences, including a polar bear attack near the Gulf of Boothia. Sarah said the bear pounced on her side of their ...

Bear attacks horse Authorities make decision to put bear down
Eastern Arizona Courier
Upon arrival, the resident told the deputy that she witnessed the bear attack her horse in its corral. She said she walked outside her home and saw the bear chasing her horse around the corral while swiping at it. The deputy also met up with the DPS ...

Zookeeper hospitalised after bear attack at Ähtäri Zoo
Helsingin Sanomat
Together the two zookeepers managed to shoo the bear into a confined space in order to make their escape. The victim of the bear attack was taken to the Ähtäri Hospital for medical treatment, where she had to be operated on. ...

Lions, No Tigers, But Bears, Oh My
Patch.com
The case: A black bear killed a cocker spaniel in Avon. The OMG twist: Two landscape designers saw the bear attack the dog and then raced into a car for safety after their loud noses did not scare the bear. A honking horn finally enticed the bear to ...

Woman escapes bear's attack
The Province
An angry mother bear was tearing toward the North Vancouver woman's patio door last Tuesday "with kill in its eyes." Foster's Yellow Lab Boo was in the way barking like mad, Foster said. "She is barrelling towards us at unbelievable speed, ...

Shuswap man recovering after bear attack
Global Regina
The bear fled after noticing her cub had taken off into the bush. The man was taken to Shuswap Lake General Hospital by a neighbour, where he received about 50 stitches. The BC Conservation Service's Predator Attack Response team has set up two traps. ...

Woman killed in bear attack in J&K
IBNLive.com
PTI | 04:06 PM,Jun 06,2011 Banihal (J&K), Jun 6 (PTI) A woman was killed after a wild bear attacked her in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said today.A black bear attacked Zareena Begum when she had gone to collect wood in the forest ...

Announcement: Facts About Black Bears
Patch.com
The standard response to serious bear attacks is to "play dead with grizzlies and fight back with black bears". More specifically, it is probably appropriate to play dead if the attack is defensive (eg, defense of cubs) and fight back if the attack is ...

Video: Linda Jensen Talks About the Friday Bear Attack That Killed Her Dog
Patch.com
Her 5-year-old cocker spaniel, Max was cremated yesterday after a bear attack on Stonefield Road. By Jessie Sawyer | Email the author | 1:05pm Avon resident Linda M. Jensen, owner of Enchanted Gardens, LLC, was landscaping at 38 Stonefield Rd. ...

Four injured in wild bear attack
IBNLive.com
PTI | 06:06 PM,Jun 05,2011 Balasore (Orissa), June 5 (PTI) Four people were injured, one of them critically, in a wild bear attack today at Machada village, about 45 km from here."Three bears from nearby Debagiri forest entered the village and attacked ...

Forest officials warn campers of bears
WKYT
However, with four bear encounters in the past week, officials are telling people to be careful. Daniel Boone National Forest officials say the bear population is rising. In fact, one Red River Gorge visitor became the state's first bear attack victim ...

Bear Kills a Dog on Stonefield Road in Avon
Patch.com
The police department received a call at 11:29 am that the bear was attacking the a brown cocker spaniel at 38 Stonefield Rd. DEP responders traveled from Burlington to the scene. The Largay family lives at the home, but their landscaper, Linda Jenson ...

Tips For Protecting Yourself, Home From Bears
KPTV Portland
Slowly move away, out of its path. Never turn your back or run, according to the experts. Cutting also urges hikers or campers to carry bear spray which is a very powerful pepper spray but safely works to repel them.

Camping in Bear Country
Island Park News
Essential items to keep in your tent include bear spray, a flashlight, and any valuables (binoculars, camera, etc.). If your backpack has any food odor on it, you must hang it with the other attractants. This is why keeping all food in dry bags is a ...

Video | Bear-attack survivor describes "horrendous fight"
The Seattle Times
Bellevue City Council member John Chelminiak, who was attacked by a bear at his summer home in Eastern Washington last month, gave a chilling account of the incident for the first time during a press conference at Harborview Medical Center. ...

Deep snowpack, more grizzlies mean more encounters
KVAL
... Reservation due to unprotected chicken coops or livestock. Servheen said he didn't consider the number of encounters to be unusual, but said it served as a good reminder for people to be bear-aware and make noise and carry pepper spray while hiking.

Bear shot, killed in Corbin
Times Tribune of Corbin
“The bear helped itself to the food and the people called us.” Marracini said every attempt was made to drive the bear off. “We tried to shout it away and even tried to pepper spray it. At that point, the bear had already exhibited too many traits that ...

Bear Attacks, Kills Two Pigs
NBC Connecticut
With two pigs still alive, DEP officials told the Ifflands they believe when the bear gets hungry, he'll be back. While bears don't often attack livestock, if they do, they're likely to do it again. DEP biologists set up a bear trap hoping to catch the ...

Odds and Ends From Around the National Parks To Kickoff The Summer Travel Season
National Parks Traveler
If you have a surprise encounter with a bear, slowly back away. If the bear charges, stand your ground and use your bear pepper spray. Bear pepper spray has been highly successful at stopping aggressive behavior in bears. If a charging bear reacting ...

Deep snowpack, more grizzlies mean more encounters
Sacramento Bee
Servheen says he didn't consider the number of encounters to be unusual, but said it served as a good reminder for people to be bear aware. He says people should make noise and carry pepper spray while hiking. Reader comments on Sacbee.com are the ...

Expert Says Black Bear Hibernated in Twinsburg Park
Cleveland News - Fox 8
I want the bear to coexist with us." Stine and other park rangers won't reveal the exact location of the bear tracks to prevent curious onlookers from disturbing the habitat. But he does recommend carrying pepper spray if residents partake in deep ...

A day in the field with the bear guys
Missoula Independent (blog)
As Eric tells us about the different hazing methods he and Jamie will occasionally use to teach bears not to come around people again—bear spray, firecrackers, rubber bullets—he repositions himself so he can see in the direction the bear disappeared. ...

THE BEARS AND THE BEES: 'Yogi' evades electric fence, raids beekeeper's h
Walton Sun
As he began to clean up the mess and rebuild the wooden boxes that housed more than a million bees, Barrett said he wouldn't have been so upset if this were the first bear attack on his business. “This is the third time this year that bears have gotten ...

Bear Aware websites offer tips on bear sprays and more
The Spokesman Review (blog)
BACKPACKING — The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee stresses the importance of following proper bear avoidance safety techniques and recommends bear spray as an effective tool for personal safety when recreating in bear country. Bear spray has the ...

The Independent Weekly Line on Durango and Beyond
Durango Telegraph
“That most fatal black bear attacks were predatory and were carried out by one bear shows that females with young are not the most dangerous black bears,” Herrero told theRocky Mountain Outlook. “Females select habitat and behave to support security. ...

Family Witnesses Bear Attack Pet Dog
WMUR Manchester
"I was standing at the door screaming and the bear never even looked up at me, then all of a sudden it took off down the driveway," Rossignol said. However, it left some bite and scratch marks near Harley's tail. The bear attack also left Mindy shaking ...

Play safe in bear country
The Nelson Post
Make noise so that the bear knows you are there. • Carry bear spray on a belt. Bear spray works. People who have had to fend off bears have survived fewer injuries when they have carried bear spray. Learn how to use the spray and make sure that your ...

Your comments: Hunting is not answer when dealing with nuisance bears
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com
Wildlife officials did not mention bear attacks on humans as there have been no fatal bear attacks in New Jersey during the past 100 years. Pennsylvania's only fatal attack during that time period came last year in Ross Twp. when a woman's pet bear ...

NH officials: bear attack sparked by feeding
Boston Globe
CENTER HARBOR, NH—A bear attack in Center Harbor was likely sparked by a neighbor's history of feeding bears, New Hampshire Fish and Game officials said Monday. The 55-year-old woman was not seriously injured. Jacqueline Berghorn went out on her back ...

5-23 SS Bear Danger
AgInfo.net
Grizzly bears know they are powerful and you dare not intimidate them. Never try to run away from one, they can easily outrun you even downhill Hunters, Greg says that if you are confronted pepper spray sometimes has more stopping power than a weapon.

The coach's conundrum: to spray or not to spray?
The Roar
Instead, after a poor performance, just find the nearest microphone, take a big deep breath … and spray. Former Norths hooker Tony Rae started the trend a couple of weeks ago, unleashing the inner Bad News Bear in a spray of his Brumbies rugby union ...

Field reports: Grizzly bear attacks reported in Montana
The Spokesman Review (subscription)
WILDLIFE – Two grizzly bear attacks reported in Montana last week could have had dramatically different outcomes had the humans involved been equipped with pepper spray. • An antler hunter shot and killed a female grizzly bear he said was charging him ...

Why You'll Need to Bring Pepper Spray on Your Next Visit to Yellowstone
Jaunted
Park Rangers are reviewing “bear aware” tips—clever—with park goers to ensure they don't have to fill out any bear maul paperwork—we assume there's a government form for that. If you're heading out to Yellowstone anytime soon, or any park with a ...

Bear data confirms what's long been known
Pique newsmagazine
New data released in a report of the Journal of Wildlife Management this month confirms previous information that 88 per cent of fatal bear attacks in Canada and the US are the result of predatory behaviour of a male black bear. "Of fatal attacks ...

Deer Creek area reopened after bear attack; local wilderness roads opening for ...
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Gallatin National Forest officials announced Thursday that the Deer Creek area, which was closed last week after a grizzly bear attack, is now open except for Deer Creek Trail and trailhead. "Following last week's grizzly bear mauling we closed an area ...

Experts Warn that Grizzly Bear Attacks Will Increase
Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)
by Tim MacWelch Some wildlife biologists believe there will be a greater-than-average number of grizzly attacks this year. According to officials with the Alaska State Department of Fish and Game, the state just had its first bear attack of 2011. ...

Safety Tips This Bear Season
Patch.com
One way to get bears to avoid you as you walk outdoors this bear season is to make them aware of your presence. This can be as simple as talking while you walk around. Experts recommend that you carry pepper spray while outdoors in heavy bear areas. ...

Mama bears not the ones to fear: study
Whistler Question
The study results show that an overwhelming majority of fatal black bear attacks on humans are perpetrated by lone males rather than mothers defending their cubs, even though many people regard mothers with cubs as the most dangerous black bear ...

Being Bear Aware in Montana This Spring
KFBB NewsChannel 5
Make it a bad experience for them.” Friede says you should keep food in bear proof containers, keep a clean campground, and don't leave food or garbage in your tent. He says it's a good idea to make noise and carry bear spray while hiking.

Alaska Grizzly Mauls Bear Hunter
Newser
By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff (Newser) – A bear hunter is in critical condition after he was mauled by a grizzly this weekend in Alaska. It was the first bear attack in the state this year, state officials said. Onetime Nome fire chief Wes Perkins, 54, ...

Hunter on Snowmobile Attacked By Grizzly Bear in Alaska
DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts
By LBG1 I'm not sure if this is a 'first', a grizzly bear attacking a hunter on a snowmobile. Alaska native 54-yr-old Wes Perkins was mauled by the grizzly on Sunday near Nome, Alaska. Perkins, a resident of Nome, is currently in critical condition at ...

Bear Awareness Week (Video and Quiz)
Care2.com (blog)
... grizzlies are often killed by wildlife officials once the bears start to frequent residential areas for easy meals of garbage, livestock, pet food and birdseed, or by hunters who encounter them in the field and shoot rather than use bear spray. ...

More details in fatal grizzly bear shooting emerge
KPAX-TV
Crowser says the incident serves as a reminder that spring is here and bears are out there. She says it's important to have a plan in case you come across one, always carry bear spray, and have it accessible.

Bear that attacked hikers to be left alone
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
The man tried to fight off the bear, and it then bit him in the forearm. Neither hiker was carrying bear spray. Sheppard said the bear was instinctually trying to protect its cub, and when the man put the woman in the tree, it likely triggered the ...

Grizzly bear attack sends Alaskan to Seattle hospital
The Seattle Times
Perkins also is the president of a Nome-based amateur radio club that operates on the same system that his partners used to report the bear attack, said Colby Carter, a longtime friend and fellow amateur radio operator.

First Things First: Never Run From Bears
Daily Views at Runnersworld.com
I wonder what else is in the news this– Never run from bears, and always discourage them with bear spray, portable electric fencing and bear-resistant food containers, Mr. Morgan said. He stressed, though, that “any two bears you meet are as different ...

Zack Loeprich: Bears make lousy fishing partners
Battle Creek Enquirer
Many fishermen opted to carry guns or pepper spray for protection. Many had stories of times when they had to use it. I chose to carry neither and on two occasions on the same trip I nearly lived to regret it. I was on the Talkeenta River in late July ...

Warning issued: Hungry bears foraging for food
Washington Observer Reporter
Visitors are being urged to follow "bear aware" tips, such as carrying pepper spray, hiking in groups and practicing safe cooking techniques. Hikers mauled by bear near Big Sky, Mont. Officials say two hikers have been mauled by a bear in the Gallatin ...

Grizzly attack near Big Sky serves as "bear aware" reminder
KRTV Great Falls News
Once a bear is food-trained, it is often impossible to un-train them. That is why biologists so often say a fed bear is a dead bear. Sprayed in the face of a charging bear, bear pepper spray is effective in repelling a bear. Please be certain that the ...

FWP will not take action against bears involved in Friday attack
KXLH Helena News
The Deer Creek Trail in the Upper Gallatin Canyon remains closed this weekend following the bear attack. According to Montana FWP, a male and female hiker were on the trail, only about a half-mile from the highway, when they were attacked. ...

Be Bear Aware
KBZK Bozeman News
The following tips can reduce the chances of being attacked by a bear while recreating in bear country. - Always carry bear pepper spray, have it close at hand, and know how to use it. - If you are going to be alone in bear country, let someone know ...

Bear Spotted In Woman's Back Yard
WTAE Pittsburgh
She enticed the bear with some molasses and overnight she heard the cage slam shut. Wildlife officials plan to use rubber bullets and pepper spray to teach the animal not to get too friendly with humans.

Fatal Black Bear Attacks Trend Upward in Recent Years
E Canada Now
A study published in the Journal of Wildlife Management today found that between 1900 and 2009, 63 people died from black bear attacks in Canada and the United States. 68 percent of those occurred from 1960 to 2009. Most of those attacks were in Canada ...

Study: Most black bears that attack humans may see them as prey
Anchorage Daily News
What's more remarkable, says Stephen Herrero of the University of Calgary, is that the vast majority of black bear attacks are by male bears likely hunting for food, not females protecting cubs. “Mother bears, whenever they feel threatened or a person ...

Black bear attacks: Do you think male or female bears are more dangerous?
CBC.ca
By Community Team New research shows most of the fatal black bear attacks in North America were the result of male bears targeting humans as food. By CBC News Hikers are often taught to be wary of the mother bear protecting her cubs, but new research ...

Beware of male bears
CTV.ca
If you're heading into bear country this summer, new research on black bear attacks could help you stay safe. Common knowledge about black bear attacks is being challenged by a leading expert at the University of Calgary. Many people believe that most ...

Bear Attacks: Lone Males Kill More People Than Females With Cubs
Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)
by Andrew McKean You somehow got between a surly old she-bear and her cubs. What do you do? Well, for starters, know that it could be worse. You could be staring down a hungry young boar. That's one conclusion of a century's worth of fatal bear attacks ...

Ruling in bear attack could hurt land-managing agencies
Las Vegas Review-Journal
That is why I question the ruling issued last week by a federal judge that awarded nearly $2 million to a Utah family whose 11-year-old son, Sam Ives, was dragged from its tent and killed by a black bear in June 2007. ...

Fatal Black Bear Attacks on the Rise
Discovery News
The vast majority of the attacks -- 92 percent -- were carried out by lone male bears. A black bear near Wrangell, Alaska. The number of fatal attacks by the bears has risen since 1960. Click to enlarge this image. Fatal black bear attacks have risen ...

Study of Black Bears Finds It's Not the Mamas That Should Be Feared the Most
New York Times
“With a predatory bear, you stand your ground, stomp at it, throw rocks at it, whatever you need to do to convince it you're not easy prey.” Never run from bears, and always discourage them with bear spray, portable electric fencing and bear-resistant ...

Valley man is awarded medal for bravery
Canada.com
But the five men were relentless in their efforts to save the fisherman, beating the bear until it let go and fell to the boat's floor. The animal eventually died. The victim survived the savage attack, thanks to the bravery and quick actions of his ...

Man injured in bear attack
Times of India
NAGPUR: A 30-year-old forest labourer was mauled by a wild bear in Navegaon National Park on Tuesday morning. Sources said that on Tuesday morning five forest labourers including Namdeo Kursunge had gone to Jambulzari area in Navegaon's dense forest ...

What does bear attack lawsuit mean?
Salt Lake Tribune
By Tom Wharton My first reaction to a federal judge awarding $1.95 million in taxpayer money to a family whose 11-year-old son was killed in a 2007 bear attack near American Fork Canyon was anger mixed with sympathy. The outdoors, even in a crowded ...

Sneak attacks from black bears baffle scientists
io9
In the meantime, how to prevent surprise bear attacks? Hike in groups of two or more. Avoid areas where there have recently been black bear sightings - rangers notice a pattern of increasingly aggressive behavior before an attack. If a bear actually ...

Bear charges runner on cemetery trail
Nelson Star
McPherson adds the bear was well camouflaged. Although she had been thinking about buying bear spray, she didn't have any on her. “It does make me more wary of some of the things I did wrong,” she says. “You shouldn't be running without a partner, ...

Alaska Zoo Hosts Bear Aware Day
KTUU
This free annual event is put on by the Anchorage Bear Committee and the Department of Fish & Game. Bear Aware day featured activity stations that showed guests how far a bear can smell. They also taught how to safely use bear spray and how to minimize ...

Zoo to give bears shot at trash cans
Anchorage Daily News
Other presentations will demonstrate how far bears can smell, safe ways to use bear spray, how to ensure an attractant-free home or campsite, and how to properly react if you have a bear encounter. There will also be storytelling, arts and crafts and ...

Anchorage Zoo offers bear awareness event; demonstrations will pit bears vs ...
Daily Journal
The zoo from noon to 4 pm will feature activity stations highlighting the distance a bear can smell and the use of bear spray. Stations will also show how to stow bear attractants and how to minimize risks in a bear encounter. The zoo will demonstrate ...

Canmore's first grizzly sighting should prompt bear awareness: officials
Canmore Leader
It's time for good practices Dickson said: "It's time to start carrying bear spray; people should know where you are, small groups; dog on leash." Importantly, Titchener said, Canmore residents should report bear sightings. ...

Bear hits trash cans in central Loveland
ReporterHerald.com
Yelling, shooting them with bear spray and banging pots and pans together can work, Boyd said. Under no condition should a person try to shoot at a bear, Boyd said, because the risk of injury to self or the bear is too high. If a bear will not leave an ...

Parents of boy killed by bear push for system to warn campers of bear danger
Deseret News
School photo of Sam Ives, who was killed by a bear in American Fork Canyon June 17, 2007, while camping with his family. Sam's family sued the US Forest Service for negligence, claiming that it was to blame for not warning the family of a bear attack ...

Bear season starts early
Pincher Creek Echo
If they get to the bear early, they can resolve the problem and it's much better for everyone, especially the bear. As the hiking season gets underway, hikers should carry bear spray and be aware of any bear activity in the bush. ...

Bear Attack
BlueRidgeNow
Georgia man uses a log to kill a 300-pound bear that was chasing his 6-year-old son -- and gets ticketed for improperly storing food.

Family awarded $1.9 million in bear attack lawsuit
Daily Herald
SALT LAKE CITY -- A judge ruled Tuesday that the federal government was largely responsible for a 2007 bear attack that resulted in the death of an 11-year-old boy and awarded his family nearly $2 million in damages. Attorney Tyler Young said that the ...

Bear awareness is important
Drayton Valley Western Review
Speaking to the bear lets them know that you are human and not a prey animal. Bear spray is an extremely important item to have on yourself, especially when venturing out into the wild. Since grizzlies are a threatened species it's important to know ...

Video: Resident Still Riled from Bear Attack
Patch.com
By Donna Evans | Email the author | 5:57am Wendy Blair describes Thursday's early morning bear attack that left four of her chickens dead. When the squawking startled her awake, La Cañada Flintridge resident Wendy Blair expected to see raccoons digging ...

How To Get Along With Black Bears
Patch.com
This is a normal form of bear communication. Bears may also flatten their ears against their heads, make huffing noises or clack their jaws together. Hikers are encouraged to carry air horns and pepper spray to ward off bears. The BEAR Group also ...

Seasonal closure for cyclists on Minnewanka trail
Banff Crag & Canyon
To use the trail for those summer months, hikers will need to travel in groups of four or more, and at least one member of the group must carry bear spray. ...

Climate Change: Making The Nation's Bears Hungry?
NPR
Yellowstone had two grizzly bear attacks last year, something that hadn't happened in the park in 24 years. The first was an accident: A hiker crossed paths with a bear that had been sedated by a team of federal researchers. The second attack was by a ...

Tolland: Bear With Us
Patch.com
The wildlife officers typically trap the troublesome animal; mark it with special ear tags; then poke, shout at, pepper spray and otherwise try to persuade it to find a less irritating place to be. (The most effective bear bait, by the way, ...

Survivor of NY bear attack says animal should be spared if it is caught in trap
The Republic
AP ROUND TOP, NY — A woman who survived a bear attack in the northern Catskills says she hopes officials will spare the animal, if they ever catch it. Joy Bayer-Mozynski was hospitalized with a back injury after the bear knocked her down Wednesday in ...

Loaded for bear, hunters head out Friday
Great Falls Tribune
"I carry bear spray and a handgun in addition to my hunting weapon," he said. "I did have to spray a grizzly last year by Augusta. I was rifle hunting and I was walking in some waste high scrub brush. The wind was not in my favor and I walked right ...

Bears emerging from dens
Little Chicago Review
Commercially available bear spray is effective in stopping aggressive bears. Use bear spray only as a deterrent and as a last resort in avoiding a physical encounter. Spraying an area or personal.

Cairo woman hurt in bear attack
Albany Times Union
CAIRO -- A woman suffered minor injuries after being attacked by a bear in the driveway of her home in this Greene County community, the Department of Environmental Conservation said. Sheriff Greg Seeley said the woman reported going outside her North ...

Audubon Center presents program
Casper Journal
Outdoor time is at 5:30 pm The indoor talk begins at 6:30 pm Weather permitting, Robin Kepple from the Wyoming Game and Fish Department will talk about the do's and don'ts of camping in bear country, and the proper use of bear spray as well as how to ...

Banff bears are waking up
660 News
... bears to be out at this time of year foraging for food. Females and cubs will be out from their dens in a few weeks. Rangers are reminding people going through Banff National Park to carry bear spray and make noise to alert the animals to keep away.

Microbus knocks down one in Chitwan
Himalayan Times
Likewise, a woman has been seriously injured from bear attack in Madi of Chitwan. Dil Kumari Aryal, a local of Madi, Kalyanpur-8, Gopalnagar is seriously hurt with attack from bear. The wild bear jumped on her while she was working in the farm, ...

Loaded for Bear
Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)
With bears wandering for food after a long winter, and overprotective mamas traveling with their new little cubs, it is never a bad idea to carry bear spray. There are several important factors to keep in mind when shopping for bear spray. ...

Western Pa. man hospitalized after bear attack
Beaver County Times
A southwestern Pennsylvania man was treated at a hospital after he was bitten and attacked by a bear. Adam Knopsnider's family says he was cleaning out a camper when they heard a noise about 9:30 pm Tuesday. Knopsnider grabbed a baseball bat and went ...

Bear Country
Boulder Weekly
Never run, because a bear can always outrun you. • If you see a bear and it doesn't see you, retreat downwind as quietly as possible. • Always carry bear spray, and make sure that it is quickly accessible. Practice quickly getting it out and preparing ...

Bears are out in Banff
Banff Crag & Canyon
Burley said that means cross-country skiers need to be extra vigilant when heading out on the trails as they could encounter a bear searching for a meal. "It's not a bad time to start carrying bear spray again," she said. She also reminded people to ...

The bears are back in town
CKFR
Whether it be a dirty barbecue, bird feeders, clean up garbage, especially with composters put lime on them." Hikers are also reminded to take extra precaution when out on trails and to carry and know how to use bear spray.

Wildlife officials urge caution as bears emerge in Wyoming
Casper Star-Tribune Online
People can learn how to avoid encounters, what to do in the event of an encounter and what practical bear deterrents to consider. There will be a bear spray demonstration. Although registration is not required, the college is asking people to register ...

Bear attack victim, 12, 'feared death'
Ninemsn
By ninemsn staff A 12-year-old Swedish boy thought he was going to die after he was attacked by a bear he had accidentally woken up from hibernation. Ollie Frisk was bitten on the legs and badly scratched across his back when he fell into the sleeping ...

Fears grow for abandoned bear cubs
The Local.se
The bear attacked the boy when he, together with four other friends, disturbed her winter lair while skiing off-piste at the ski resort in Härjedalen. After the attack, the bear then fled into the forest and Jämtland county administrative board ...

Workers' comp OK for pot-smoking bear attack victim
KXLH Helena News
The Montana Supreme Court says a Kalispell man is entitled to receive workers' compensation after being mauled while feeding bears at the Great Bear Adventures Park more than three years ago. This week's ruling upholds a decision last summer by Judge ...

Bears emerging from hibernation at Glacier National Park
KRTV Great Falls News
While here park visitors are encouraged to carry, and know how to properly use, bear spray. We want everyone to have a safe experience while enjoying the park." Cartwright noted that no single deterrent is 100% effective, but compared to all others, ...

6 injured in Bear attack in parsa
Himalayan Times
PARSA: At least six persons were injured in a bear attack at Janakitola VDC in Parsa district on Wednesday noon, said Area Police Office, Sedhawa. Police said local Bhola Gaddhi, Bhulan Gaddhi, Khushbu Khatun, Girijadevi, Raiphul Alam and others were ...

Bears emerge from dens in NW Wyoming; officials say it's time to start packing ...
The Republic
Bears are emerging from their dens in northwestern Wyoming and wildlife managers say it's time for people to consider carrying bear spray again when they're visiting the backcountry. The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports that several people have ...

Bears will return soon; clean your property of attractants
Clark Fork Chronicle
The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee stresses the importance of following proper bear avoidance safety techniques and recommends bear spray as an effective tool for personal safety in bear country. Bear spray has the potential to reduce human ...

Pedaling the parks
Great Falls Tribune
Fortunately, the bears have been less interested in her than she is in them, but she recommends carrying bear spray, just in case. For Edwards, the lure of waterfalls and spring wildflowers is stronger than fear of a chance encounter with a bear. ...

Autopsy shows details of bear's vicious attack
Mansfield News Journal
An autopsy report indicates a caretaker mauled by a captive bear near Cleveland had at least 200... MADISON TOWNSHIP -- Madison football coach Sean Conway grew up watching Jim Tressel lead Youngstown... Sometimes a beer generates a buzz. ...

How to survive a bear attack
Mother Nature Network
But climate change may also expand grizzlies' range, possibly even into polar bear habitat. Always carry bear spray. This is a must-have in grizzly country, preferably in a holster or front pocket since you'll just have a few seconds to fire. ...

Coroner: Brent Kandra had more than 600 wounds from bear attack
Chronicle-Telegram
COLUMBIA STATION — The bear that killed a man at a local exotic animal park inflicted more than 600 separate wounds, according to a Cuyahoga County coroner's report. Brent Kandra died from “multiple blunt impacts and sharp force injures of the head, ...

County bear ordinance to take effect March 31
Teton Valley News
It's no secret that much of Teton Valley is bear country. The Be Bear Aware signs located at most trailheads caution recreationists to watch for signs of wildlife and to carry bear spray. But run-ins with bears can happen even closer to home. ...

Biggest Bear Ever: Ancient South American Giant Short-Faced Bear Was Largest ...
Huffington Post
Although the bears are smaller, bear attacks still occur in present day. Last year, a bear attack in Yellowstone National Park killed a camper and forced ...

Judge considers $2 million award in bear attack
Washington Examiner
AP A federal judge is considering whether to award $2 million to the family of an 11-year-old Pleasant Grove boy killed by a bear at an American Fork Canyon ...

Bear attack trial continues, attorneys argue negligence
Daily Herald
"Three days later," Francis said, "just when you're finally getting a grasp on the idea, you find out there was a bear attack in the same campsite the night ...

Grizzly Bear Captures Crowds at Great Rockies Sports Show
KFBB NewsChannel 5
The Grizzly Experience travels the country educating the public on bear awareness. Officials say the best way to avoid a bear attack in the wild is to pack

Federal trial against Forest Service in fatal bear attack to start Monday
Salt Lake Tribune
By Melinda Rogers The family of an 11-year-old Pleasant Grove boy fatally mauled in a 2007 bear attack is asking for $2 million from the US Forest Service ...

Car Damaged In Bear Attack
10 Connects
LONGWOOD, Fla. -- A Longwood couple says they woke up to loud noises and found bears attacking their car. The couple's car was parked outside their home on ...

Strickland bans ownership of exotic animals, cites recent bear attack in ...
Plain Dealer
In August, an employee at a Columbia Township exotic-animal farm was feeding one of nine black bears when the bear fatally slashed him. ...

Love at first bite: For a second I thought the huge bear had kissed me
Daily Mail
Black bear attacks, although rare, are more common in remote regions of Canada and Alaska. Scientists don't fully understand why, although one theory is ...

Guest opinion: Rewards for coexisting with Yelllowstone's great bear
Billings Gazette
Carrying pepper spray in bear country, properly storing human and pet foods, and using preventative measures around such attractants as orchards and chicken ...

Bear spray or bullets? Sarah Palin's choice irks environmentalists
Examiner.com
Ms. Edge said, "It's unfortunate--and potentially tragic--that the show made no mention of bear spray. Correctly using bear spray has the best chance of ...

“The Hunter” Part 2
The East Hampton Star
(December 30, 2010) As the emotional nightmare of his memories of the bear attack that killed his brother grew weaker, Justin returned to the present. ...

Sure sounds like vengeance
Toronto Star
Gerald Marois shows his right leg, which suffered the most serious damage in a bear attack. Re: 'I can't just let him win,' Dec. ...

New Jersey's bear hunt: Was culling successful? No
Asbury Park Press
People should be prepared with air horns or pepper spray in case a bear comes too close. At the most basic level, people need to be taught that bears are ...

'I can't just let him win'
Toronto Star
Bear attack victim Gerald Marois, 48, of Waubaushene, on May 24, 2010, as he describes to the Star the terror he endured as a giant bear repeatedly tried to ...

Yearly Top 10 includes lot of bad news, some bright spots
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Other unhappy news included the June 30 hailstorm, the grizzly bear attack on a Cooke City campground that killed one camper and the October arrest of ...

Pike County Kentucky hunter bags first black bear in over 100 years in legal hunt
Examiner.com
The male bear weighed 265 pounds. Over the summer Kentucky recorded it's first-ever black bear attack over the summer when a hiker in the Red River Gorge ...

Mauled rubber tapper attacks bear with machete
Sin Chew Jit Poh
Relating the bear attack from his hospital bed, the victim said he was riding a motorcycle at the plantation about 4pm last Tuesday to buy food provisions ...

Escaped Malaysian Sun Bear Recaptured in South Korea
NTDTV
During the search, authorities banned hikers from walking popular trails on Mount Cheonggye for fear the bear could attack.

Reducing conflict key to living in bear country
West Yellowstone News
The National Forest Service hung a sign at the trailhead to remind patrons to carry bear spray and to be cautious on the trail. Of 20 radio-collared bears

Reducing conflict key to living in bear country
West Yellowstone News
The National Forest Service hung a sign at the trailhead to remind patrons to carry bear spray and to be cautious on the trail. Of 20 radio-collared bears ...

Bear deaths up in 2010
Pique newsmagazine
When bears enter the village, conservation officers will try hazing techniques such as noisemakers and pepper spray to scare bears away. ...

On eve of NJ bear hunt, both sides of debate plead their cases
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
1 to July 20, the state Division of Fish and Wildlife says it recorded one bear attack on a person, three unprovoked attacks on dogs, 26 livestock kills

Utah Can Be Sued for Fatal Black Bear Attack
Courthouse News Service
By JEFF D. GORMAN (CN) - The family of a boy who was killed by a black bear on a Father's Day camping trip can sue the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources ...

Bear attack leaves two injured in Himachal
HimVani
Shimla (Nov 26): In two different incidents of bear attacks during the last 24 hours in Himachal, a 13-yr-old boy and a woman were injured in Dodra-Kawar

State is not immune from lawsuit in fatal bear attack
Daily Herald
The Utah Supreme Court issued a ruling Tuesday saying the state is not immune from a lawsuit stemming from a fatal bear attack. A 4th District judge threw ...

Court: Utah not immune from lawsuit in bear attack
Daily Herald
"In this case, no warnings were given at all that the bear attacked at that campsite. Had our plaintiffs had any inkling there had been a bear attack they

Court: Utah not immune from lawsuit in bear attack
St. George Daily Spectrum
... but did clear the campsite of things that might attract the bear. Ives' family arrived at the site later that day. The attack happened that night. ...

High court: State can be sued for bear attack
Salt Lake Tribune
By Donald W. Meyers The family of an 11-year-old Pleasant Grove boy killed in a 2007 bear attack can sue the state for not warning them that a bear had ...

Despite bear attack, victim resumes walking routine
Seattle Times
Corrine Jensen is still recovering from a bear attack along a Gig Harbor road earlier this month, but she has resumed her walking routine. ...

Continued Information on the Need for a Black Bear Hunt
AmmoLand.com (press release)
There are any numbers of causes for a black bear to attack; environmental, physical, bio/chemical, territorial or some other reason.

DNRE: Hibernation gives bear involved in attack a break
Petoskey News-Review
By Brandon Hubbard News-Review Staff Writer BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP -- Attempts to euthanize a bear responsible for attacking a 21-year-old man near Petoskey

DNRE gives up search for bear involved in attack
UpNorthLive.com
BEAR CREEK TWP. -- The mother bear involved in an attack on a hunter in Emmet County has the season on her side. Michigan wildlife officials have given up ...

Victim of bear attack recovering, walking dog again
TheNewsTribune.com
“You always think that the chances of getting away from a bear are not very good.” Jensen is still recovering from the attack that happened in the 7300 ...

Gig Harbor bear attack survivor says she harbors no ill feelings
TheNewsTribune.com
Although she now carries pepper spray and a whistle, she says she doesn't fear the bears often spotted in her neighborhood. “It was an accident,” she said ...

Which Is Easier... Educating Bears or People?
Mountain News
Instead, the duo suggests residents and hikers keep bear spray on hand. Pepper spray can also be quite effective. According to a story in The Huffington ...

Man Sues Church Universal And Triumphant, Hunting Outfitter
NBC Montana
A California man thinks the Church Universal and Triumphant, and Montana Guide Service are responsible for a bear attack, that cost him his eye in 2007. ...

Soda Butte to Reopen
KULR-TV
By Sarah Gravlee BILLINGS - A campground where a fatal bear attack took place this summer will reopen next year. The Soda Butte Campground has been closed ...

Bear attacks owner in Moscow Region
The Moscow News
by Alina Lobzina at 15/11/2010 18:24 Bear attacks are moving closer to home after a woman was mauled in her own Moscow Region garden. ...

Gig Harbor Woman Describes Bear Attack
KIRO Seattle
Despite the attack, Jensen said she didn't blame the bear. Some people even mounted a "save the bear" campaign after wildlife agents started setting traps.

Gig Harbor Woman Describes Bear Attack
KIRO Seattle
Despite the attack, Jensen said she didn't blame the bear. Some people even mounted a "save the bear" campaign after wildlife agents started setting traps. ...

Bear attacks elderly hunter in western Croatia
Croatian Times
An 82-year-old Croatian hunter Sime Kardum is recovering from serious injuries after being attacked by a mother bear protecting her cub.

In brief: Religious group sued over bear attack
The Spokesman Review
When the guide returned, Massey told him he'd been “slapped by a bear.” Massey alleges the outfitter did not give him training on how to deal with bears or ...

Man sues MT church group, guide after bear attack
KULR-TV
When the guide returned, Massey told him he'd been "slapped by a bear." In court documents, Massey alleges the outfitter did not give him training on how to ...

York County Man Says Bear Attacked And Killed His Dog
FOX43.com
A York County man is claiming that his family's dog died in a bear attack. Late Tuesday night on Wimbledon Way in Windsor Township, Kevin Winters' daughter ...

No trace of Gig Harbor bear many want saved despite attack
TheNewsTribune.com
Four: Number of reported bear attacks on humans in Washington between 1974 and 2009. Two: Number of bear attacks on humans reported this year. ...

Teen boy survives bear attack in Port Alberni, BC
CTV.ca
PORT ALBERNI, BC — A 13-year-old Vancouver Island boy escaped with scratches but no serious injuries after he was attacked by a young bear on Wednesday.

Peninsula School District taking precautions after bear attack
KING5.com
Schools in Gig Harbor are taking what the Peninsula School District calls "necessary precautions" after a bear attack over the weekend in Gig Harbor.

Woman recovering after Washington bear attack
KBZK Bozeman News
GIG HARBOR, WA - A woman survived what's being described as a vicious black bear attack which happened on Sunday morning and now, her entire neighborhood is ...

WOMAN INJURED IN BEAR ATTACK NEAR GIG HARBOR
Sky Valley Chronicle
(GIG HARBOR, WA) -- A woman was attacked by a bear Sunday morning in Gig Harbor. The mauling occurred in the Trinity Ridge development as the woman was out

Seward bear attack leads to review of nearby weir
Anchorage Daily News
By MIKE CAMPBELL After a brown bear swatted a 12-year-old Seward boy on his way to school Tuesday morning, a proposal to remove the nearby Bear Creek fish

Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Tupelo, Ginna Parsons column
Trading Markets (press release)
OK, because you're reading this, I obviously did not succumb to a bear attack last week when my husband and I vacationed in the Smoky Mountains. ...

State suspects bear attack on two pet goats in West Milford
NorthJersey.com
He said that bear attacks on livestock are "relatively common" this time of year, with incidents reported just the week before in Washington Township

Alaska bear attack: A shot too late
Alaska Dispatch
Scott Oberlitner survived a grizzly bear attack last week on Afognak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago. Even as Scott Oberlitner squeezed the trigger on the

BEAR ATTACK IN ROGUE RIVER
Rogue River Press
Up and down Main Street, there is a bear on every corner. The bears were let loose on October 28, just in time for Halloween festivities. ...

Bear attacks 12-year-old Seward boy
KTUU
by Channel 2 News staff Alaska State Troopers say a 12-year-old Seward boy's backpack may have spared him more serious injuries in a bear attack. ...

Alberta. Government cleared in grizzly bear attack
Ottawa Citizen
Two Australians have lost their bid to make the Canadian government pay them damages for allowing them to be badly mauled by a grizzly bear 15 years ago. ...

Bear attacks boy walking to bus stop
Seward Phoenix Log
The boy screamed and wiggled, until he remembered what he had been told to do in case of a bear attack. So he made himself go limp. ...

Aussies lose grizzly bear attack lawsuit in Canada
Herald Sun
A judge ruled the federal government was not at fault for the bear attack on Andrew Brodie and Owen Hereford at the campground in Lake Louise, Alberta, ...

Hunter kills attacking grizzly
Powell Tribune
... that a few collared bears have denned for the winter, Bruscino said. The department is encouraging people to carry a deterrent, either bear spray or a gun

Problem bear put to death at ranch
Jackson Hole Daily
“When they started working with the animal, they realized that it had bear spray on it,” Skaggs said. “Then they checked the cage, and they realized that it ...

Bear attack victim returns to Bellevue council
Seattle Times
The Bellevue City Council has welcomed Councilman John Chelminiak (SHELL'-min-ack) back for the first time since he was mauled by a bear. ...

Be bear aware
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Erik Petersen/Chronicle A grizzly bear stands as snow falls at the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone. Always carry bear spray,

Mother of Bear Attack Victim Hopes Film Leads to Ban
Cleveland News - Fox 8
Deirdre Herbert watched in stunned disbelief as her son, 24-year-old Brent Kandra, died on August 20, after being mauled by a captive bear while working at ...

Bears continue to tour through town of West Yellowstone
West Yellowstone News
FWP recommends that hunters always carry bear spray, and to have it close at hand and know how to use it. Hunt with a partner. If you have to go alone,

One killed, two injured in separate bear attacks
Indian Express
A 12-year-old boy was killed and two other persons were injured in separate bear attacks in the Kashmir Valley, a police spokesman said on Friday. ...

Wildlife, people encounters can get wild
Savannah Morning News
Bear attacks apparently have been numerous in several areas this year. Grandview Outdoors, in its Predator Extreme publications, tells of attacks in Wyoming ...

Wildlife agencies stress extreme caution
Sublette Examiner
Brown strongly suggested hunters and hikers carry bear spray in an easily accessible location such as a holster – not in a backpack. ...

Global Warming Driving Japanese Bears to Attack
Tiny Green Bubble
Between April and September, at least four people have been killed and 80 wounded in bear attacks, compared to last year's total of 64 attacks. ...

Hunters advised to be bear-aware
KRTV Great Falls News
The Forest Service recommends carrying pepper spray, especially if you're in the Rocky Mountain Front. Aggression toward humans is rare, but can happen, ...

Firearms tips for Montana hunters in grizzly country
Examiner.com
What about bear spray? Today the Montana, Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks did a news release headlined, "Carry and know how to use bear spray. ...

Competition is tough for Glacier permits
Austin American-Statesman
Make lots of noise, carry bear spray and know how to use it. The park had several incidents last summer in which bear spray, which is kind of like

Bear attacks on rise in Japan
UPI.com
TOKYO, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Japanese officials say there have been 82 bear attacks so far this year and warned people to use caution when going into bear

'Animal Planet' show about local bear attack airs Friday
OurayTalk
By Samantha Wright OURAY — Animal Planet's “Fatal Attraction” television series premiers an episode this Friday, Oct. 22 highlighting a tragic bear mauling ...

Bear mauls SPO in Udhampur
Kashmir Dispatch
Srinagar, October 20: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured in a bear attack in Udhampur district of Jammu region, official said on Wednesday. ...

Fantastic Arcade: Enviro-Bear 2000
G4 TV (blog)
Justin Smith's Enviro-Bear 2000 was inspired by actual news stories about bear attacks, including one where a bear broke into a parked car to steal a ...

PETA Asks for OSHA to Take Action Against Sam Mazzola
Cleveland Leader
As a result of direct contact with animals, Mazzola himself required 2000 stitches after a bear attack, and another employee of Mazzola's stated that he had ...

SPO injured in bear attack in Udhampur
IBNLive.com
PTI | 06:10 PM,Oct 20,2010 Jammu, Oct 20 (PTI) A Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured in an attack by a bear in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, ...

Bear attacks hunter in tree
Centre Daily Times
Macklem said there was nothing to indicate this was an overly aggressive bear. In the event of a bear attack, the Game Commission says the person being

John Chelminiak returns to Bellevue City Council
Bellevue Reporter
By NAT LEVY City Council Member John Chelminiak returned to the dais Monday - via telephone - 31 days after surviving a black bear attack. ...

The right to hunt and fish is on the ballot in four US states
ESPN
Pa. man recovering after Wyo. grizzly bear attack DUBOIS, Wyo. -- A grizzly in Wyoming attacked a Pennsylvania elk hunter, leaving the man with bite ...

Governor speaks out on bear attack in Emmet County
UpNorthLive.com
Michigan wildlife officials will try to euthanize the mother black bear and are currently trying to track by setting up cameras in the area of the attack.

Game commission looking into possible Gregg Township bear attack
Centre Daily Times
Game commission officers are checking into a report that a man who was hunting Monday night was attacked by a bear in a wooded area of Gregg Township,

Game commission looking into possible Gregg Township bear attack
Centre Daily Times
Game commission officers are checking into a report that a man who was hunting Monday night was attacked by a bear in a wooded area of Gregg Township,

Bear stunt: take it with a pinch of salt
AsiaOne
In January, a masked man went around different neighbourhoods, spray-painting post boxes. SingPost later came forward to say that the stunt was part of

Black Bear Spotted in Allamakee County
KCRG
Make sure the bear has a clear escape route • If the bear keeps advancing, and is getting close, stand your ground. Use bear pepper spray or anything else

Two injured in bear attack in Kyoto
The Japan Times
KYOTO (Kyodo) Two people were slightly injured in a bear attack Saturday in Fukuchiyama, Kyoto Prefecture, amid a surge in reported bear sightings in the

Pennsylvania man recovering after Wyoming grizzly bear attack
Casper Star-Tribune Online
Earlier this month, an out-of-state hunter west of Cody shot and killed a grizzly bear after it him in the arm. The attack happened in the Jim Mountain area ...

The Wild Side for Oct. 17, 2010
2TheAdvocate
BLACK BEAR ENCOUNTERS: Learn bear behavior and stay aware when you're in the woods. Get bear spray for you and for young hunters and learn how to use it. ...

Pa. man recovering after Wyo. grizzly bear attack
Washington Post
It was the third bear attack on a hunter this year in Wyoming. Earlier this month, a hunter west of Cody killed a grizzly that bit him in the arm.

Wildlife and Fisheries urges hunters to watch for bears
2TheAdvocate
Another recommendations is for people to carry bear spray — essentially a stronger pepper spray — that will deter a bear from approaching. ...

Puppy dies after attack by pit bull
Vancouver Sun
Scott and others tried to rescue his dog but the pit bull only released Jet after bear spray was blasted in its face. A blue tick coonhound puppy was so ...

Cyclo-therapy: 'Bear spray? Elk attacks? Wildlife conflicts for UK cyclists ...
Independent
Oh yeah, and "carry bear spray". And "exercise caution around elk as they can be aggressive if startled". Bear spray? Elk attacks? ...

Hunter recovering after grizzly bites his face
Jackson Hole Daily
A Pennsylvania man was recovering at a Lander hospital Thursday after surgery to repair broken bones in his face caused by a grizzly bear attack northwest ...

John Chelminiak Survives Grisly Bear Attack
The Survivors Club
The service also recommends that no one try to outrun a bear, as they can run up to 35 miles per hour. To survive a bear attack, experts suggest that you

Noon chat: Don't blame hunter for bear attack?
Detroit Free Press
Join us at noon today when Free Press Outdoors Writer Eric Sharp will answer your questions about a Petoskey hunter's encounter with an angry bear -- and ...

Eric Sharp | with video Hunter not at fault in bear attack ERIC SHARP
Detroit Free Press
Eric Sharp will conduct a live chat about the bear attack and other outdoorsy things at noon Friday at freep.com. Stop by

Hunter not at fault in bear attack ERIC SHARP
Detroit Free Press
Fortune saw the sow bear and three cubs walk into a clearing in front of him. He did nothing to antagonize them, and despite what some people say, ...

Bear family attacks hunter in Bear Creek Twp., MI
DigitalJournal.com
Chad Fortune, 21, did indeed have the good fortune to survive the bear attack after two of the four bears climbed the tree he was perched in on Saturday to

Michigan at 6:40 pm
MLive.com
BEAR ATTACK-MICHIGAN — Officials seeking to euthanize a mother black bear that mauled a bow hunter in a tree stand along with her three cubs have set up ...

Best Grizzly Defense: Bear Spray or Gun?
Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)
Bruscino's quote hints at the crux of the problem: every bear attack is different and there are countless variables that go into each scenario. ...

Dairy me! Cows attack bear
The Sun
By STAFF REPORTER DAIRY me, this black bear got more than he bargained for when he took on a herd of cows. The hungry beast targeted a grazing calf after it

Mother black bear involved in attack will be euthanized
UpNorthLive.com
BEAR CREEK TWP. -- Michigan wildlife officials will try to euthanize a mother black bear that mauled a bow hunter in a tree stand in Emmet County. ...

Bellevue City Council member attacked by bear appears on Today Show; leaving ...
Seattle Post Intelligencer
By BELLEVUE REPORTER After nearly a month of recovery from a black bear attack on Lake Wenatchee, City Council Member John Chelminiak will be heading home ...

Hunter kills attacking grizzly bear
Powell Tribune
Bruscino said bear spray is a good deterrent. Firearms are good deterrents in bear country too, but only if the user is well practiced in the use of their ...

Hunter 'Fortunate' to survive bear attack
Petoskey News-Review
Fortune said the first bear seemed to pick up his scent, but walked away. The second and third, however, began to climb the ladder of his tree stand. ...

Matters not how wood is stacked, but be careful with bear spray
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
After reading several supporting studies about the effectiveness of bear spray as opposed to a firearm in bear encounters, I now carry bear spray on a ...

Grizzly bites hunter on biceps
Jackson Hole Daily
Gocke also suggested that hunters carry bear spray. “Whenever I return to a carcass, I always have my pepper spray ready,” he said

Bear victim describes attack
Ninemsn
A US man mauled by a black bear near his holiday cabin in central Washington said he felt he had to stand and fight the animal to survive the attack.

Picnic time for teddy bears
WND.com
Sinnot, who was reacting to a spate of savage bear attacks in 2008, was then "the Alaska Fish and Game Department biologist charged with reconciling

Bear Attack Man Recalls 'Horrendous' Mauling
Sky News
A man who survived being mauled by a bear has described how he felt he had to stand and fight the mighty animal to avoid being killed. ...

Councilman John Chelminiak, who lost eye in bear attack, speaks (video)
Prime Writer News Network
Washington Councilman John Chelminiak spoke out about the devastating bear attack that left him without an eye and needing five surgeries.

Woman killed in bear attack
IBNLive.com
PTI | 06:10 PM,Oct 08,2010 Dehradun, Oct 8 (PTI) A woman was mauled to death by a wild bear while she was working in her field at Devidhura town of ...

Washington politician describes bear attack
ohmidog!
During the attack, Chelminiak said, he managed to get away, at which point the bear rounded a corner and pounced on the dogs. Chelminiak said he pulled on

Bear attacks, eats family's pet goat Attack happened in rural Volusia County ...
Orlando Sentinel
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is reminding people to avoid leaving garbage or pet food out in the wake of a bear attack that killed ...

Advice for those who hunt in bear country
Great Falls Tribune
Always carry bear spray. Keep the spray within reach and know how to use it. Hunters should report encounters with grizzly bears where the bear is ...

Bear mauling victim describes attack
The Age
John Chelminiak speaks from Seattle about saving himself and his dogs from a bear attack last month. Wildlife agents tracked and killed the bear.

Bear 'crunched' on man's skull
The Sun
By RHODRI PHILLIPS A POLITICIAN who lost an eye in a horrific bear attack has told of the sickening moment he felt the beast's teeth crunch against his ...

Bear attacks, eats family's pet goat in rural Central Florida
Palm Beach Post
A similar attack happened about a decade ago in Eustis, where a young male bear was thought to have killed a goat and eaten its udders, Hill said. ...

Bear Attack Victim Recounts How He Survived
CBS News
He lost his left eye as a result of the bear attack. (CBS) (CBS) Imagine going for a walk at home and a bear bites you on the head.

Tribute to a true son of the forest
Times of India
Abhishek Wakode, a 28-year-old dynamic forest guard, was also killed in this bear attack on August 12 earlier this year. Melghat is known for sloth bears,

Girl killed in bear attack in Tehri village
Central Chronicle
A ten-year-old girl, mauled by a wild bear in Sankari village in Bhilangana block of this district on Tuesday evening, died in a health care centre, ...

Bellevue councilman mauled by bear loses left eye
Seattle Times
John Chelminiak, the Bellevue City Council member mauled in a rare black-bear attack Sept. 17, has lost an eye as a result of the attack but is making ...

Bear Attacks Baby Calf
KEZI TV
Wildlife services investigated the attack and believe it was a bear because there was coarse black hair on the barb wire. "There was coarse black hair on ...

Suspected bear attack claims newborn calf in Elkton
NRToday.com
The Vant Zets suspected a cougar came across the fence to attack the calf, but a wildlife expert believe the culprit was a black bear. ...

Stillwater Man Helps Friend after Bear Attack
KSTP.com
A Stillwater man says he came within inches of an angry grizzly bear while hunting in Montana. John Wasser and another hunter were miles from civilization ...

Bellevue councilman talks about recovery from bear attack, thanks those who ...
Seattle Times
Wildlife officers killed a 148-pound bear a few hours after the attack, not far from where Chelminiak was mauled. Black bear attacks on humans are rare, ...

Weekly weird news
News Sentinel
The woman suffered minor scratches and one of her dogs was wounded after tussling with the 200-pound bear. The attack happened just after midnight when the ...

Even in Ohio, it's a jungle out there
Zanesville Times Recorder
The hungry, wandering male bear looking for new territory to claim also might attack. From what I have seen and read, black bear attacks seem to be on the ...

Field reports: Wife aids husband in bear attack
The Spokesman Review
17 in a black bear attack near Lake Wenatchee probably saved her husband from worse injury by shouting and keeping the animal at bay, Washington Fish and

Recovering Bellevue City Council member releases first statement | UPDATE
Bellevue Reporter
Chelminiak remains at Harborview Medical Center after suffering a bear attack last week. He said the turnout within the community, the medical assistance he ...

Stillwater man distracts grizzly bear that attacked hunting buddy
Stillwater Gazette
Wildlife officials in Montana said there was another bear attack in that same area just three weeks prior the attack on Wunderlich. ...

One dies, 5 injured in bear attack in JK
IBNLive.com
In another incident, five persons were injured when a bear attacked them at Khull village in Kulgam, about 75 km from here, police said. Bear attacks in ...

Former Boonville man survives bear attack
Utica Observer Dispatch
Former Boonville resident William Pfendler made national headlines this week when he survived a brown bear attack while fishing near Alaska's Swanson River. ...

Six injured in bear attack in Kupwara
IBNLive.com
PTI | 06:09 PM,Sep 24,2010 Srinagar, Sept 24 (PTI) Six persons including two wild life employees were injured when a wild bear which strayed into a village ...

Bear expert defends Parks Canada's actions before Lake Louise grizzly attack
Vancouver Sun
... given the information they had, leading up to a grizzly bear attack that severely injured two Australian tourists and others 15 years ago. ...

MONTANA WOMAN FIGHTS OFF BEAR ATTACK WITH ZUCCHINI SQUASH
Sky Valley Chronicle
Missoula County Sheriff Lt. Rich Maricelli says a Montana woman defended herself successfully in a bear attack with a pretty low-end weapon -- a zucchini

Global Warming, Killer Bears?
CounterPunch
The chronology of the bear attack in the campground is unclear except that it began about 2AM. The mother grizzly bit a man sleeping in a tent on the leg ...

Five injured in bear attack
IBNLive.com
In another incident of bear attack, two persons Khair Mohammad Bajad and Lal Din Bajad were injured at Pasarran Gagal, in Kupwara district in north Kashmir,

Grizzly bear mauls bow hunter near Ennis
KXLF Butte News
Hunters are encouraged to carry bear pepper spray have it readily accessible at all times and know how to use it. One thing that may have helped reduce the ...

Grizzly bear attacks bowhunter in Gravelly Mountains
The Missoulian
FWP game warden Sam Sheppard said there is nothing to suggest that both attacks involved the same bear. He said bears are probably attracted to the area ...

Humans get what they deserve in bear attacks?
MyNorthwest.com (blog)
Yesterday, we talked about the bear attack on Bellevue City Councilman John Chelminiak. I was surprised by how many callers seemed to think that an attack ...

More dog attacks than bear attacks
MyNorthwest.com
The Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife says black bear attacks on are very rare. (AP Photo/file) By JAMIE GRISWOLD After the recent bear attack on a ...

Man cried 'I'm dying' during black bear attack
Telegraph.co.uk
... and John had been yelling bear, bear." The female black bear, thought to be about 10-years-old and without cubs, was killed a few hours after the attack

Grizzly bear with cubs bites bow hunter in thigh
Billings Gazette
... wearing camouflage and trying to mask their scent, making it more likely to get close to a bear. Hunters are encouraged to carry pepper spray, ...

FWP: Grizzly attacks bow hunter in Gravelly mountains
Great Falls Tribune
... a grizzly bear mauled him in the southern Gravelly Mountains near Ennis, just 3 1/2 miles from where a similar attack happened less than a week earlier. ...

Ryan Shepard Survived Bear Attack
The Survivors Club
The US Forest Service suggests that to survive a bear attack you should surrender to the animal by going limp, playing dead and curling into a ball so the

Bear attack 911 call: "Oh, God, his head is all bashed up"
Seattle Times
With a bear hovering nearby, a panic-stricken Lynn Semler called 911 at 8:33 pm Friday. "My husband has been attacked by a bear. ...

Wife describes the bear attack on her husband
KING5.com
... 5 News SEATTLE - The wife of a Bellevue city councilman who was mauled by a black bear near Lake Wenatchee Friday night is now talking about the attack. ...

BELLEVUE CITY COUNCILMAN INJURED IN BEAR ATTACK
Sky Valley Chronicle
(LAKE WENATCHEE, WA) — A Bellevue city councilman was injured in a bear attack over the weekend near his vacation home at Lake Wenatchee.

Hunters Take Care To Avoid Bears
Big Sky Weekly
FWP recommends that hunters rely on bear spray to repel charging grizzly bears. “Statistically and practically speaking, bear spray is the most effective ...

GRIZZLY ... by a hair
Helena Independent Record
They've got their bear spray, it's mid-morning and they've made some noise getting to the rub site, so they're not too worried about a surprise encounter. ...

On the trail: On grizzly alert
Aspen Times
Bear spray is recommended, and I'll admit to actually carrying a can in my hand, finger on the safety release, for my first hike in the park, ...

MT hunter survives grizzly bear attack
KRTV Great Falls News
According to Sheppard, Menge heard a growl and the bear was on him before he could get out his pepper spray. The attack was over quickly and left Menge with ...

Bozeman man attacked by bear while bow hunting
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Menge was carrying pepper spray, but could not reach it before the bear reached him, Sheppard said. The Madisonian newspaper reported that Menge was treated ...

Tourists' suit unbearable
Calgary Sun
There are even instructions telling visitors what to do when a bear attacks -- this is a brochure that pulls no punches about the possibility of becoming a ...

Campground warned of bears, court hears
Calgary Sun
He and Brodie even discussed the possibility of a bear attack as they set up their tent at Lake Louise, he said. “You understood that you might see a bear

The Bear Necessities: don't panic, don't run, don't climb
Canada.com
By Dave Brown, Postmedia News September 14, 2010 What do you do when you encounter a black bear? During a bear attack do you play dead or fight back? ...

Bureaucracy complicated news of man's fatal grizzly mauling
Billings Gazette
Any attack on a human by a predator draws intense scrutiny from the news media and the public. But bear attacks around Yellowstone National Park happen in a ...

Fundraiser scheduled for bear-attack victim
Port Huron Times Herald
Kammer, 48, of Grand Rapids and a Marine City native, was killed and two people were hospitalized after a 216-pound grizzly bear tore into their tents July

bear attack 'all kind of a blur'
Press Herald
Before his release Tuesday from Millinocket Regional Hospital, Ryan Shepard recounts how he survived a bear attack. He walked out of the woods to meet

Bear Aware In New Hunting Season
KFBB NewsChannel 5
With the added habitat danger, Montana Fish-Wildlife-and Parks is strongly promoting the "bear aware" attitude, and promoting the use of bear spray. ...

Suburbs See Bears and Coyote Attacks; Vegas Lions (Video) Play Rough
National Ledger
By Marty Cox When Animals Attack - In August, the third fatal bear attack was recorded this year in the US. This was the first bear attack in 2010 in the US

Shin Pond man survives attack by charging bear
Bangor Daily News
By Nick Sambides Jr. TOWNSHIP 5 RANGE 7 — The first day of bear-hunting season with dogs got off to a scary start when a charging bear bit a 37-year-old ...

Australian tourists suing over bear attack
660 News
Two Aussie tourists badly mauled by grizzly bears 15 years ago are suing the Canadian government for not giving them enough warning about the beasts. ...

Dog finds new home after bear mauling
The Missoulian
Employees at the Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter figured that she survived a black bear attack, but the young dog was in bad shape at first. ...

Woman dies of bear attack in Chamba
HimVani (blog)
Chamba: A women died after being fatally injured by a bear when she was collecting grass for her cattle in Holi village on Saturday, police source said. ...

Bears attack goats in Harmony Township and leave a family wondering what to ...
Lehighvalleylive.com
Goldschmitt said none of her neighbors were sure if it was legal to shoot a bear that attacks domesticated animals. "It's a gray area," said state ...

Amid deadly attacks, Wyo. landfill draws grizzlies
The Associated Press
She called the landfill safe, saying the attendant carries bear spray and does a sweep for any grizzlies before opening the gate each morning. ...

Hunters: Watch out for grizzlies
Grand Junction Sentinel
“As a matter of personal safety, we recommend that everyone, including hunters, carry bear spray as a deterrent against aggressive bears,” Bruscino said. ...

Dog Recovering after Suspected Bear Attack
WJHG-TV
A dog in North Walton County is in critical-but-stable condition tonight after a suspected bear attack. Florida Fish and Wildlife experts say it's an ...

Hungry Bears Plaguing Towns From Coast to Coast
ABC News
The bear's cub was also caught, but Fish and Game officials have not yet decided what actions to take. The attack was the most recent in a summer that has ...

Youth injured in Bear attack in Tangmarg
Rising Kashmir
... asleep in his orchard in Hardabura village of Kunzer last evening when a bear appeared in the orchard and carried out a surprise attack on the youth. ...

Ohio bear owner carried no insurance for caretaker
The Associated Press
Mazzola told reporters after the attack that Brent Kandra was like a member of his family and helped out with the animals. He didn't specifically describe ...

WSU grizzly dies in attack by older bears
The Spokesman Review
Incidents such as this happen in the wild, where the older adults suddenly attack younger adult bears, according to the release. The WSU Bear Center is the ...

Kent Man Survives Attack By Black Bear
The Putnam County Courier (subscription)
A Kent man will have some story to tell his grandchildren years from now—how he survived an attack by a giant black bear. Kent Police said at 12:45am last ...

Research bear mauled at WSU center
The Daily Evergreen
Two other resident bears were on the scene at the time of the attack. Charles Robbins, director of the Bear Center, said in the release that the mauling is ...

Hedberg: 1 Plump Human = 2 Skinny 1s
The Spokesman Review
“Pack your bear spray,” said grizzly researcher Chuck Schwartz with the US Geological Survey. “There's going to be run-ins.” The reason to lose weight? ...

Food Scarcity In Yellowstone May Lead To More Bear Encounters
Tips from the T-List
By NileGuide If you're headed into or around Yellowstone National Park anytime soon, you may want to pack some bear spray if you plan on doing any hiking. ...

Bear encounters needn't be tragic
Edson Leader
You want to be more aggressive if the bear is coming after you." When in bear country you should always carry bear spray, he said. Goski said bear spray ...

Bear chases hikers near Mission
Polson Lake County Leader
White yelled at it, trying to scare it off, but the bear turned away and started walking down the trail. Peterson pulled out her bear spray and gave it to ...

Potential for more bear-human encounters this fall near Yellowstone
9NEWS.com
Some visitors at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming have been on edge this summer after two deadly bear attacks have been reported near the park. ...

What should you do?
Great Falls Tribune
Use bear spray? Run like hell? If you find yourself face-to-face with a wild animal, an escape technique used on one species most likely will not work on ...

River valley users urged to be cautious after bear sighting
CTV.ca
Outdoor enthusiasts are also encouraged to carry bear spray and stay out of the river valley at dusk when bears are most active

Bear fatally shot after livestock attack
KOB.com
A New Mexico Game and Fish officer fatally shot a bear after it attacked and killed a goat in Ruidoso Downs. A 14-year-old girl witnessed the attack while ...

More Bear Attacks Could Come As Food Sources Are Depleted
ABC News
Bear attacks have made headlines all summer, most recently when a captive bear in Ohio killed a caretaker. In July, in Yellowstone National Park, ...

GYC Points To Decline Of Pine Tree For More Bear Interactions
NBC Montana
But as we've heard all summer, experts and conservationist point to bear spray and education as the best methods for keeping people safe.

Black bear kills 24 year old caretaker
Examiner.com
Authorities are investigating the attack and so far no plans have been made to euthanize the bear. Criminal charges may be filed against Mazzola. ...

Attack on 9-Year-Old Girl Prompts PETA Call to Close Down Chief Saunooke Bear Park
PETA (press release)
December 16, 2009: Following a bear attack on a 75-year-old caretaker at the park, the USDA cited CSBP for having inadequately trained its employees. ...

Victim of bear attack remembered
NewsNet5.com
SHEFFIELD TOWNSHIP, Ohio - Many took time on Thursday to remember a local man who was killed in a bear attack last week. Brent Kandra, 24, was attacked at

Memorial for attack victim Thursday
Chronicle-Telegram
Kandra, 24, died of wounds from an attack by a bear named Iroquois that was euthanized Saturday by a veterinarian. The memorial service will be officiated ...

When wildlife loses its bear-ings
NorthJersey.com
Although the bears that have been seen in that borough haven't acted particularly aggressive, Seltenrich said, one apparent bear attack on Woodside Avenue ...

Lake Carmel man opens door and 'boom' went the bear
The Journal News | LoHud.com
The officer told Head that while black bear sightings in the Lower Hudson Valley are common, an attack is not. Officers searched the woods behind Head's ...

Memorial service today for Elyria man mauled by bear
The Morning Journal
By ADAM MAWSON LORAIN — Family and friends of Brent Kandra, the 24-year-old Elyria man who died after a bear attack Aug. 19, will have a memorial service ...

Memorial for attack victim Thursday
Chronicle-Telegram
Kandra, 24, died of wounds from an attack by a bear named Iroquois that was euthanized Saturday by a veterinarian. The memorial service will be officiated ...

When wildlife loses its bear-ings
NorthJersey.com
Although the bears that have been seen in that borough haven't acted particularly aggressive, Seltenrich said, one apparent bear attack on Woodside Avenue ...

Lake Carmel man opens door and 'boom' went the bear
The Journal News | LoHud.com
The officer told Head that while black bear sightings in the Lower Hudson Valley are common, an attack is not. Officers searched the woods behind Head's ...

Memorial service today for Elyria man mauled by bear
The Morning Journal
By ADAM MAWSON LORAIN — Family and friends of Brent Kandra, the 24-year-old Elyria man who died after a bear attack Aug. 19, will have a memorial service ...

Yellowstone grizzly bear food shortage causes conflicts, dangerous encounters
Examiner.com
In response to the crisis, Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team leader Chuck Schwartz told the Associated Press that people should "Pack your bear spray: ...

Putnam man recounts bear attack
The Journal News | LoHud.com
By Rob Ryser • rryser@lohud.com • August 25, 2010 KENT — A Lake Carmel man was clawed in the stomach by a black bear in his backyard early today. ...

Yellowstone Bears Are Hungry
Backpacker Magazine (blog)
Right now they're offering ominous advice: "Pack your bear spray: there's going to be run-ins," said grizzly researcher Chuck Schwartz with the US ...

Horsin' Around 8-23-10
Fence Post
Now when I go camping I take along a can of pepper spray, I'd rather get pepper spray all over than have a bear chew on my body. Prior to his retirement, ...

Man killed by bear suffered multiple wounds
Plain Dealer (blog)
COLUMBIA STATION, Ohio -- The Cuyahoga County Coroner's office determined that a Lorain County man killed in a bear attack died of multiple wounds.

Pack Your Bear Spray: Yellowstone Bears Are Hungry For Meat
ShortNews.com
... in regions immediately surrounding Yellowstone National Park, bear researcher Chuck Swarts said, "Pack your bear spray: there´s going to be run-ins."

Watch out for Yellowstone bears _ they're hungry
The Associated Press
In the latest attack, a Michigan man was killed and two others injured when an undernourished bear and her three cubs marauded through a crowded campground ...

Man's face burnt in chemical attack
The Age
One of them grabbed him in a bear hug, rendering him defenceless. The second man then sprayed an unknown substance on to Mark's face and head, ...

Yellowstone's Bears Hungry, Bloodthirsty
One News Page
MarkDavids12 Watch out for Yellowstone bears _ they're hungry: "Pack your bear spray: there's going to be run-ins," said grizzl... http://bit.ly/bVkn9X 3 ...

Dog recuperating after apparent bear attack
KULR-TV
(AP) — Rosie the black Lab is lucky to be alive after an apparent bear attack about two weeks ago. The dog has holes in her back and neck, and a part of ...

After Fatal Bear Attack, Questions About Private Menageries
ABC News
By TJ WINNICK Police in northern Ohio are investigating the third fatal bear attack in the United States this year. But unlike the first two, ...

VIDEO: Man mauled by bear dies overnight
Chronicle-Telegram
Brent Kandra, the 24-year-old man injured last night in a bear attack, died overnight, according to staff at MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. ...

Nation/world news briefs: 'We are going to win,' ex-gov says
Detroit Free Press
The bear in the attack in Columbia Station, Ohio, was not one that owner Sam Mazzola had used for wrestling, officials said. His license to show animals had ...

Local Animal Expert Explains Why Bears Attack
Cleveland News - Fox 8
Thursday night, he fed the bear and was being playful when the bear suddenly attacked. The attack lasted less than ten seconds. ...

Father saves child from zoo bear attack
Himalayan Times
A brave father rescued his three-year-old daughter after she ended up in a bear's enclosure at a German zoo on Wednesday afternoon.

Neighbors: Home where bear attacked Ohioan a 'zoo'
The Associated Press
The tentative cause of death was "sharp and blunt injuries to the body consistent with a bear attack," the coroner said. In brief comments to reporters ...

Aim West Milford: The Thumbs Tell It, Aug. 13
NorthJersey.com
Stop using the leash as an excuse for this bear attack. What about the hiker that was attacked there a week before this attack which was kept quiet. ...

Father saves daughter from zoo bear attack
Gadling (blog)
A Dutch family was visiting a private zoo in Luenebach, Germany, when their three-year-old daughter became enchanted by an Asian black bear. ...

Dog survives bear attack; Owner sought
KBZK Bozeman News
By David Jay The Yellowstone Valley Animal Shelter is looking for the owner of a dog that survived a bear attack in the Columbus area.

Crews on scene of bear attack in Lorain County
NewsNet5.com
DNR said they will only get involved if the bear involved in the attack was a black bear, which is native to Ohio. Authorities have contacted the game

Be prepared: Bears are in Big Sky
Lone Peak Lookout
Have a plan in case a bear comes inside your home and keep bear spray handy. Give a bear that is in your home an escape route by propping all doors open ...

Be prepared: Bears are in Big Sky
Lone Peak Lookout
Have a plan in case a bear comes inside your home and keep bear spray handy. Give a bear that is in your home an escape route by propping all doors open ...

Toddler attacked by bear after climbing zoo fence
The Local.de
A father saved his three-year-old daughter from a bear attack after the girl managed to climb a fence into the animal's zoo enclosure, police in the western

Why we can't stop watching animal attacks
Salon
("What do humans expect," wrote one commenter, "a bear, a wild animal, NOT to attack someone?") This clip of a lion attack is prefaced by an announcer ...

Explaining a bear attack is never easy
Alaska Dispatch
Because, in the first place, deadly bear attacks are among the rarest stories in the country. People are rarely attacked by bears, and when they are, ...

Bear mauls youth in North Sikkim
Times of India
GANGTOK: A youth was mauled by a bear today in North Sikkim. Rapden Lepcha's face bore the brunt of the attack with his right side torn away and his eye ...

Report on Soda Butte bear attacks released
Billings Gazette
We're pretty confident we have the right bear,” he said. Wildlife officials set culvert traps in the campground not long after the attacks.

Study gives no easy answers to July griz attack
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Investigation report into the Soda Butte Campbround bear attacks, including summaries of the events, images, maps and coroner reports. ...

Norwegian kayaker survives polar bear attack
Alaska Dispatch
According to the UK's Telegraph, a 22-year-old Norwegian kayaker on a trek around the Svalbard Archipelago was nearly killed by a polar bear after being ...

Final Report on Fatal Bear Mauling
KULR-TV
By Lindsey Scheetz BILLINGS - The final report on last month's deadly bear attack isn't providing clear answers as to why it happened. ...

Near Lake Tahoe There's a Bear So Tough, Bullets Bounce Off His Head
Wall Street Journal
A few months later it became clearer the same bear was showing up time and again. In addition to some markings, its method of attack is consistent.

Only a matter of time
NorthJersey.com
Please don't wait until there is a tragedy. Let's take the action now before another bear attack happens. It's the responsible thing to do

What's with all the bears in Ridgewood?
NorthJersey.com
According to NJDEP reports, category one bear complaints, which include reports of aggressive bears, damage of agriculture, livestock attack and vehicle ...

Man Wakes Up with Head in Polar Bear's Mouth
CBS News
(CBS) (CBS) An Arctic explorer survived a polar bear attack. Sebastian Nilssen, of Norway, says he woke up with his head in the bear's mouth last week

Bears breaking into cabins at Lake Tahoe (and tips on preventing bear attacks)
Examiner.com
Recently bear attacks have been on the rise with the recent deaths in Yellowstone by a grizzly bear attack. Bears are strong, powerful creatures who can

Man survives terrifying polar bear attack
Ninemsn
By ninemsn staff A kayaker from Norway has told of the terrifying moment he was dragged more than 40m in the jaws of a polar bear. Sebastian Plur Nilssen ...

Comedy Central: Miller is lone survivor of 'mama grizzly attacks'
Alaska Dispatch (blog)
... to a grizzly bear rampage, by mashing up reports of how her choices are faring with reports of the bear attack that occurred recently near Yellowstone ...

Another bear attack reported near Smolyan
Sofia Echo
A distress signal about a bear attack has been sent to the 112 emergency phone line, according to the Focus news agency. Allegedly, the attack took place in ...

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Attack: Reflecting on the Root of the Problem
Huffington Post (blog)
Consider this -- for each person killed by a bear attack, there are 13 people killed by snakes, 17 by spiders, 45 by dogs, 120 by bees, 150 by tornadoes, ...

Can Bear Spray Protect You From a Bear Attack?
KHQ Right Now
"It really does an excellent job getting it to stop and getting the attention of a bear and preventing in most cases a further attack," said Jim Hayden, ...

Killer Cooke City griz euthanized
Powell Tribune
She said those visiting Gallatin National Forest should follow food storage orders and make sure their bear spray was within easy reach. ...

All sprays not equal in bear confrontations
Billings Gazette
A 2006 study found that only 2 percent of those using bear spray in a bear attack were injured, compared to 50 percent of those who depended on a firearm to

Visit to home fatal for black bear sow, cubs
Anchorage Daily News
At one point, she snapped a photo of one of the cubs walking on a railing past a can of bear spray the Knowltons had purchased to ward off the bears. ...

Sloth bear that killed 4
Times of India
"On Saturday afternoon, we spotted the bear during patrolling and tried tranquilising it. But while doing so, the animal tried to attack our employees and

Grand Rapids man killed by grizzy bear attack laid to rest
WZZM
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM)- A Grand Rapids man who was killed by a grizzly bear while camping in Montana has been laid to rest. The funeral for Kevin Kammer, 48, ...

Coloradan Shows His Wounds From Grizzly Attack
cbs4denver.com
While a new avenue is being pursued in the investigation into a deadly bear attack last month, one of the survivors from Colorado is still not fully ...

4 killed in bear attack in Melghat village
Times of India
Wakode was among the four persons who were killed when attacked by a sloth bear in Jarida village in Melghat Tiger Reserve, on Wednesday night. ...

Cooke City bear attack victim recovering
KXLF Butte News
By Jodi Brooks-CBS News ALAMOSA, CO - Authorities are still looking into the possibility that a photographer may be to blame for last week's deadly bear ...

Bear standoff closes Alberta trails
Toronto Sun
Michel said those using other mountain trails should take precautions such as making noise, carrying bear spray, travelling in groups and keeping dogs on a ...

Zookeeper fights 125- lb bear with pepper spray
Entertainment and Showbiz! (blog)
Hanna had a close shave when the bear yearling returned back after Hanna emptied the pepper spray bottle he had on him. “He's about 10 feet right in front ...

Banff trail closed after bear charges cyclist
CBC.ca
Carry bear spray and know how to use it. Making noise to alert bears to your presence. Leave dogs at home, or at least on a short leash, as they can agitate

Sloth bear claws four people to death
Sify
"Some marks have been found on the hands and legs of the victims too, which must have happened when the victims tried to resist the bear attack," said ...

Archaeologist survives attack by polar bear
Independent Online
Copenhagen - A Danish archaeologist was bitten in the thighs and arms, but survived an attack at the weekend by a polar bear while on an expedition to ...

Man survives bear attack
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper
Yesterday, as a victim of a bear attack and being carried by health staff and relatives on a makeshift stretcher, Phuba experienced the most gruelling ...

Type of bear spray, technique key to keeping safe during attack
The Missoulian
And as customers scour the shelves for protection in the wake of recent fatal bear attacks, the fine print matters. "We have reordered," Trail Head outdoors ...

Jack Hanna: a bottle of pepper spray keeps beasts away!
Entertainment and Showbiz! (blog)
Jack Hanna had an almost face to face fight with a grizzly bear on Saturday night! “My heart was pounding Saturday night, I'll tell you that,” Jack stated. ...

Montana bear attack investigation
WLUK
NEW Zoo director Neil Anderson talks about a deadly bear mauling in Montana

Killer Cooke City griz euthanized
Powell Tribune
She said those visiting Gallatin National Forest should follow food storage orders and make sure their bear spray was within easy reach. ...

Victim: I felt teeth in my arm
Cody Enterprise
And she confessed she "was thinking hard-side camper" after the bear attack. "In the ambulance, headed to Cody," Deb said, allowing another smile to emerge. ...

Grizzly in Mont. maulings was light, not starving
The Associated Press
The attack was the most brazen in the Yellowstone area since the 1980s, stirring speculation that the bear suffered some physical ailment or was driven to ...

Alaskan police urge public to avoid Tasering bears
Boston Herald
The concern is that a bear — especially one in a suburban setting — might not be incapacitated and could turn around to attack the shooter, ...

PR for grizzly bears
Alaska Dispatch
Grizzly bears rarely attack people, but when they do, everyone wants an explanation as to why. BILLINGS, Mont. -- Three grizzly bear cubs whose mother ...

Attack Bear Put Down, Cubs Taken to Zoo
Associated Content
Officials said that an unprovoked bear attack on humans is a very rare occurrence, and that a full investigation will be launched to try to find out why ...

Major problem shuts down space station cooling system
Pioneer Press
Three grizzly bear cubs whose mother killed one person and mauled two others in a late-night attack at a Montana campground were malnourished and still in

Black Bear Terrorizes Locals in New Jersey.
Channel 6 News Online
This is very dangerous for people around the area as the bear can attack at anytime. The Town is trying to find and then catch the black bear which is not ...

Grizzly Attack Blamed On 'Yogi Bear' Movie
Crystal Air Productions (satire)
Not all subscribe to the theory that Yogi was behind the bear attacks, however. Cavanaugh, who stars as Ranger Smith, said last night from Yellowstone that

Bear Cubs from Campground Attack Arrive at Zoo Montana in Billings
KFBB NewsChannel 5
By KFBB News Team The three grizzly cubs involved in a deadly attack near Yellowstone National Park this past week arrived at Zoo Montana in Billings

Bear spray or guns? Jack Hanna's grizzly encounter shows why people make ...
Examiner.com
Hanna then nailed the bear when it was 10 feet away. "I got him in the face and he shook his head and ran," Hanna said. Bear spray boosters cite this as a

Bear attacks a testimony to human spirit
London Free Press
Freele said she wanted to tell her story to the media so people will know how she survived, but also to tell them bear attacks are rare. ...

Fourth bear caught after attack
News24
Montana - The last grizzly bear believed involved in a triple mauling at a campground has been captured, with DNA tests due on Friday that could confirm the

When Wild Bears Attack
Associated Content
Back in the beginning of the month, there was also a bear attack here in my local area. Now, normally, bears aren't very common in these parts, but mountain ...

Alamosan recounts bear attack
Valley Courier Online
His tent may be in shreds, his leg in stitches, and his name associated nationally with a deadly grizzly bear attack, but Alamosan Ron Singer, 21,

Grizzlies captured after fatal attack near Yellowstone
Los Angeles Times
The male survivor suffered puncture wounds on his calf. The bear attack was the most brazen in the Yellowstone area since the 1980s, wildlife officials said

Grizzly No Match for Jack Hanna, Pepper Spray
Tonic
Before they knew it 125 lbs of bear cub was barreling down upon them. "At about 30 feet, I unload my pepper spray, and the wind takes it," he told The ...

Woman recounts bear attack as caught grizzly ID'd
The Associated Press
Many were carrying bear spray, a pepper-based deterrent more commonly seen in Yellowstone's backcountry than on the city's streets. ...

Montana bear attack campground
Grand Forks Herald
... Campground Wednesday afternoon July 28, 2010 after they were evacuated following a fatal bear attack in the early morning hours in Cooke City, Mont.

Hypothetical reasoning, the second amendment and the soda creek grizzly bear ...
Daily Caller
Therefore, I can add that if even one of the victims of Yellowstone/Soda Creek Campground grizzly attack had a concealed permit, and had been armed, ...

Questions Remain After Bear Attack
KULR-TV
By Kyle Midura BILLINGS - Wildlife experts believe they've captured the bear responsible for a series of attacks that left one man dead and two others ...

Bear Attack Survivor Remembers
KULR-TV
By Lindsey Sheetz CODY, WYOMING - One of the two survivors from Wednesday's bear attack is recovering Wednesday evening in a Wyoming hospital.

Colorado student survives Montana bear attack
Denver Post
She said that the rangers and game wardens told her son that he and all the campers had done the right things to prevent bear attacks, especially not ...

Yellowstone bear attack, C 17 crash, Arizona SB1070, The View Obama top Google ...
Examiner.com
The Google trends have been dominated on Thursday by news of a deadly bear attack at Yellowstone National Park, the Air Force C 17 plane crash in Alaska, ...

Grizzly Bear Offspring Won't Be Killed but Mother Bear in Fatal Attack to Be ...
ABC News
Two 911 calls were made early Wednesday to alert authorities to the bear attack at the Soda Butte Campground in Montana, located five miles from Yellowstone ...

3 die in bear attack
Central Chronicle
Three persons have been seriously injured in an attack by a bear at Bhanpur police station limits, police said. Rajkumar Kor (18), Kedar Kor (27) and Teja ...

Jack Hanna Fends Off Bear Attack
10TV
The bears, a mother bear and her two cubs, were lumbering toward them, Hanna said. Hanna said he and his wife and three other hikers nearby backpedaled up ...

VIDEO: Jack Hanna Stops Bear With Pepper Spray
Backpacker Magazine (blog)
Check it out: Just a few weeks earlier, Hanna filmed a public service announcement for the National Park Service, praising pepper spray over firearms to ...

Jack Hanna fights off bear w/ pepper spray
abc7.com
The couple and several others were hiking in the park in Montana over the weekend when the 125-pound bear cub charged them. Hanna grabbed his pepper spray ...

Jack Hanna Grizzly Bear Pepper Spray War
NewsOXY
While hiking in the mountains, Jack Hanna fights off a grizzly bear with a can of pepper spray. Jack Hanna grizzly bear war with pepper spray. ...

Dealing With a Bear in Your House
Huffington Post (blog)
I came rushing into the living room, grabbing the pepper spray on my way, to find a huge black bear breaking into the window. It was dark, but since the ...

Glacier National Park Rangers Caution Visiors To Be Bear Safe
OldWestNewWest.com Travel & History Magazine
Park managers recommend that hikers always carry bear spray while in bear country. Park Superintendent Chas Cartwright noted, "Be knowledgeable about how to

Montana bear attack puts hikers and campers on alert
USA Today
Park rangers are still telling visitors that a pressurized can of hot-pepper oil — bear spray — is their best defense, says the Associated Press. ...

Ramsey police issue caution about bear sightings
NorthJersey.com
If a black bear attacks, fight back. The Ramsey Police Department has recently received numerous reports of bears in the borough. As a result, it has issued ...

New Hampshire bear nibbles, Montana bruin kills
New York Daily News
Tents were smashed, one camper had severe cuts on her arm from bites and another man was bitten on the calf during the vicious 4 am attack.

Bear Attack Near Cooke City Kills 1, Injures 2 Others
KULR-TV
By News Production COOKE CITY, MT - The Park County Sheriff's office reports one person is dead and two others injured after a bear attack near Cooke City. ...

Bear attack: Run for your life!
Alaska Dispatch
Of course "she did not attack him." Black bear sows -- unlike grizzly bear sows -- rarely attack. Bear researchers regularly take cubs away from black bear ...

Montana Campers Attacked By Bear; 1 Dead, 2 Injured
AHN | All Headline News
Cooke City, United States (AHN) - A bear attack in a Montana campground has left one man dead and another man and woman injured. Montanta Fish, Wildlife and ...

Horror Bear Attack Near Yellowstone Park
Sky News
One man has been killed and a man and a woman injured by a bear that attacked a popular campsite on the edge of Yellowstone Park in the middle of the night. ...

Jack Hanna Grizzly Bear Attack: San Francisco Zoo Tiger Attack and Jack ...
DBKP - Death By 1000 Papercuts
Hanna told CBS reporter Harry Smith, Hanna had to use several shots of pepper spray to ward off a grizzly bear attack. Hanna told Smith he'd fired off three ...

Sailor's body found...'Significant damage'...Bear spray
9&10 News
(AP) — Some residents of Cooke City, Mont., are carrying bear spray with them. They're on edge after a bear attack in a heavily occupied campground that ...

Bear Attack Victim: 'I Could Hear My Bones Breaking'
ABC News
When she opened her eyes, she was face to face with a nightmare: a bear was in the tent and within an instant, it attacked. One man was killed and two ...

Jack Hanna wards off grizzly with pepper spray
The Associated Press
Hanna sprayed the bear in the face, and it fled. Hanna had recently filmed a message for the National Park Service encouraging hikers to carry pepper spray.

Jack Hanna Uses Pepper Spray to Avert Bear Attack
CBS News
(AP Graphics Bank) (CBS/AP) Jack Hanna isn't making idle claims when he tells hikers to carry pepper spray with them to ward off a grizzly bear attack.

Boy reports a bear attack in Southeastern Alaska village
Anchorage Daily News
By JAMES HALPIN A 17-year-old boy in Kake reported this morning that he had been attacked by a bear as he walked along the road, according to Alaska State ...

Grizzly bear puzzle will only grow more complex
Great Falls Tribune
In the Montana section of this same Tribune edition, you noted the 50-year anniversary of the Otokomi grizzly bear attack. I was on one of the search and ...

Guests mingle with polar bears at Seal River Heritage Lodge in Canada
Dallas Morning News
On our guided walks across the spongy terrain, guides Andy and Terry come amply equipped for the dangers: pepper spray, shotguns and pistols that fire a

Be Bear Aware
Big Sky Weekly
When out in bear country be sure to carry bear spray. Recent incidents show bear pepper spray to be more effective than a bullet in diverting or stopping a

Black Bear Caught And Killed
Westcoaster
Late last night the 150 pound yearling bear returned to the camp and was caught and killed. This is only the second severe bear attack on the island in ...

Animal Attacks - Animalistic or Accidental?
Associated Content
What causes an animal to attack? In August of 2009, TheDenverChannel.com reported that Donna Munson had been killed and partially eaten by a bear. ...

Bulgarian brown bear takes a stroll down village square in search for food
Sofia Echo
The Environment Ministry authorised police and park rangers to hunt down and kill the bear involved in the attack. Additionally, eight other bears reported ...

Man survives bear attack
Alberni Valley News
Officials don't know what provoked the bear to attack, RCMP Sgt. Kevin Murray said. In an interview with CBC Radio, Vinden said he is on the mend, ...

Be 'bear aware' for protection
Helena Independent Record
Capital Sports and Western will supply inert bear spray canisters for practice and have fully-charged pepper-spray on hand for sale at the event. ...

BC campers hospitalized in bear attack
CANOE
By DAVE DORMER, QMI Agency CALGARY - Two men are recovering in hospital - one with serious head injuries - after being attacked by a black bear while ...

Hunting amendments proposed in Bulgaria in wake of bear attack
Sofia Echo
The bill comes on the back of another attack by a brown bear in southern Bulgarian, which left a woman mauled and in critical condition in a hospital, ...

'I'm a tough old coot': BC bear attack survivor
CTV.ca
"Bruce pulled the bear off and the bear started to attack him," Vinden said. "In that spare moment, I was able to get to my knife and smack him over the ...

Teen recalls escape from bear's jaws
Cincinnati.com
Fourteen-year-old Aaron Myers, left, and "Cool Col" Myers, 16, are back home in Symmes Township. Aaron Myers was treated for injuries after the bear attack ...

Bear encounters becoming more frequent
Billings Gazette
Hammer recommends that people carry bear spray and make noise to avoid surprising bears. If an encounter does happen, people should back away slowly and ...

Be bear-aware when picking huckleberries in Montana
KXLH Helena News
Pack bear spray with you and know how to use it. * Avoid picking berries in the early mornings or late evenings when bears are likely to be more active. ...

Grizzly Mauling Victim Knew About Bear Research, Risks: Report
Yellowstone Insider
... Evert surely would have know there's always the danger of running into grizzlies, and he chose to hike that day without a sidearm or bear spray. ...

Grizzly Attack
KULR-TV
However, on the day of the attack, the report shows that the research team removed the signs from the area upon leaving the bear at the trapping site to ...

Bulgarian Govt Allows Hunt over Latest Killer Bear Attack
Novinite.com
Bulgaria's Environment Minister has allowed the hunting down of brown bears whenever necessary after a woman barely survived an attack by a killer bear. ...

Fisherman escapes grizz attack
Planet Jackson Hole
By Benjamin R. Bombard By the luck of the draw, or rather the lack thereof, a fisherman survived an attack by a grizzly bear last weekend. ...

Bunny's owner tries to move on after bear attack
Alaska Dispatch
The black bear that came into her yard didn't care. The bear saw two potential meals, one swift afoot and the other easy to catch. The bear grabbed George. ...

Wyoming Man OK After Grizzly Bite
cbs4denver.com
(AP) ― A Casper man is recovering from a weekend grizzly bear attack that has wildlife authorities urging extra caution. The man was hiking near Union Pass ...

Southwest Briefs: Wildlife officers kill bear that bit Durango man
The Daily Planet
But Colorado Division of Wildlife responded to the attack and tracking dogs led them to the bear that was only about 300 yards away. ...

List of bear attacks this summer grows
The Coloradoan
Already, the list of bear attacks across the Rockies this summer is beginning to mount. On Saturday morning, a bear attacked a homeless man sleeping in ...

Bear spray saves Resurrection Trail bikers
Juneau Empire
The bear bit or clawed into Nord's thigh, but he wouldn't notice that until later, after the grizzly and her cubs had retreated to the woods, bear spray in ...

Outdoors Notebook | Small animals cause most nuisance complaints
Louisville Courier-Journal
Last month's black-bear attack on a hiker on the Pinch-Em Tight Trail in the Red River Gorge was the first documented bear attack in modern times. ...

Are bears fair game?
Waterbury Republican American
BY JIM MOORE REPUBLICAN-AMERICAN WINSTED -- A quarter horse is recovering from a bear attack here, among the latest in a series of incidents that may soon ...

Will you be the victim of an animal attack?
GoErie.com
The bear was killed within 2 miles of where another bear attack on a camper had taken place. Officials hope the bear that was killed was the same bear. ...

Bear killed after biting man's arm
The Durango Herald
Saturday's bear attack occurred just two days after Bailey resident Jack Hansell was bitten by a bear in his own home. In that incident, the bear was ...

Lessons from a bear attack
Examiner.com
A grizzly bear attack on three mountain bikers in Alaska on Thursday provides lessons on what do to--and what not to do--in grizzly country. ...

Bear spurs closure of Green River campsites
Jackson Hole Daily
The area is still open to day use, but people are advised to use caution, carry bear spray and keep food and other attractants secured. ...

Ore. cyclists survive encounter with Alaska bears
The Associated Press
Nord finally managed to spray the bear with bear spray and it walked off. The three bandaged themselves with a first-aid kit and drove to an Anchorage ...

Tranquilizer takes down errant bear in West Deer
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
"The public safety hazard during bear dispersal is minimal," said Mr. Ternent, noting there has never been a fatal bear attack in Pennsylvania. ...

Motivated by Hunger, Bears Attack Your Trash
KKTV 11 News
A bear in a Colorado Springs neighborhood would stop at next to nothing to get a meal this week, and experts are reminding us to take steps when it comes to ...

OH Boy Scout returns home after being attacked by bear at camp
WTOL.com
... asleep so he sat up in the tent, and I guess the sudden movement, and it was right next to the bear, you know, made the bear bite him, and attack him. ...

Jack Hansell survives bear attack in his Colorado home
KSDK
NBC -- A Colorado man was almost killed when a 320-pound bear snuck in to his house and attacked him. Jack Hansell has the photo to prove it. ...

Bear problems Upcountry have residents rethinking habits
Amador Ledger-Dispatch
"I'm going to start carrying pepper spray with me when I walk my dog in the evenings, just in case I accidentally stumble onto a bear; but I wouldn't take ...

Kenai keeps tabs on bears: Residents urged to keep attractants cleaned up
Kenai Peninsula Online
He said in the future the bicyclists said they would individually carry bear spray in a place that is easy to access. "All that said, the fact that she ...

Mountain bikers recall grizzly bear attack on Alaska trail
Pete Thomas Outdoor
In the process of backpedaling, I dropped the backpack with the bear spray. At this point, I managed to execute the classic horror-movie stumble, ...

Bear injures man in Park County
Summit Daily News
This may reassure the bear that you mean it no harm. Try not to show fear. • If a black bear attacks you, use tools such as rocks, sticks, binoculars and ...

Taking Stock, 5 Years After the Attack
New York Times
In January, MI5 raised its terrorism threat assessment level to “severe,” meaning that some new attack is, by its definitions, “highly likely. ...

Bear attack: A firsthand account
Alaska Dispatch
Kyle Eisenbach, Kimi Elliott and Tyler Nord survived an encounter with a grizzly bear on the Resurrection Pass Trail Tuesday. Nord shows off a puncture

Bear attack on Boy Scout blamed on drought
UPI.com
CIMARRON, NM, July 8 (UPI) -- Drought is responsible for an increase in bear attacks at a New Mexico scouting ranch, including an attack on a 14-year-old ...

Brown bear mauls 3 mountain bikers on Resurrection Pass Trail
KTUU
Officials say the bear knocked each of the bikers down before one of them was able to deploy bear spray and get the bear to leave. The bikers then rode back

Boy Scout survives bear attack at Philmont
Cincinnati.com
A bear attack couldn't break the spirits of Aaron Myers, 14, of Symmes Township. He was treated for injuries in the attack Wednesday morning in New Mexico. ...

Bear mating season has grizzly bears on the run
Canmore Leader
Since they thought it was coming towards them, they pulled out their bear spray and sprayed it when the bear was still 20 metres away from them. ...

Red River Gorge reopened, food storage order issued
Morehead News
Guests having reservations at the Natural Bridge lodge and campground were contacted during the week and informed of the bear attack, in the event they ...

Bear shot after attack at Philmont Scout Ranch in northern NM (9:21 am)
Las Cruces Sun-News
SANTA FE - A bear has been shot dead after attacking a tent and scratching a camper at Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico. ...

Surviving, then describing, bout with a bear
News Enterprise
Scott, 56, experienced Kentucky's first recorded attack by a bear on a person in modern times, according to the Department of Fish and Wildlife. ...

Black bear from Red River Gorge attack still on the loose
WYMT
A black bear that attacked a hiker in the Red River Gorge more than a week ago is still on the loose. Kentucky Fish and Wildlife officials say there have ...

Woman spots bear outside Forsyth home
Atlanta Journal Constitution
Ruth Richardson said she was checking on a neighbors house Friday afternoon when she saw a 300-pound black bear wander over and attack a bird feeder. ...

Bear Killed After Attacking Camper in El Dorado County
KTVN
The attack happened early Friday at the Yellow Jacket Campground near the Union Valley Reservoir, southwest of Lake Tahoe. Officials say the camper woke up ...

Search for bear continues
WKYT
The last confirmed sighting of the bear was in Lee County on Thursday, about 20 miles from the scene of the attack. A woman reported seeing a bear near ...

Fireworks-Canceling Bear Caught, Euthanized in New Jersey
Wall Street Journal (blog)
After the bear attack in the park, public safety officials decided to push back the town's holiday fireworks show–to be held in that same park–from Friday ...

Campers warned to be bear aware
WKYT
The recent bear attack hasn't stopped many families from enjoying what Mother Nature has to offer. The Amy and the Walling families are among the many who ...

Gorge Reopens
WTVQ
After being closed four days after a bear attack, the Red River Gorge opened again Friday morning -- and hikers we spoke with didn't seem to worried about ...

Red River Gorge re-opens after bear attack
WDRB
Officials say a black bear spotted near a trash bin in Lee County yesterday was likely the one involved in the attack. State Fish and Wildlife officials say ...

State captures, kills mother bear blamed in West Milford hiker attack
NorthJersey.com
BY KERI ANN FLACCOMIO WEST MILFORD — State wildlife staff have captured and euthanized a female bear that had rushed a hiker and his dog in the former ...

Bear Attack Update
iSurfHopkins.com
However, according to witnesses the suspected bear was seen on Thursday in Lee County, approximately 17 miles from the attack site. ...

Red River Gorge reopens while search for bear continues
Lexington Herald Leader
The Red River Gorge area in Daniel Boone National Forest is closed until further notice because of Sunday's bear attack. Tim Scott, the hiker who was ...

California Digest
San Francisco Chronicle
State wildlife officials say a man camping with his wife in Eldorado National Forest is recovering from wounds suffered from a bear attack. ...

Muskoka man too traumatized by bear attack to talk, wife says
Toronto Star
... flipped over rocks and fresh bear poop,” she said. “You might even want to carry a long-handled axe, pepper spray, a whistle or an air horn. ...

Bear incident shutters park in West Milford and postpones Thunder in the ...
NorthJersey.com
It appears that the bear problems have not slowed down for the residents of West Milford. Last Thursday's attack was the second major incident involving an ...

Tim Scott survived an attack by a black bear
The Survivors Club
The source also suggests that you do not try to outrun a bear, because they can run up to 35mph. To survive a bear attack, experts suggest that you should ...

Red River Gorge to reopen after bear attack; new food rules instituted
Louisville Courier-Journal
By James Bruggers • jbruggers@courier-journal.com • July 1, 2010 Red River Gorge, closed since Sunday after a black bear attacked a hiker along the Pinch-Em ...

Bear Attack Victim Speaks
WTVQ
It's the first black bear attack in the state's history and tonight the victim who survived it is speaking out to ABC 36's Cate Slattery about his encounter ...

Bears attack camper, goat at NM ranch
KRQE
Another staff member tracked down the bear and killed it. The bear attack on the camper is the second incident in the past four days. A bear pulled a young ...

Authorities seek bear in attack on Perry County woman
PennLive.com
Feaser said it remains unclear what the officers would do if they catch the bear. It was the first bear attack in Pennsylvania in about a year, ...

Family says grizzly warning signs pulled
Gillette News Record
Evert was attacked by the bear not long after it woke from tranquilizers. He was neither armed nor carrying bear spray, the sheriff's office said. ...

Daughter: Griz researchers may have removed signs
Chicago Tribune
Two days after the attack, trackers following a signal from a radio collar on the grizzly shot the bear from a helicopter. DNA tests confirmed the bear ...

Bear suspected in NM tent attack killed
UPI.com
ALBUQUERQUE, June 29 (UPI) -- New Mexico officials trapped and killed a bear suspected of attacking a camper in her tent, making a total of seven bears ...

Black bear attacks woman walking her dog in woods
Patriot-News
Marcus Schneck, an outdoor writer for The Patriot-News, said the last bear attack he was aware of occurred about this time last year in the Delaware Water ...

Bear in first recorded Ky. attack still at large
The Associated Press
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources said it was the first recorded bear attack on a person in the state. Wildlife Division Director Karen ...

SEABURY BLAIR JR. | MR. OUTDOORS Pot Not to Blame for Grizzly Mauling, Judge Rules
Kitsap Sun
Judge Shea wrote, “I cannot conclude based on the evidence before me that the major contributing cause of the grizzly bear attack was anything other than ...

EDITORIAL: Bear mauling underscores need for awareness
Powell Tribune
Carrying bear spray is an effective way to protect yourself against a bear attack and can stop a bear without killing it. Research shows bear spray stopped ...

NM officers catch bear near attack site
NewsWest9.com
AP - June 28, 2010 1:25 PM ET ALBUQUERQUE, NM (AP) - The New Mexico Game and Fish Department says it has captured a bear at the site where a camper was ...

Man survives Ky.'s 1st recorded bear attack
The Associated Press
The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources says the incident Sunday was the first recorded bear attack on a person in the state. ...

Woman recovers at UNMH from bear attack
KOB.com
A bear driven frantic by the smell of food terrorized a campsite in the Sandia Mountains Sunday morning, dragging a woman out of her tent to get to the food ...

Aggressive bear sought in West Milford forest
NorthJersey.com
A barrel trap has been set in the state-owned parklands, near the site where the attack occurred on Thursday morning. The bear, believed to be a female and ...

Man Survives 2 Grizzly Bear Attacks in Alaska Wilderness
Wiki Peers (blog)
Rick Sinnott of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said that Miller was very fortunate to have survived the bear attack. He recommended carrying a more ...

Bear attack comes as jolt to man once hit by lightning
Dallas Morning News
Oliver was mauled by a bear in his front yard a few weeks ago. "It was like getting struck by lightning," he said. Turns out, Oliver might be one of the few ...

Grizzly bear fatally mauled Park Ridge man
Chicago Tribune
It was the area's first fatal bear attack in memory, and a reminder of the danger that can overtake even experienced outdoorsmen. ...

Attack of the bears ... and hot weather
Mountain Xpress
The bear was carrying the goat off into the woods by the house." The attack follows several recent bear incidents. On June 7, a bear killed a dog in east ...

Rick Oliver survived being struck by lightning and a bear attack
The Survivors Club
Oliver did say he may have contributed to the bear attack by leaving leftovers in a bag that was sitting outside of his home. The North Carolina Wildlife ...

BC filmmaker narrowly escapes grizzly bear attack
National Post
BC-based filmmaker and photographer Leon Lorenz is lucky to be alive after he escaped an attack from a charging grizzly bear. Lorenz was shooting footage of ...

Grizzly bear kills hiker near Yellowstone
Los Angeles Times (blog)
According to the Park County, Wyo., sheriff's office, which was called to the location, Evert was not armed or carrying bear spray. ...

MNR facilitates bear spray
The Chronicle Journal
“Rick knew what to do,” acknowledged Wall, who was once bluff-charged by a bear. In an interview with The Chronicle-Journal, Gollat said that bear attacks ...

NS bear sightings highlight cross-country trend
CTV.ca
Earlier this spring, a bear attack in Orillia put a man in hospital. And in Western Canada, two bears were caught and relocated in the Rockies, ...

Salmon streams disputed in Anchorage bear attacks
KTUU
... Alaska (AP) - Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologist Matt Miller says don't blame salmon streams too much for bear attacks in Anchorage. ...

More questions than answers in fatal bear attack near Yellowstone
Examiner.com
The fatal grizzly bear attack on 70 year-old Erwin Evert near Yellowstone Park by a bear that may have been trapped, tranquilized, and radio-collared just ...

Fatal bear attack rekindles bear spray or firearms feud
Examiner.com
At the Casper Star-Tribune, one commenter says, "bear spray has been proven more effective than firearms." Another commenter replies, "I carry a gun in the ...

Fatal Bear Attack
KULR-TV
Evert was not armed nor was he carrying bear spray. On June 18th The US Forest Service issued a closure order for the Kitty Creek Drainage. ...

Bear attacks man in East Vail
Vail Daily News
Justin Young escaped a bear attack in East Vail last Friday with a black eye, cuts and bruises. Young said his body still aches nearly a week after the ...

Alberta blamed for bear attack on donkeys
CBC.ca
Olesen said officers from Alberta Fish and Wildlife knew the bear was in the area and should have warned her. When she contacted them to report the attack, ...

Trail will stay open after bear attack
KTUU
Police say the Rover's Run Trail will remain open after Tuesday's bear attack. (KTUU-DT) Sullivan says he's concerned about people's safety in what should ...

Alalska cyclist survives brown bear attack
road.cc
The bear clawed and may even have bitten Berkey during the attack, but he was able to get back on his bike and cycle three miles to the Alaska Native ...

Protection Against Bear Attacks
KTVA CBS 11 News Alaska
They say it's time to explore what other options are out there to keep residents safe from bear attacks. "I had to use bear spray to get my way out of a sow ...

Bear attacks woman walking her dog in a forest near Slovenia's capital
The Canadian Press
Police said Wednesday the bear, which had two cubs, ran off after the attack on the 45-year-old. The Slovenian Forest Service is monitoring the area, ...

Second goat falls prey to marauding bear in East Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times
“The next morning, (the bear) was back feeding on berries in the back yard,” she said. The night of the attack, the bear was standing on its hind legs by ...

Alaska man survives bear attack
CNN
Berkey tried to place his bicycle between himself and the bear, but the bear was able to attack him, police said. He suffered an ear laceraton, ...

Bear killed but didn't eat goat
Asheville Citizen-Times
By John Boyle • June 14, 2010 OTEEN — Workers at Animal Haven of Asheville remain on edge — and a little mystified — in the wake of a bear attack that ...

Bear feeding raises alarm in Jasper park
CBC.ca
It can make the bear more comfortable with getting food from humans and can lead to tragic consequences, such as bear attacks, he said. ...

Bear kills dog near Bell Elementary in East Asheville
Asheville Citizen-Times
East Asheville resident Steve Baldwin talks about a bear attack in his front yard that left one of his dogs dead. June 8, 2010 (Video by Sabian Warren, ...

Brown bear kills a man near Smolyan village
Sofia Echo
The Bulgarian brown bear is a protected species, and their killing is authorised only if they have been proven to attack humans.

Bear Attack Victim Eligible for Workers' Comp Despite Marijuana Use
HIGH TIMES
The judge said he could see nothing being the cause of the attack but the bear itself. Additionally, the judge found that the park owner's admission of ...

He looks back at terrifying bear attack
msnbc.com
In this excerpt from his book "Blindsided," he writes about the moments after the attack. Not until I finally reached Trout Creek did I know that I could ...

Twice-Mauled Grizzly Photographer Still Loves His Subject
AOL News
Cole, who was 57 at the time, tried to get his bear spray from his belt but couldn't reach it. The bear was attacking his face with her claws. ...

Grin & Bear It: Mauled Stoner Wins Case
CelebStoner
... the morning of the attack, I cannot conclude based on the evidence before me that the major contributing cause of the grizzly bear attack was anything ...

Talkers | Pot not to blame for bear mauling, judge rules
Kansas City Star
The judge also concluded Hopkins' use of marijuana was not the main cause of the attack. LANSING, Mich. | A tree lover who said he wanted to honor ...

Marijuana Smoker Gets Workers' Compensation
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News
While high on weed, Hopkins walked into the grizzly bear's pen where he was attacked. He was hospitalized from wounds received in the bear attack. ...

Bear Sightings Increase in Southern Wisconsin
Today's TMJ4
Another said: "From what I know of bears they're not going to attack unless they have reason." A bear that could be weigh as much as 300 pounds has been ...

In Grizzly Mauling, Judge Rules Pot Not the Cause
Flathead Beacon
At issue was whether the victim, Brock Hopkins, was an employee of Great Bear Adventures at the time of the attack and thus eligible for workers' ...

Dog intervenes in grizzly attack, bear eventually shot
Anchorage Daily News
By LISA DEMER A long-time Alaskan says his dog probably saved his wife's life after a young grizzly bear charged her Sunday night by their home in the Eagle ...

Spray, don't shoot
High Country News (blog)
They ought to carry bear spray or flares rather than just reflexively gunning down wildlife they see as a threat, and learn how to lessen their chances of ...

Bear attacks man in Severn
Midland Free Press
It's rare that a bear will attack a human as prey, said Jolanta Kowalski, media relations with the Ministry of Natural Resources. ...

Trial sets precedent
Jackson Hole Daily
Options such as bear spray and bear flares are good ways for backcountry users to fend off a bear attack. “You are not going to be prosecuted if you killed ...

The Much Misunderstood Life of Bears
Boosh News (press release) (blog)
A real bear attack will give a human no chance of survival unless suitably armed. Grizzly bears and black bears look more dangerous than smaller brown bears ...

Bear attacks no novelty in Canada
Toronto Star
10, 2008: A black bear swam across a river, climbed on a dock and then jumped on a boat to attack a man on Vancouver Island who was fishing at a marina. ...

Mauling victim gives chilling account of bear attack
Toronto Star
Marois said the attack definitely lasted more than 15 minutes, though he says it “felt like forever.” But he knew he still wasn't safe. He heard the bear ...

Cottagers warned after bear attack
National Post
Autorities launched a massive hunt for the animal and set up traps in the vicinity of the attack. When the bear is captured, it will be put down, ...

Hunt widens after bear attack
The Barrie Examiner
The 47-year-old victim of a vicious black bear attack Tuesday evening remains in a Toronto hospital and will be undergoing plastic surgery for the deep ...

Be aware of bears when out in the bush
Fort Frances Times
•Think about bringing a whistle, air horn, long-handled axe, or bear spray. If you bring bear spray, know how to use it. The Ministry of Natural Resources ...

Bear attack leads to euthanasia, controversy
WVLT
The Park Service has a long standing policy of destroying wild bears after they attack humans. But Gray says humans have the power to stop bear attacks. ...

Bear attack possibly a case of mistaken identity
680 News
The man was dressed in camouflage and hip waders at the time, and was bending over when the attack happened, possibly leading the bear to believe he was a ...

Bear may have mistaken man for deer, MNR says
Toronto Star
As the search continues for the black bear that mauled a man Tuesday, the natural resources ministry now suspects the attack was a case of mistaken identity ...

Researcher mauled by 'sleeping' bear
The Local
After the attack Segerström was taken to Gällivare hospital for treatment for arm injuries as the bear had managed to register some fairly deep cuts in both ...

Man recovering after bear attack in cottage country
Globe and Mail
A 48-year-old man is recovering in hospital after being mauled by a black bear in Ontario cottage country just days before the Victoria Day long weekend. ...

Muskoka man too traumatized by bear attack to talk, wife says
Toronto Star
... flipped over rocks and fresh bear poop,” she said. “You might even want to carry a long-handled axe, pepper spray, a whistle or an air horn. ...

Guns and bears
West Yellowstone News
New gun policies in national parks where grizzly bears roam have park managers in three Rocky Mountain West parks encouraging hikers to pack bear spray ...

Brown bear kills a man near Smolyan village
Sofia Echo
The Bulgarian brown bear is a protected species, and their killing is authorised only if they have been proven to attack humans.

Documentary revisits Glacier Park's first fatal bear attacks
Helena Independent Record
It was the first fatal bear attack in the park since it opened in 1910. A new documentary that will air on Montana PBS on Monday at 8 pm, called “Glacier ...

Three bears party-crash the Hub Trail
SooToday.com
If a bear makes contact with you, experts suggest that you do not play dead. Fighting back is the best chance of persuading a black bear to stop its attack. ...

Wildlife officials tranquilize black bear
NorthJersey.com
Wildlife officials had planned on bringing in trained Labrador retrievers to attack the bear, force him to climb a nearby tree and then tranquilize and trap ...

HOPKINS v. UNINSURED EMPLOYERS' FUND
Leagle.com
Summary: Petitioner was injured in a grizzly bear attack at a private bear park in West Glacier, Montana. Petitioner petitioned the Court for a ...

Bear roaming London streets killed
Toronto Sun
Black bears rarely attack humans unless cornered, threatened (especially while protecting cubs) or wounded. Any bear sighting should be reported to the ...

Bear attack taught victim to listen to Spirit's warnings
Mormon Times
Michael A. Dunn shows the sunglasses that saved his face during a vicious bear attack. Photo: August Miller, Deseret News. Dunn said he has learned two ...

Bear blamed in Carrabelle animal attack
The News Herald
The most logical thing I can see is these wounds being made by a goat charging a bear,” he said. Fulmer speculated the goat may have been defending its ...

Signs of spring: The bears are back in town, and they're hungry
Asheville Citizen-Times
“She went after it and got her dog away from it, and the bear slapped her. That was not classified as a bear attack, though.” Maybe the bear was just ...

Arguments heard over liability in bear attack
Salt Lake Tribune
By Mike Stark Associated Press Writer An attorney for the family of a Utah boy killed by a black bear told the state Supreme Court on Wednesday that ...

Your Honeymoon: Go Prepared!
Wishpot (blog)
Don't forget the bear spray. Heading to a beach? Bring the sunscreen. Visiting a tropical island? Bug repellent. Wherever you're going on your honeymoon, ...

Bear season
Banff Crag & Canyon
Michel said hikers and cross-country skiers need to be vigilant as well and carry bear spray before heading off on any trails. More information on bears and ...

Signs of spring: The bears are back in town, and they're hungry
Asheville Citizen-Times
“She went after it and got her dog away from it, and the bear slapped her. That was not classified as a bear attack, though.” Maybe the bear was just ...

Yellowstone bicycle season starts
Fox12Idaho
The park encourages bicyclists to ride single file and carry bear spray. The park says it will still be a month or more before roads in the interior of the ...

Killer Wolves Were Healthy
Outdoor Life Magazine (blog)
... might have been attacked by a brown bear and that wolves preyed on her remains. But an autopsy concluded that the cause of death was attack by canines. ...

One killed, six injured in bison attack
Gaea Times (blog)
The attack caused the boy to lose a great deal of blood and suffer a heart attack. February 24th, 2010 BHUBANESWAR - A wild bear strayed into Dhanurjaypur ...

Friday's sound off
Pottstown Mercury
The idea that wild animals are like Yogi Bear and Boo Boo Bear shows the lack of real knowledge. Each year people are killed and maimed by wild animals ...

Boundary County couple deal with wolf attack
Bonners Ferry Herald
... Alaskan village where the attack took place. Being known for its brown bear population, everyone knows to take proper precautions during bear season. ...

Big cat tracks on the trail
4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine (blog)
Mother bears protecting cubs can be a problem and most bear attacks happen so fast that people are unaware what's happening until it's too late. ...

Outdoor Notes: Black bear attacks have been going up
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
In the last two decades, Aceranno said, black bear attacks on people, and fatal attacks in particular, have been on the rise. So far in this decade, ...