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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 May 21, 2013.
Man Survives Bear Attack in Marinette County
WGBA-TV
A black bear attack leads to the hospitalization of man in Marinette County. Video by nbc26.com. video. Image by Marie Ninnemann. 1; 1. Prev Next. MARINETTE, Wis.- A Green Bay man is home from the hospital after being mauled by a black bear. The attack ...
Victim recovering from bear attack
Iron Mountain Daily News
A Silver Cliff, Wis. man who was attacked by a black bear last week at his home has been treated and released. Marinette County Sheriff Jerry Sauve said that Gerre Ninnemann was treated for bites and scratches from his belt line up to his ear. Sauve ...
Wife who can't load shotgun uses it to club bear attacking husband
Fox News
A Wisconsin woman saved her husband from an attacking black bear outside of their cabin by hitting the animal with a gun, authorities said. Fox 11 reports that Gerre Ninnemann initially saw the bear running after his dog, Maddy, on Wednesday. He then ...
Wisconsin bear attack similar to Cochrane attack? - SooToday.com
SooToday.com
It has been brought to the attention of our news team that this recent bear attack occurred in Silver Cliff, Wisconsin and not Silver Lake, Michigan as originally reported below by SooToday.com. Silver Cliff, Wisconsin is approximately five hours away ...
Swedish man in hospital over bear attack
BusinessGhana
A reindeer herder sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries after being attacked by a bear in northern Sweden, police and hospital officials said Tuesday. The man, who is in his 50s, was attacked while monitoring a herd of reindeer during the ...
Canadian black bear attack echoes similar flesh-eating incidents in Alaska
Alaska Dispatch
Tourist Darcy Staver was knocked from a rooftop near Glennallen and killed by such a bear in 1992 after her husband went for help. Geologist Cynthia Dusel-Bacon lost both arms after a black bear attacked and tried to eat her in the Alaska Range in 1977.
Man saved from bear attack by blaring car horns, gets 300 stitches
Daily Bhaskar
Toronto: Joe Azougar, 30-year-old internet entrepreneur, was having a quiet and peaceful breakfast on Saturday morning on the porch of his cabin. However never would he have imagined in his wildest nightmare, that all peace and tranquility would soon ...
Two Campers Save Man From Vicious Bear Attack - Deadspin
Deadspin
Azougar goes into even more graphic detail about the attack and the only reason he's able to is thanks to two campers who heard him screaming. Two women just happened to be driving close enough to hear him and approached the cabin in the car.
Man thanks 'angels' who scared off bear during attack
Toronto Sun
TIMMINS, ONT. -. Two Timmins, Ont., women scared off a 400-pound black bear attacking a man after it had killed his dog and left him with wounds that needed 300 stitches. “I could feel his teeth rubbing against my skull. That was the worst feeling ever ...
Women fight off bear attacking a man
The Sudbury Star
Two women fought off a bear that was attacking a man near their campsite Saturday morning. The women from Timmins were camping about 10 kilometres south of Cochrane and witnessed the bear's attack. An OPP media release said the “women heroically ...
Cochrane OPP - Individual Attacked by Bear - Wawa News
Wawa-news.com
Bear attacks individual in Cochrane earlier today. Few details have been released. The individual has been transported to hospital and has suffered non-life threatening injuries. The attack took place on Girard Road and the person was discovered by two ...
Fatal Bear Mauling of Benjamin Cloutier May Cost Montana Company $9000
Opposing Views
A doctor told investigators the man could have been killed if another employee had not sprayed the lion with bear spray. Jones said because some of the unreported events occurred almost a decade ago, no official action could be taken now. However, she ...
Montana Company Faces Fines in Fatal Bear Mauling
ABC News
... reported to the state as a "scratch" — turned out to be a scalp laceration that cut down to the worker's skull, Jones said. A doctor told investigators the man could have been killed if another employee had not stepped and sprayed the lion with ...
Bear in mind — Unarmed birder fights off unusual brown bear attack on Kasilof ...
The Redoubtreporter
The details of a bear attack Sunday afternoon on the Kasilof beach were about as ripe for tragedy as they come. A family with three of their kids — one just a baby in a backpack — unarmed, out for a walk along the shore. An adult sow brown bear ...
Troopers kill bear after well-known area birder attacked
Kenai Peninsula Online
A brown bear attacked a 48-year-old, well-known area biologist and birder while he was watching birds at the Kasilof River beach on Sunday afternoon. Alaska State Troopers said the bear first attacked a vehicle and a telephone pole before attacking ...
Bear-proof campgrounds near Payson
KPHO Phoenix
Bear proofing campgrounds? It's happening near Payson. This comes after a few bear attacks last year up in the high country. As our weather warms up, officials want people to feel safe when they bring their families out for the weekend. Ponderosa ...
These bear necessities are a must in the wild
Great Falls Tribune
Bear-human interaction has been on my mind recently. More precisely, I've been thinking about ways to deal with surprise bear encounters. It's definitely time to buy more bear deterrent spray. My trusty canister of pepper spray, bought eight summers ...
Officials work to make Payson-area campsites safer after last year's bear attacks
East Valley Tribune
There have only been 10 bear attacks in Arizona since 1990. But the attack at Ponderosa Campground on June 24, 2012, marked the second incident at that very campsite and the third in the state over a one-month span, with guests from Tempe, Apache ...
Polson man still recovering after grizzly bear attack
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
PABLO - A man who was mauled by a grizzly bear behind the Salish Kootenai College in Pablo on Friday says the attack is still too fresh in his mind to tell his story. The 42-year-old Polson man is still at Kalispell Regional Medical Center Hospital ...
SKC student recovering in hospital; bear that attacked not seen since - Missoulian
The Missoulian
At 11:12 a.m., faculty, staff and students received an alert text message notifying them of the bear attack. Several minutes later, the college, which uses the Rave Alert System, sent out another alert: “Grizzly bear was seen in the area of SKC dorms ...
Wildlife experts making campsites safer after last year's bear attacks
TucsonSentinel.com
Just before sunrise at a campground near Payson, Carly Stoltenberg and her husband, Steve, woke to their friends screaming, “Bear! Bear!” from a nearby tent. “My initial reaction was just disbelief,” the Gilbert resident said. “It didn't seem real to ...
Bear attack victim was SKC student
KAJ18 Kalispell Montana News
PABLO - Confederated Salish and Kootenai officials say a Salish Kootenai College student was mauled Friday morning when he stumbled across a sow grizzly and her cubs in the woods behind the school. The attack happened in a wooded area behind the ...
Bears emerging from dens in and around Glacier National Park
KRTV Great Falls News
Proper use of bear spray has proven to be the best method for fending off threatening and attacking bears, and for preventing injury to the person and animal involved, and anyone recreating in bear country is encouraged to have bear spray. The bear ...
Prepare for bears
WyoFile
That means it's time to start being bear aware and packing your bear spray, whether you are still traveling by skis and snowshoes, or venturing out for early season hiking. While firearms are allowed in national parks, discharging firearms is a ...
With bear attacks, is popular Anchorage trail overdue for overhaul?
Alaska Dispatch
Within days another bicyclist was mauled at the same location. Anchorage has had a smattering of bear attacks in the past three decades, but nowhere else in the municipality, or anywhere Alaska for that matter, has experienced three serious bear ...
BBC Springwatch team fined £6k for polar bear attack
The Sun
A BBC team who filmed their presenter being attacked in a cage by a polar bear face a £6,000 fine for “disturbing” the animal. Springwatch host Gordon Buchanan spent a terrifying 40 minutes in the plexi-glass box as the 7ft tall bear tried to claw its ...
COMMENTARY: Bear spray merits schools' consideration
Wallowa County Cheiftain
Bear spray works better than guns, according to a story by Rob Chaney, in the Missoula, Mont., daily newspaper based on research presented by bear experts at the Fourth International Human-Bear Conflict Workshop last March. He reported that University ...
Man injured in bear attack
YLE News
When the men were about three meters from the den, the bear emerged and attacked the unarmed of the two, biting his head and leg. One of the dogs took hold of the bear from behind. As the bear turned to try to attack the dog, the armed hunter fired two ...
What To Look For When Shopping For Bear Spray For Your Next National Park ...
National Parks Traveler
An EPA-approved can or two of bear spray is a good piece of defense for trips into parks with black or grizzly bears. NPS image. Summer backpack trips and hikes are months away, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't be making up gear lists in January or ...
Viral Video: Polar Bear Attacks Wildlife Cameraman, 1M Views in 4 Days [VIDEO ...
International Business Times AU
Viral Video: Polar Bear Attacks Wildlife Cameraman, 1M Views in 4 Days [VIDEO, PHOTOS]. A video of a polar bear attacking a camera man has gone viral with a million views within only four days. The unnatural nature footage drew mixed reactions from ...
Coroner, Pa. game officials differ on man's death
The Mercury
The Clinton County coroner says 62-year-old Gary Lininger of Woodward Township died from a bear attack on Oct. 16. The state Game Commission, however, believes that Lininger died when a tree fell on him. Lininger's body was found several days after his ...
Hungry polar bear attacks filmmaker in perspex pod
Ninemsn
January 05, 2013: Wildlife film-maker Gordon Buchanan endured a 40 minute attack from a hungry polar bear while filming the experience in a perspex box. A Scottish filmmaker endured a 40 minute attack from a hungry polar bear and filmed the experience ...
Dog attacked by bear in Seminole Co.
WFTV Orlando
A bear attack in Seminole County put a family's pet in an animal hospital Tuesday. The dog was attacked in the Magnolia Plantation neighborhood, where residents have been complaining about bears for months. Mark and Connie Gellner said they let Dakota ...
Did Bear Attack Kill Clinton County Man? | WNEP.com — Scranton / Wilkes ...
WNEP-TV
WOODWARD TOWNSHIP – State police in Clinton County issued a report Tuesday saying that the death of a man last month was caused by a bear attack. However, the Pennsylvania Game Commission disagrees with the findings and strongly believes ...
Elderly hikers survive grizzly bear attack in southwestern Canada, flown to ...
New York Daily News
An elderly Canadian couple hiking in the woods are now recovering in the hospital after a bear attack left them with bites to their legs, arms, head and groin, authorities said. The unidentified pair was reportedly walking in Cherry Creek in rural ...
Grizzly bear attacks couple near Kimberley, BC
CBC.ca
The man who saved two hikers who were attacked by a grizzly bear in a remote area near Kimberley, B.C., says he can't believe they are still alive. Randy Harvey, who has a rural home in the area, was watching the Grey Cup on Sunday afternoon when a ...
Bear attacks elderly couple in British Columbia
CNN International
(CNN) -- An elderly couple survived a bear attack in rural British Columbia, and authorities are hunting for the animal. The attack, near the southeastern city of Kimberley, apparently happened Sunday while a husband and wife were out on an afternoon ...
Grizzly bear mauls two men trapping coyotes in Alaska
Examiner.com
At the very least, bear spray.” One man suffered minor injuries. The other man had major injuries and was flown to a hospital in Anchorage. Although it's somewhat late in the year for bears to be out, Selinger said some bears don't den as soon as others.
Trappers mauled by bear near Kenai River
Kenai Peninsula Online
Both men were attacked by the bear during the incident but officials from Central Emergency Services said only one man was transported to Central Peninsula Hospital and then flown to Anchorage with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Selinger ...
Yellowstone grizzly bear deaths hit record high
Examiner.com
In an article titled "Recent Wyoming grizzly bear deaths human-caused," Wyoming Department of Fish & Game bear specialist Mark Bruscino said the current number of grizzly bear deaths is "about average." That depends on if you mean the average number ...
Bear Attack: Man Mauled To Death By Captive Grizzly In Montana
Huffington Post
(AP) — A 24-year-old man was mauled to death Sunday morning while cleaning a grizzly bear enclosure at a wildlife casting agency in southwestern Montana, Gallatin County officials said. The man was mauled by one or both of the captive-bred grizzly ...
Machetes, bats, bear spray used in violent Williams Lake home invasion
The Province
Williams Lake RCMP were called to a home on Barnard Street shortly after 9 p.m. on Wednesday about “a group of people who had burst into a residence armed with machetes, bats and bear spray,” said Cpl. Dan Moskaluk in a release Friday. He says the ...
Biologists kill grizzly bear suspected in Stuckagain Heights break-ins
Anchorage Daily News
"I feel safer already," said Bundtzen, who said she'd still be taking her usual canister of bear spray on neighborhood walks with her dog. BEAR IN THE HOUSE. Coltrane said she thinks a clue to the bear's break-in agenda may lie in a summertime burglary ...
Bear sign spotted near Roger's Loop trailhead
Homer News
To Brann's suggestions, Herreman added traveling in groups during daylight hours, avoiding areas of restricted visibility, carrying bear spray or a firearm in an accessible location when traveling in bear country and knowing how to use it. If a bear is ...
Popular Hiking Trail Closed Following Bear Attack
Santa Barbara Independent
The Gridley Trail is closed to hikers through Nov. 2 while officials review conditions and evaluate public safety. It is the time of year when bears migrate downhill to find food sources during the fall and winter. Their food sources become limited by ...
Area hunters urged to carry bear spray
Helena Independent Record
Blackfoot-area hunters are being warned to be on the alert when hunting, with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks working with partners to help get bear safety tips and bear spray to hunters. Jamie Jonkel, FWP Region 2 bear management specialist, says ...
Charlie Russell to speak about co-existing with bears
Whitecourt Star
“I'm afraid of a lot of bears when I go hiking here because I know that bear has probably experienced only not nice things from people so if I surprise that bear it might try to put me down, which I don't blame them.” He said he carries bear spray with ...
Wyo. Game and Fish Talks Bear Safety, Bear Spray Use
K2 Radio
Officials with Wyoming Game and Fish are reminding hunters and those who frequent backcountry areas in the state about the importance of having a can or two of bear spray nearby. Game and Fish information officer Robin Kepple says, if approached by a ...
A grizzly bear looks for salmon on Margot Creek in the Katmai National Park in ...
HeraldNet
Baumgartner said the wind was in the bear's face so he fired some pepper spray even though 20 yards is a good distance. "It had an instant effect," he said. "He left fast." He said bear encounters generally occur when someone has a fish on the line. "I ...
Hunters urged to carry bear spray
Casper Journal
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD)urges hunters and other backcountry users to use caution when hunting in bear country, and to carry and know how to use bear spray. “As bears become more active and hunters begin to pursue game in the ...
Wounded grizzly bear eludes Idaho officials
OregonLive.com
He said people visiting the forest should be alert for bears, carry bear spray, and not travel alone. He said hunters should make an effort to get killed game out the same day. If that's not possible, he said hunters should approach the area cautiously ...
Hunters, be on lookout for grizzlies
Great Falls Tribune
Hunters need to expect to see and possibly encounter bears, so be smart, be alert and hunt the edges. Don't get into the dense cover.” Aasheim recommends that hunters, especially archers and many upland bird hunters, carry bear spray. “Statistically ...
Bear killed after mauling solo camper in the Bob
Flathead Publishing Group
The man was able to spray the animal with bear spray and it ceased its attack, but it remained in the area. The man soon encountered a Forest Service trail crew that was able to chase the bear off and radio for help. The vicitim was flown by ALERT ...
WildSmart gets ready to recycle bear spray
Canmore Leader
Bear spray is an important insurance policy to help protect against bear encounters, and it is important to make sure your can is in good shape, said WildSmart program director Kim Titchener. “Bear spray has a propellant, and the propellant has a shelf ...
Yellowstone officials investigate hiker's encounter with wolf
Casper Star-Tribune Online
The wolf allegedly gave a warning bark, which the man interpreted as a growl. He sprayed the wolf with pepper spray — a deterrent most often used in bear encounters. The hiker heard the wolf yipping as a result of the spray as he fled.
Wildlife: Admire from afar
DVIDS
Also, something to keep on hand is bear spray, which works like pepper spray, deterring bears, moose, wolves, dogs and people, he said. “I carry a .454 Casull, a large caliber sidearm, just in case, but I've never drawn a weapon,” Gunderson said.
Rogue bears more likely to face a gun this summer
Toronto Star
Keep an eye out for signs of bears, such as tracks, claw marks on trees, flipped-over rocks or fresh bear droppings. • Carry and have readily accessible a whistle or an air horn, and bear pepper spray. Know how to use this spray — practise on a ...
Be Aware of Bears in Springtime
Kansas City infoZine
People have fought off black bear attacks with nothing more than their fists. Striking a bear on its face is most effective. Pepper spray also can stop a bear attack. If you encounter an aggressive bear, contact the nearest MDC office or sheriff's ...
Da bears are waking up
Calgary Sun
“In some areas of national parks now you have to have that bear spray — pepper spray — while you're going in there on some of those trails too.” Old standards, such as not leaving food or anything that smells like food out in the open while camping, ...
Bear pepper spray works
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
A few week ago, there was a lively discussion about the effectiveness of bear pepper spray at the International Human/Bear conflict workshop in Missoula. The conclusion of over 300 experts pointed to the effectiveness of bear spray—which they ...
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