Bear Attack News

2008, 2009, 2010 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 September 2, 2010.

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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, ...

Woman says puma mauled her horses
WatertownDailyTimes.com
By MATTHEW CURATOLO RUSSELL — Rebecca M. Perry finds it hard to believe that a black bear savagely mauled her two horses at her Silver Hill Road home last ...

Before rural teacher's death, a wild, vivid blog
Anchorage Daily News
She posts a picture of a wide bear track pressed into the soft sand. She says she takes bear spray on her morning runs. "It's so important to be alert and ...

On Outdoors: Watch out for the dangerous black bear
The Newark Advocate
And often when a black bear attacks, and they can reach more than 600 pounds, they attack planning to eat their prey, as witness an attack in 2006 when a ...

Grizzlies in Glacier Park Wake Up Early
KECI-TV
Hikers reported bear tracks in the Belly River area and Lake McDonald Valley in the past couple weeks. People also report seeing holes dug in the snow. ...

Wolves kill teacher in Alaska
Los Angeles Times
Wildlife attacks in Alaska are relatively common. "Certainly we have bear maulings, we have people bitten by wolves, we have people that are stomped by ...

Manitoba man recovering after attack in Australia
CTV.ca
The attack was captured on surveillance camera, but Shellan Proden told CTV News Channel she still can't bear to watch the brutal images. ...

teacher found dead; wolves to blame?
msnbc.com
For comparison, during the 20th century there have been 71 fatal grizzly (brown) bear attacks in North America, according to Yellowstone Insider, ...

Two Fined in Lincoln Park Zoo Bear Attack
WTAQ
(WTAQ) - The woman whose hand was bit by a bear at a Manitowoc zoo and her boyfriend have been fined for violating the zoo's rules. ...

Grizzly Bears on the Move In Glacier National Park
National Parks Traveler (blog)
No single deterrent is 100 percent effective, but compared to all others, including firearms, proper use of bear spray has proven to be the best method for ...

Griz is just another name for terror
Great Falls Tribune
Those encounters with Griz at the fence and the continued cautioning from bear experts about the value of bear spray over firearms have convinced me: I ...

Manitowoc Woman Recovering After Bear Attack
WTAQ
(WTAQ) - A Manitowoc woman is still hospitalized in good condition, after a bear bit off her fingers at the city zoo. Police said 47-year-old Tracy Weiler ...

Alpaca survives bear attack in Conn.
Hartford Courant
Schain says state wildlife experts are trying to find the bear and hope to move it to a less-populated area. The DEP is recommending that the homeowners put ...

NJ bear hunt is needed: Bear population must be controlled
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog)
Remember him when opponents of a proposed bear hunt say no New Jersey resident has been killed in a bear attack in a hundred years or so. ...

Must say no to grizzly hunt
Calgary Herald
Rather than reaching for a gun as a first resort for defence, try this: keep the brain engaged, carry pepper spray -- which is the safest and the most ...

Bear attack at Manitowoc Zoo
Fox11online.com
MANITOWOC (AP) - A zoo in Manitowoc was shut down for the day after a bear bit off at least two of a woman's fingers. Police say the 47-year-old had gone ...

Yellowstone bears begin emerging from hibernation
Salt Lake Tribune
Keep food inside cars or bear-proof containers. And keep an eye out for bears. Yellowstone officials say pepper spray is a proven last line of defense ...

Grizzlies leaving dens in parks
Jackson Hole Daily
... reported seeing bears or bear tracks, prompting park officials to warn visitors to be alert and begin carrying bear pepper spray in the backcountry. ...

A Natural View
West Yellowstone News
Because of wolf kills in the northern part of the park, it's possible for a few bears to be active, so it's time to start carrying pepper spray while ...

Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska
effective bear deterrent. Findings by Herrero and Higgins. (1998) regarding the efficacy of .... of-life by arming employees with bear deterrent sprays in ...

10 Deadly Animal Attacks
AOL News
Nash lost her hands, lips, nose and eyelids in the attack. She is now blind. A grizzly bear named Rocky, who appeared in the Will Ferrell movie "Semi Pro," ...

Officer kills 600-pound bear who reportedly charged him, wildlife official
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza
"Lackey attempted to tranquilize the animal under the building but the bear charged at him," the release reads. "He then used bear spray and the dogs to get ...

Deputy shoots bear that charges him near Tahoe
San Jose Mercury News
It made the surprise attack on the Washoe County deputy after it emerged from its makeshift den and wildlife officials shot it with a tranquilizer dart. ...

Law change allows guns in national parks, including RMNP
The Coloradoan
The best way to defend yourself against a black bear in Rocky Mountain National Park isn't to shoot it, Magnuson said, but to pack bear spray and prevent ...

TJ Watt Exclusive Interview Canadian Landscape Environmental Photographer
Bloginity (blog)
As far as protection goes, I do carry a knife on my side for general safety and sometimes keep bear spray with me but I have yet to have to use either so ...

Spring Planning
New York Times (blog)
My certainty was based on a mid-December bear attack. I had crawled into bed at about midnight only to hear the all-too-familiar rumble of hive boxes being ...

Susan Pope
The Southeast Review Online
In summer, we pack our bear spray when hiking or biking on miles and miles of trails. In winter, we ski with eyes scanning the dark shadows for cranky moose ...

Bill calls for protecting people over wildlife in Anchorage
Anchorage Daily News
Now he sees three to five every year and in 2008 found a bear near his chicken coop. He shooed it off with pepper spray, he said, but neighbors are scared. ...

Keeping Black Bears Away from Treats Such as human trash in national parks
Softpedia
At this point, a combination of pepper spray and throwing rocks, or firing rubber slugs, is the most common approach to removing bears from a human-occupied ...

Bear chases man after being shot with tranquilliser dart
Telegraph.co.uk
A she-bear attacks a man, who tries to give her a sleep-inducing drug in Chorzow village, Poland, 29 January 2010. Photo: EPA The female bear had been ...

Bear Attacks Plane, Pilot Flies Duct-Taped Plane Home
Gizmodo Australia
That picture: After the attack, our noble pilot called in a buddy to deliver some new tyres, sheet plastic and a whopping three cases of duct tape. ...

VIU conservation expert outlines risks of animal attack
Nanaimo News Bulletin
The lecture and slide show from 7-8 pm will include real-life attack examples, followed by questions and answers. Merriman has conducted grizzly bear attack ...

Jones: It's us vs. Ursus Americanus
Salt Lake Tribune
28, a man was mauled and injured by a bear while sleeping in a tent in Desolation Canyon. Unfortunately, the bear was shot and killed by the victim's family ...

Cougar kill closes Lady MacDonald trail
Canmore Leader
The best way to be proactive towards cougars is to carry bear spray. Look behind you every so often when out walking. Don't run if you see a cougar or that ...

Monrovia Under Attack From Bears
NBC Los Angeles
By OLSEN EBRIGHT Bear-related incidents in Monrovia have swelled and now the city council is working to attack the problem. ...

Gun rules in national parks kick in Feb. 20
The Missoulian
In Glacier, management still recommends carrying bear spray as a "proven and effective deterrent for aggressive or charging bears," Vanderbilt said. ...

Bizwatch: Wilderness Wonders gallery in Vail Village
Vail Daily News
I take a lot of precautions, of course: We carry bear spray, sleep with an electric fence around camp, never approach bears, and more. ...

Eight injured in bear attack
Press Trust of India
Balasore (Orissa), Dec 23 (PTI) At least eight persons were injured, four of them seriously, when a bear attacked them at Malyani village, about 20 km from ...

Twitter / Lacyann Darroll: Lake Tahoe: Bear Repellent ...
Lake Tahoe: Bear Repellent Spray Is A Must For Campers!

Woman injured in bear attack
Press Trust of India
Dehra Dun, Dec 20 (PTI) A woman was injured in a bear attack in Tharali area of Chamoli district, officials today said. Kamla Devi, a resident of Devrara ...

Loss of pine seeds puts Yellowstone grizzlies' survival in question
Billings Gazette
to carry bear spray in grizzly country be enacted. This is smart policy, since bear spray has been proven to be far more effective than firearms in ending ...

Bear attack in Longwood
WDBO Radio
By Mike Synan @ December 11, 2009 5:14 AM Permalink | Comments (0) That man was getting out of his car in Longwood when the bear swiped him. ...

PETA Calls On Feds to Revoke License Following Bear Attack at Chief Saunooke ...
PETA (press release)
Asheville, NC -- Today, in the wake of reports that a 75-year-old woman was attacked and seriously injured by a bear at Chief Saunooke Bear Park, ...

Man injured in bear attack
Orlando Sentinel
"The suspect is a black bear," Hill said. Rescue crews took the victim to Florida Hospital Altamonte with lacerations to one eye and his nose, reports show. ...

Officials Euthanize Bear That Attacked Man
WFtv.com
Florida Fish and Wildlife officials euthanized a black bear, tat attacked a Longwood man. The attack happened last Thursday outside David Stramm's home in ...

NC park worker recovering after bear attack
WNCT
A public safety official says he believes a black bear was behind the attack. That bear is still in its cage. Despite what happened, Clapsaddle says she's ...

Bad news bear: Hudson hunter in hot water for killing grizzly he says he shot ...
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Glen Fortsch, left, and friend Dan Miller, both of Hudson, were involved in a bear attack while hunting elk in Wyoming. (RICK TIBBOTT / Courier Staff ...

Story of Tenn. bear attack that killed 2-year-old boy to air on Animal Planet ...
Kingsport Times News
The bear tore at her neck, tossed her aside and grabbed her daughter, Elora Petrosek, 6. The little girl didn't survive the shattering attack, ...

Woman killed, another injured in bear attack
Press Trust of India
Dehra Dun, Dec 4 (PTI) A woman was killed while another injured seriously in a bear attack in Thalisain area of the district, official sources said here. ...

Polk County Bear Attack Survivor Featured on Animal Planet
WTVC
Susan Cenkus and her son, Luke, and daughter, Elora, were hiking near the Chilhowee Campground near Benton Falls when they were attacked by a black bear. ...

The day I survived a very grizzly bear attack:As long as I live, I will never ...
Daily Mail
If a black bear attacks, however, back away as gently as possible. And if that fails, fight back with everything you've got. (None of the advice mentions ...

Retired Police Officer Recovers From Bear Attack
WJZ
Read more in our Privacy Policy Jerry Ruth was attacked by a bear last summer. There's an update about the retired Baltimore County police officer attacked ...

A grisly tale: Palermo man mauled by bear said fellow hunters saved him
Enterprise-Record
Sanders has received hundreds of calls and e-mails about the attack from friends, people and media sources everywhere, he said.

Man seriously injured in bear attack after climbing into zoo enclosure
Daily Mail
The other bear in the 6000 metres squared enclosure, Finn's 10-year-old sister Bjoerk, was not involved in the attack. Both the man and Finn are currently ...

On the trail again
Explore Howard County
I tell myself that he doesn't scare me, and continue on the trail—with bear spray aimed and ready to fire. I make it through safely. ...

Grizzlies On the Move, Back On to the Wide-Open Prairie
New West
Madel, a firm believer in the value of carrying bear spray, has successfully retarded bear charges three times in his line of work. ...

Mandatory bear spray bill to be drafted
Pinedale Roundup
However, the suggestion has re-ignited the debate on the effectiveness of bear spray. “I'm not suggesting that people don't carry firearms,” said Weichman, ...

The Polar Express
Newsweek
By Sana Butler | NEWSWEEK Armed with 12-gauge shotguns, pepper spray, two-way radios, and noise flares, two guides met us at the unpaved landing strip on ...

'No malice' in bear attack, Miracle Beach man says
Vancouver Sun
By Christina Wiens, Canwest News ServiceNovember 12, 2009 10:54 AM A Miracle Beach man bears no malice toward a black bear that swiped the top of his head ...

Tribesman survives bear attack, loses eye
Jakarta Post
... regency after being mauled by a bear Wednesday. Solai, 30, lost an eye and suffered from bites and scratches all over his body following the attack in ...

Bear not mean, just hungry says Vancouver Island man who was attacked
Vancouver Sun
Even after the attack Ed Claydon, says he doesn't feel the bear meant him any particular harm. He didn't even ask the conservation officers to attend. ...

Baby alpaca missing from Schuylkill farm was eaten by bear, owner says
Allentown Morning Call
A June 2008 bear attack on an alpaca farm near Wausau, Wis., left one of the animals dead, according to news reports. Deangelo said the state Game ...

Do we need guns in National Parks?
Examiner.com
Fortunately, a Montana man didn't feel the same way when he was attacked by a Grizzly bear in the Cabinet Mountains (not a National Park but it could happen ...

Family canine killed after attack by neighbor's dog
Vineland Daily Journal
The Tedescos said they bear no grudge against their longtime neighbors, calling it an accident. The women said their neighbors had apologized and were very ...

Hunter survives bear attack at Mud Bay
Cordova Times
"I was heading out for the weekend for a deer hunt with Curtis Jeppsen and was doing just that when a big startled brown bear head rose in front of me about ...

Be Bear Aware, Please!
Island Park News
Hikers, campers, hunters — all recreationists — should use care and be familiar with how avoid encounters in bear country. • Always carry bear pepper spray, ...

Bear mauls, kills two high-ranking separatists hiding in cave in Kashmir
New York Daily News
Though the men were armed with AK-47 machine guns, "the attack seems to have been so violent that both the militants got no chance to fire back at the wild ...

Bear kills Kashmiri militants hiding in its den
USA Today
Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. Use the "Report Abuse" button to make a difference. Read more. ...

Bear kills two militants in Valley hideout
Kashmir Live
“We suspect that one militant who was injured in the bear attack escaped from the hideout,” Ahmed said. “We have launched a search for him”. ...

Bear spray bill on the way
Jackson Hole Daily
Weichman also cited two studies that show bear spray is more effective than bullets at preventing injury to humans during a bear attack. ...

Bill To Require Bear Spray For Wyo. Recreationists
cbs4denver.com
Read more in our Privacy Policy Bill To Require Bear Spray For Wyo. Recreationists JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) ― Teton County Attorney Steve Weichman says he's ...

Grizzlies Relisted Reaction
KULR-TV
The ad ends with this admonition, “Remember, always hunt with a partner and carry and know how to use bear spray.” Bruscino added, “There's a recent study ...

Be armed with bear spray before heading outdoors
Montana's News Station
Anyone who's in bear country enjoying the outdoors will want to consider means of protection. Experts suggest bear spray and Choteau is one of the last ...

Bear attacks, kills pigs in Augusta County
Staunton News Leader
Webb, an animal control officer with the county, went out Saturday to the Mount Solon area farm to assess the situation and determined a bear had killed the ...

Bear kills two top Hizb militants in Kashmir
Hindustan Times
“The attack seems to have been so violent that both the militants got no chance to fire back at the wild animal” Col Brar added. ...

Bear Kills Livestock In Augusta County
WHSV
He and other local farmers are worried that bear will attack more animals in the area. Senger says, "I've talked to several local farmers and they say that ...

Be bear aware
Big Sky Weekly
Here are a few important safety tips for hunting in bear country: • Always carry bear pepper spray, have it close at hand, and know how to use it. ...

Coyote attacks Canmore family's pet
Calgary Herald
1 thing people can do to protect themselves from this type of situation is to always carry bear spray or pepper spray. "Carrying pepper spray is a prime ...

One killed, another injured in bear attack
Press Trust of India
Srinagar, Oct 30 (PTI) An elderly man was killed and another seriously injured when a wild bear attacked them in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, ...

Young musician dies from coyote attack
TheChronicleHerald.ca
"It's just too dangerous, anything can happen — moose, bear . . ." Officials are at a loss to explain what may have caused this tragic animal encounter. ...

Coyote attacks dog, bear visits OLS
Canmore Leader
“People should be carrying bear spray,” Wiebe said. “It will deter bears, cougars, coyotes and aggressive ungulates.” On Tuesday afternoon, a large black ...

Bear breaks into Red Lodge nature center
Billings Gazette
The assault on the two mule deer was the second bear attack this month at the wildlife exhibit, which is popular with school groups and area visitors. ...

Paradise Valley hunter mauled by grizzly bear
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Frey said the department will discuss Sunday's attack with both hunters, but from what he knew so far, it appeared the bear was just running away from one ...

Sound Off for Oct. 28
Torrington Register Citizen
What is a sleeping child doing to provoke a bear attack? There have been other such unprovoked bear attacks going back farther than that. ...

Bulgarian hunter survives attack by brown bear
Sofia Echo
Apostol Terziev, 49, from the village of Malevo in Smolyan municipality, survived a horrific bear attack that left him hospitalised with wounds to the head, ...

Mount Pleasant couple's 'Amazing Dog' survives bear attack
Journal Times
Roxie is recovering from a bear attack last weekend, in the woods behind their place near Crivitz. The dog spent several days in animal hospitals in Racine ...

MT FWP offers hunting outlook
Montana's News Station
And the FWP is reminding hunters in grizzly bear country to take bear spray with them. Tests show it's 92% effective in close encounters, while firearms ...

Fully Focused: Zina Kocher
CTV Olympics
Zina Kocher, one of Canada's top hopes in Olympic biathlon, has trained in the summer packing bear spray with her, in case of grizzly encounters in the ...

Hunters urged to use caution in bear areas
Billings Gazette
•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 your ...

Bear attacks White Swan hunters
The Free Press
Early on Friday Oct 16 Conservation Officers attended the area of the attack, posted the area with signs informing the public of an aggressive bear and at ...

Skating bear kills trainer
The Sun
It is believed the horrific attack, in Bishkek, Russia, happened in front of a large audience including children. One witness said the bear "tore Potapov's ...

Bear activity prompts closure of Aunt Molly near Ovando
Great Falls Tribune
Hunters should be prepared by thinking ahead about what they would do in the case of an encounter, and should carry and know how to use bear spray. ...

Bear spray: It works
Casper Star-Tribune Online
One of the best tools available to help us enjoy outdoor activities is bear spray. It's as essential as a rain jacket and good boots. ...

Barkhamsted Man Who Wounded Bear Files Suit Over Being Charged In Incident
Hartford Courant
Marrella said it was "very rare" for a black bear to attack a person. Generally, they are shy and seek to avoid human contact. "In fact," she said,

Expert explains away common fears so Pocono families can enjoy forests
Pocono Record
Keeping your dog on a leash could help to prevent a black bear attack. Unleashed dogs aggravate black bears. "If a black bear is approached by a barking dog ...

BC hunters on the mend after grizzly bear attack
The Canadian Press
Within seconds, Hebert was trying desperately to load his rifle as a grizzly bear chomped down on him and hunting buddy Ken Scown and tossed them around ...

Two BC hunters survive grizzly bear attack
Edmonton Sun
By TARINA WHITE, Sun Media Nursing bite wounds inflicted by a grizzly bear, two BC hunters are thankful to have survived a harrowing attack inside their ...

Bear attacks two sleeping BC men
CBC.ca
(CBC) Two Nelson, BC, men are recovering from wounds suffered in a grizzly bear attack earlier this week. Jeff Hebert and Ken Scown were on a hunting trip ...

iPhone saves woman from bear
Reg Hardware
By James Sherwood • Get more from this author An woman in America has survived a potentially deadly bear attack thanks to a knife a handgun first-class ...

Hunter Shot By Friend During Mont. Bear Attack
cbs4denver.com
Bear Attack LIVINGSTON, Mont. (AP) ― A hunter attacked by a grizzly bear in southern Montana also had the misfortune of being shot in the arm by a companion ...

Hunters: Take extra precaution in bear country
Helena Independent Record
"Statistically carrying bear spray is better than carrying a pistol for personal protection in bear country," Madel says. An April 2008 article in a ...

Desolation Canyon bear attacks may be linked to drought
Deseret News
The bear was later tracked and killed. That incident followed an attack on a man on the opposite side of the river 10 months earlier. ...

Sweet-Toothed Bear Trashes Hot Dog Stand Dumpster
TheDenverChannel.com
The DOW has already set up a pepper-spray booby trap. "When the bear pulls on the bait, he gets a shot of bear-spray right in the face. ...

Pheasant hunter kills charging grizzly bear
Great Falls Tribune
Hunters also should carry bear spray in case they do encounter bears, he said, noting the spray scares off the bears. "This situation that happened ...

Bears among us: Too close for comfort?
TheNewsTribune.com
Now, he said, encounters are regular enough that he usually carries bear spray. Part of it could be shifting perceptions. From Bicentennial Park north ...

Bear attacks teen bike racer
Bellingham Herald
"But I'm thinking we should buy some bear spray." Hendrik Van Hemert and Connor McCoy knew about the attack before they left the Hilltop parking lot for a ...

Snow increases human-bear conflicts
Cody Enterprise
G&F recommends sportsmen hunt with a partner and encourage carrying bear spray, as well as knowing how and when to use it. And when it comes to felled game, ...

Grizzly facts are available
Casper Star-Tribune Online
One of the most common misconceptions of hunters is that "bear spray is not effective." It may not be a misconception -- it may be that they choose to ...

Bird hunter kills sow grizzly north of Choteau
Choteau Acantha
Hunters should carry bear spray and should avoid dense, brushy patches, where bears could be bedded down. They should also be on the look out for bear scat ...

Oroville hunter, 83, hospitalized after bear mauling
Contra Costa Times
Following the attack on Sanders, Orr said the bear proceeded to attack another hunter in the party. That hunter shot the bear with a rifle, Orr said, ...

Bear visits on rise in residential areas
The Northwest Florida Daily News
To avoid harm or provoking a bear to attack, residents should be aware of what to do after they spot the animal, Parker said. Don't run; it could cause the ...

Cyclist saves bear attack victim
road.cc
But Alaska endurance cyclist Peter Basinger had to forget about the competition and instead save a girl who had been mauled by a bear. ...

A Long, Melancholy Roar
New York Times
This paper also includes some information about bear and wolf attacks in Kashmir. For tigers killing people in Bangladesh last year, see this article. ...

Man attacked by bear near Cooke City
Billings Gazette
... Resort after a report that a man's arm had been badly injured in a bear attack, according to information released by the Park County Sheriff's Office. ...

Mauling victim recounts attack on city trail
TheNewsTribune.com
Feliz, a marathon runner, had been avoiding Far North Bicentennial Park for the last month because of the brown bear attack on a 15-year-old biker in late ...

Cyclist's cool thinking saved bear attack victim
TheNewsTribune.com
... dumped in the bushes along a Far North Bicentennial Park trail early Sunday morning, the thought of a horrific bear attack never even crossed his mind. ...

Trail closed; attack sparks debates
TheNewsTribune.com
But national television news programs were trying to contact the Davis family on Monday to get the bear attack story. Contact Daily News Outdoors editor ...

Pheasant & antelope season open
Big Sky Weekly
FWP urges hunters to carry bear spray throughout the hunting season, including the remainder of bow hunting season. “Carrying bear spray while hunting is ...

Soldotna photographer fights bear-baiting charge
Anchorage Daily News
The offending episode, "Giant Bear Attack," first aired in September 2008. According to a synopsis on Oltersdorf's personal Web site, the show was to ...

'Grey's Anatomy': Bears, bones and big sad eyes
Los Angeles Times
We kicked off with Alex heading out of the trailer he's sharing with Izzie... only to encounter a bear. Yes, a bear. A giant, lumbering, roaring bear, ...

One injured in bear attack
Republica
ILAM, Oct 9: Harka Singh Rai of Jogmai-2 was critically injured after being attacked by a bear on the way to his home from Jogmai-7 on Thursday. ...

Muskies look tough despite defeat
Black and Magenta
... off the numerous clouds that marked the sky over the Muskingumpitch, the Muskies had an equally tough time fending off the Polar Bear attack early on. ...

Wild Animal Permits Questioned After Bear Deadly Attack
WFMZ-TV Online
A family is dealing with losing a wife and mother after a deadly bear attack in Monroe County last night. Officials say Kelly Ann Walz, 37, was mauled to ...

Game and Fish recommends steps to avoid bears
LocalNews8.com
The department suggests always keeping a clean camp, carrying bear pepper spray at several locations around camp, carrying bear spray while hunting and ...

Hunters Should Demand How-To-Use Bear Spray Demos
New West
By counterbart, Unfiltered 10-09-09 How is a big game hunter supposed to use bear spray quickly and safely while holding a rifle? ...

Mom black bear charges hiker on Mission Creek Greenway
BCLocalNews
Making noise like talking or singing as you hike, or wearing bear bells to signal the bears that humans are in the area. Carry a whistle and/or bear spray. ...

Hiker has brush with bruin in Mission Park Greenway
Kelowna.com
Also carry a whistle and bear spray. * Keep your dog on a leash, so your puppy doesn't scare up a bear and lead it back to you. * If you do see a momma bear ...

Fatal bear attack: State has requirements for granting exotic pet permits
Pocono Record
Others saw the attack and called for help, at which point a neighbor shot and killed the bear. Walz, who once worked at a New Hampshire animal breeding ...

Woman killed in bear attack
Press Trust of India
Srinagar, Oct 8 (PTI) A woman was today killed in a bear attack in Anantnag district of South Kashmir, 70 kms from here police said. ...

PA woman killed by bear
Examiner.com
At some point the bear turned on her and attacked. Her children and neighbors children saw the attack and called for help. A neighbor shot the bear as it ...

Hunters, Use Bear Spray, Help Save Your Sport
New West
Bear spray offers much more "personal protection" than handguns, so use it. Every encounter between hunters and grizzlies resulting in a dead bear not only ...

Should Hunter Who Killed Grizzly Bear Be Prosecuted?
New West
Should Westmoreland have held fire until the bear charged? A US Fish & Wildlife Service “fact sheet” titled Bear Spray vs. Bullets says that “experienced ...

Kulgam Man Injured in Bear Attack
Kashmir Observer
Srinagar: A man was injured in a bear attack in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, police sources said. They said that Ghulam Nabi Dar son of Abdul Razakt of ...

Officials suggest ways to avoid nuisance wildlife problems
Orlando Sentinel
One week a Heathrow man reports an attack by a Florida black bear looking through his trash can for food. And the next week an elderly Lakeland woman gets ...

Neighbor recalls bear attack victim who loved animals
Pocono Record
Teddy, Kelly Ann Walz's 350-pound black bear, fatally mauled her when she went in to clean his cage. The Walz children saw the attack and ran to Castone's ...

PA Woman Killed in Bear Attack
KEYC
A Pennsylvania woman was killed by her *pet bear.*It happened at the victim's home in Ross Township Sunday night.Officers say thirty-seven year old Kelly ...

Kelly Ann Waltz killed by pet bear in Ross Township, PA
Tech Banyan (blog)
Never look a bear in the eye, don't run away, and making loud noises may startle them into attacking. Keeping bear spray with you is helpful if hiking or ...

Woman Killed In Bear Attack
WNEP-TV
According to state police, Kelly Walz, 37, was killed when she entered a cage with a 350 pound black bear. It happened around 5 pm Sunday at the victim's ...

Bears brazen on base
The News Herald
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Stan Kirkland said there's never been a recorded black bear attack on a human in Florida, ...

BEAR ATTACK REPORTED IN MONROE COUNTY
WFMZ-TV Online
Emergency officials in Monroe County are reporting a bear attack outside a home in Ross Township. A 69 News crew is on the scene now. We're told the attack ...

350-pound bear mauls woman to death in Ross Township
Pocono Record
The deputy coroner van followed by a state police investigator arrive at the scene of an black bear attack at a home on Dogwood Lane in Ross Township on ...

Out & About
The Spokesman Review
Bear spray can be used quickly, accurately and with a higher effectiveness rate than guns. Moreover, using pepper spray instead of bullets could spare ...

Annual Elk Hunt Scheduled to Begin in Grand Teton National Park Oct 10
National Parks Traveler (blog)
Scientific studies indicate that bear spray is more effective than bullets in defusing a potentially life-threatening, bear-human encounter; bear spray ...

Angora goat killed at Red Lodge nature center
The Missoulian
Jeff Ewelt, the center's executive director, says last year a black bear got in and killed a llama. After the bear attack, fencing around the north end of ...

One killed, two injured in bear attack in Poonch
Press Trust of India
Jammu, Oct 3 (PTI) One person was killed and two others were seriously injured when a bear attacked them in a remote village of Poonch district in Jammu and ...

In Aspen, it's the year of the bear
Los Angeles Times
The first bear attack in Aspen this year happened late Aug. 18, when a woman was startled by a 400-pounder that smashed through French doors into her home ...

Relocated Canmore area grizzly killed
Canmore Leader
Then, in early July, the bear was sprayed with bear spray in the Three Sisters campground, was captured and relocated a second time to northwest Alberta. ...

Program emphasizes respect for bears
Wethersfield Post
Carry a bear deterrent, such as pepper spray or an air horn. Make noise so you don't surprise a bear. If you're out bird watching and don't want to be noisy ...

MNR advice on bear control impractical
Sudbury Star
Maybe the My Sudbury officials, along with the MNR, can put a can of bear spray in those shiny new green boxes. We had a bear roaming our neighbourhood ...

Hunter charged with illegal grizzly bear kill
KIVI-TV
The report says Westmoreland was covered in blood because he'd just gutted a deer, and, fearing that the bear would attack him if it got closer, ...

Vail woman scares away bear in her home with pillow
Los Angeles Times
The pillow attack worked. Rebehn said the bear fled to another room of the home, where Rebehn lives with her son's family. Police eventually chased away the ...

Grizzly Bear Chomps Down on Hunter's Arm in Alaska
FOXNews
Department of Fish and Game biologist Phil Mooney visited the site Monday, looking for clues to what triggered the attack and for signs of a wounded bear. ...

Recommendations for use of bear spray
Laurel Outlook
The Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee recommends the use of bear spray and reminds hunters and others that despite its proven effectiveness, ...

Charges in bear death
Jackson Hole Daily
Long said Westmoreland was armed with a .270-caliber rifle and a .44-caliber pistol but was not carrying bear pepper spray. “[Westmoreland], knowing he was ...

Pocono Hunting and Fishing: crossbows, bear attack and deer crashes
Pocono Record
After a long summer break, we're back to bring you hunting and fishing news from the Poconos and beyond. Sports Editor Mike Kuhns is writing columns every ...

Endangered Grizzlies
Outdoor Life Magazine
Require hunters to pass a grizzly bear identification and behavior exam. Require backcountry hunters to carry and know how to use bear spray. ...

Oktoberfest - End of Season - Bear!
Seattle Post Intelligencer
Thankfully the bear also did not feel threatened and attack. I've heard a lot of stories from people who have seen bears up here, but this was my first time ...

Sitka hunter fends off grizzly attack
KTUU
AP - September 29, 2009 3:34 PM ET SITKA, Alaska (AP) - A grizzly bear attacked a Sitka deer hunter, who managed to fend the animal off by clubbing it with ...

A face-to-face confrontation between grizzly and hunter in ...
ESPN
Had this bear, or any of the others I have had close encounters with in Alaska over the years, wanted to attack, we would have likely lost the battle. ...

Alaska hunter fends off grizzly attack in Sitka
Pocono Record
Department of Fish and Game biologist Phil Mooney visited the site Monday, looking for clues to what triggered the attack and for signs of a wounded bear. ...

Vail woman scares away bear in her home with pillow
Colorado Springs Gazette
The pillow attack worked. Rebehn said the bear fled to another room of the home, where Rebehn lives with her son's family. Police eventually chased away the ...

Hunters open fire on bears
Daily Inter Lake
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks recommends that hunters carry pepper spray for self-defense. Bear sprays have proven effective for deterring bears in ...

Man survives brown bear´s attack
www.romaniantimes.at
A man survived a brown bear's attack yesterday (Mon) while he was picking mushrooms in a forest in the mountains in Arges county in southern Romania. ...

Grizzly bear relisted as 'endangered'
Sublette Examiner
They had responded to the scene before daylight and investigated what took place and concluded the attack was natural aggressive behavior. ...

Black bears raid homes of the wealthy in Aspen after berry shortage
Times Online
Keep your pack on for protection in case of an attack • If you have no spray, there are two possible reactions. In a “defensive attack”, when the bear has ...

Woman treated at hospital after pet bear attack in Pickens County
Anderson Independent Mail
They were in separate cages when the male bear attacked the woman, he said. The department is investigating the attack, McCullough said, to determine ...

At a Glance: News Briefs
Planet Jackson Hole
The department suggests these guidlines: Hunt with a partner, carry bear spray, bear-proof your camp, pack and remove "downed" game right away, ...

399 cub may be dead
Jackson Hole Daily
Skaggs said it behooves hunters to use bear spray, instead of a gun, to fend off an aggressive grizzly. “Use of bear pepper spray to deter a bear is ...

Ask Zimo: Where does the money from wolf tags go?
IdahoStatesman.com
Carry bear spray. Although there is a debate on whether bear spray works on a cougar, it's better than nothing. ® Cougars are more likely to be on the move ...

Judge puts grizzly bears back on the list
Island Park News
... encouraging people to keep human food services away from grizzlies, and asking hunters to use bear spray if they encounter aggressive bears in the field ...

Bear Mauls Man in Banihal
Kashmir Observer
This is the second bear attack in Banihal in less than a month. Early this month, a bear had attacked and injured three people, one among them critically at ...

Woman injured in bear attack
Chennai Online
Srinagar, Sept 24 A middle-aged woman was today seriously injured when a bear attacked her in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. ...

Methuen warns residents to be wary of bear
Boston Herald
Lt. Greg Gallant said the bear did not appear hostile or aggressive, but they have been known to attack humans if harassed. Police are asking residents to ...

Judge says Yellowstone grizzlies still at risk
IdahoStatesman.com
"That means making sure people keep clean camps and yards, carry bear spray and are prepared to stay safe in grizzly country." Federal and state agencies ...

Glacier Spur Road closure extended
Juneau Empire
Forest Service officials issued a road closure order Friday evening to allow a bear sow a cooling off period after she was sprayed with pepper spray. ...

Mad Moose runners not fazed by bear warnings
Prince George Citizen
“I was very lucky because there were two ladies behind me and they told me they had bear spray. I try to run every day. People ask me what I'm training for ...

Hunters Being Warned to Watch for Grizzly Bears
KECI-TV
Officials say all hunters should carry bear spray. They say it's more effective than a gun. They also recommend hunting with a partner and removing the ...

Bear rampage in Japan
Alaska Dispatch
Wildlife officials say that such attacks are extremely rare and that the bear had probably been panicked. Read the story complete with mid-attack video (for ...

Villager injured in bear attack
Press Trust of India
60-year-old Ghulam Hussain was seriously injured in the bear attack at Neel village, about 190-kms from Jammu, in Ramban district last night, they said. ...

Wild bear attacks group of tourists – watch the video
Mirror.co.uk
The black bear can be seen launching a vicious attack on one helpless man as others look on in horror. A police officer who bravely stepped into help the ...

Bear encounter closes Juneau road, trails
Victoria Advocate
Rangers used horn blasts to separate the bear from the tourists. When the sow lunged at a ranger, it was sprayed with pepper spray. The bear and her cubs ...

2009 Bear Spray Campaign Endangers Hunters, Grizzlies
New West
By David Smith, New West Unfiltered 9-20-09 For years, the centerpiece of Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee's bear spray campaign has been a simple slogan: ...

Montana official warns of grizzly bear encounters | KXNet.com ...
Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck
He also says hunters should carry bear spray because it can be used quickly and accurately and is more effective than guns at preventing bear attacks in ...

The coldest summer night
CNYLink from Eagle Newspapers
Oh, and don't forget the bear spray. The group soon found all of those items came in handy. “The weather that day was heavy rain with hurricane force winds

Bear Attacks Horse At Aurora Boarding Facility
cbs4denver.com
(AP) ― A 500-pound black bear attacked a horse at a private boarding facility in the southwest Denver suburbs, wildlife officials said. ...

Tourists Hurt in Bear Attack
NTDTV
Passengers and staff fled in terror as the bear savaged anyone caught in its path. Nine people were injured — four of them seriously in the attack in ...

River bottom grizzlies spark warnings to hunters
Great Falls Tribune
The active ingredient in bear spray is an extremely strong irritant to the eyes, nose and throat. "It works better," said Tom Smith, a professor of wildlife ...

Bear mauls horse in metro area
9NEWS.com
AURORA - It's rare enough for a bear to attack a horse, but this bear is believed to have traveled about 90 miles from the mountains before it had its ...

Black bear attacks tourists in Japan
Times Online
However no-one suffered life-threatening injuries during the attack, which lasted about an hour. A photograph from the scene showed the bear mauling a prone ...

Man escapes grisly death by fending off grizzly-bear attack
Calgary Herald
By Stuart Hunter, The ProvinceSeptember 16, 2009 2:18 PMComments (3) Rory Chapple, an auto-body worker from Fort St. John, fought off a grizzly bear with ...

Bear attacks Colorado homeowner!
NewYorkInjuryNews
Colorado personal injury information-Colorado Division of Wildlife confirms another bear attack in Aspen. Aspen, CO–The Colorado Division of Wildlife ...

Quebec woman dies after bear attack, car accident
The Gazette (Montreal)
MONTREAL - A man fought off a bear to save his wife on an isolated forest path in La Tuque only to have a car accident rushing her to the hospital, ...

Montreal woman dies after bear attack
CBC.ca
An autopsy will be performed on the woman to determine whether the bear attack or car accident caused her death. Quebec wildlife officials are now trying to ...

Bear attacks tourists at bus station in Japan
AFP
Four men were seriously injured in the attack in Takayama, Gifu prefecture, Kyodo said, quoting local police After the attack, the bear, which was about 1.3 ...

CROP Walk set for Oct. 4
Independent Observer
Stenerson popped off a few photos and then as the bear got up on two feet and looked up the stand, he got out his bear spray. However, he didn't need it, ...

Bear roaming Dularge has a taste for Cajun food
WWL
... animals that just love to eat and as far as a threat to humans, I would say there has never been a documented bear attack in Louisiana," said Samaha. ...

Sheep herder recovering after grizzly attack
Salt Lake Tribune
Wyoming Game and Fish Department officials say a sheep herder is expected to fully recover from injuries he received when he was mauled by a grizzly bear in ...

Column: Hunters: Think grizzly and be prepared
The Western News
Hunters should carry and know how to use bear spray. In sudden grizzly bear encounters, bear spray has been shown to be a reliable tool at deterring or ...

Bow hunter uses arrow to fight off grizzly
Vancouver Sun
... who is president of the Fort St. John archery club, said he plans to return to the Kechika River next year and has already bought a can of bear spray. ...

Bow hunter uses arrow to battle grizzly
CBC.ca
But next time he goes hunting, Chapple said, he won't hunt alone, and he'll bring bear spray. Conservation officers said this is only the second bear attack ...

Fort St. John man survives grizzly attack
Prince George Citizen
However, fighting back usually increases the intensity of an attack, but in some cases it has caused the bear to leave. -- If you have bear spray, use it. ...

Dog Saves Man From NorCal Bear Attack
CBS 5
Read more in our Privacy Policy AP A brave dog is being credited with saving her owner from a bear attack in Calaveras County. Mike Stricklin was hiking ...

Polar bear attack
NOW Toronto
Polar Bear's second album and another project, Basquiat Strings With Seb Rochford, were nominated for Mercury Prizes, an honour usually reserved for indie ...

Momma bear, two cubs call Weld grove home
Greeley Tribune
He said normally bears do not attack humans and avoid dogs. However, there have been many instances this summer when bears got into homes in the mountains. ...

Bears in our backyards
Asheville Citizen-Times
A bear attacks at lightning speed, requiring humans to be able to protect themselves quickly. Pepper Power was developed by a grizzly bear attack survivor. ...

Grizzly mauls sheepherder; kills dogs, sheep
Sublette Examiner
Mesa used pepper spray – twice – to drive the bear away from Tejeda and then called Thoman for help. Thoman said giving her sheepherders guns to shoot ...

A bear of a problem in Aspen
Aspen Times
July 26: Male bear in Aspen, breaking into locked homes. Aug. 19: Male bear, involved in attack on Aspen homeowner. Shot by DOW officer after avoiding a ...

Bear attack came while Aspen couple ate dinner
Glenwood Springs Post Independent
Thursday's attack is the third bear vs. human incident this summer. On Aug. 17, Maureen Hirsch was attacked in her home in the Castle Creek drainage near ...

Fish & Game targets hunters
Island Park News
The reason for this recommendation is to ensure sufficient protection in a variety of bear charge/attack situations such as: More than one bear charging/ ...

Search For Bear In Aspen Home Attack Thursday Night
KRDO
ASPEN - The victim of a bear attack in Aspen Thursday night is getting treatment for his non-life threatening injuries. The bear which attacked him has not ...

Breaking News: Another bear attack in Aspen
Aspen Daily News
Passion always surrounds your key causes, whether they are intellectual or emotional. Today, you demonstrate how you can, by sheer spirit, make what you ...

Outdoors briefs
Helena Independent Record
Madel recommends that hunters, especially archers, carry bear spray instead of a sidearm in bear country where they can easily encounter a bear in dense ...

Elk rut starts, bears still around
Canmore Leader
People should carry bear spray and keep their dogs on leash when they are in the forest, he said. “Grizzly bear 107, who was in the Carrot Creek area, ...

Dog survives bear's attack
Bonner County Daily Bee
That's what happened last week, when a 10-year old Labrador retriever apparently startled a bear in the Gold Mountain area of Sagle and walked away with ...

Bears in backyard bad for us, worse for them
Prince George Citizen
Bear spray also comes in handy, but make sure you know how to properly use it. Call 250-565-6140†or 1-800-663-6140 for a conservation officer if you require ...

Aspen confronts bolder bears looking for food
The Associated Press
It's a 550-pound black bear and it nearly fills the entire cage wildlife officers set for him in the driveway of one of the homes. The bear starts huffing ...

Coyotes put some in neighborhood on edge
Stockton Record
The 81-year-old retired anesthesiologist now carries a can of self-defense spray when he walks the levee with his dog, Hero, each morning. ...

Bear and Lion Attacks 2009
Examiner.com
... rock, stick, pepper spray or any object like the lucky ex-marine who happened to have a chainsaw. http://www.aws.vcn.com/mountain_lion_fact_sheet.html ...

Campaign seeks to stem killing of grizzlies
Fox12Idaho
... thousands of warning signs will be posted and hunters and hikers will be encouraged to use pepper spray instead of firearms when approached by a bear. ...

Hungry grizzly bears force partial closure of Cardston park
Calgary Herald
Visitors will continue to have access to Police Lake and lakeshore trails, but are encouraged to travel with bear spray. ...

Bear scare closes park
Lethbridge Herald
People will still have access to Police Lake and lakeshore trails but Alberta Parks officials said park visitors should carry bear spray and know how to use ...

Campers forced to grin and bear it
Calgary Sun
Visitors can access Police Lake and lakeshore trails but are urged to travel with bear spray and be prepared to use it while those camping should properly ...

Survival tips for rafting and bear attacks
Product Design & Development
Since this encounter, I did some research on how to handle a bear attack. I would like to share my findings with you so that you will be prepared should the ...

Bear fence set up at Baffin Island campground
CBC.ca
The 2.1-metre fence surrounds three tent platforms at the Soper Lake Campground, which was the site of a vicious polar bear attack in 2001. ...

Bears wander higher for food sources
Canmore Leader
... originally from Houston, Texas, said. “Tim, who is from Chelsea, England, kept a cricket bat, bear spray and a megaphone in the tent with us.”

Grizzly bear activity causes closure of natural area, part of ...
Calgary Herald
... access to Police Lake and lakeshore trails but an Alberta Parks news release said they are encouraged to travel with bear spray and know how to use it.

Father Kills Bear to Save Son
Ethiopian Review
The bear—a dark-brown, 500-pound avalanche of teeth, claws, and muscle—reached Ron Jr. in seconds. With no firearm or bear spray, he had only his bow to ...

Two killed, three hurt in bear attack
Express Buzz
The series of attacks left the people scared, who killed the bear and blocked the road demanding compensation and steps to keep away wild animals from human ...

Black bears edge closer to Steamboat for berries
Steamboat Pilot
Yell or throw small rocks in the direction of the bear. ■ Get out your bear spray and use it when the bear is about 40 feet away. ■ If you're attacked, ...

MNR reminding residents to be wise around bears
parrysound.com
Carry and have readily accessible a whistle or air horn, and bear spray. • Consider carrying a long-handled axe, particularly if you are in “back country” . ...

Utah Family Fights Off Black Bear Attack
Field and Stream
A 78-year-old man was hospitalized Friday with injuries he received when he was attacked by a black bear in a remote area of eastern Utah. . . . statement ...

Bear killed by wildlife agents after encounter
Denver Post
Colorado recorded its third fatal bear attack since 1971 on Aug. 7 when a 74-year-old woman was killed by a bear feeding on her property near Ouray.

Alberta grizzly hunt decision delayed
CBC.ca
Quentin Bochar, Alberta Fish and Game Association A fatal attack on a person by a grizzly bear last winter near Sundre, Alta., and recent attacks by bears ...

Camper attacked by black bear
Deseret News
Several hours before the attack, between 6 pm and 6:30 pm Thursday, the bear first appeared in the camp area but was scared off after a shot was fired into ...

Man, 79, recovering bear attack
Salt Lake Tribune
By Brett Prettyman Photo courtesy of the Downard family Lou Downard suffered several deep gashes when he was mauled by a black bear near the remote Rock ...

Man attacked by bear in eastern Utah
LocalNews8.com
A DWR spokesman says the man's grandson shot the bear after the attack. The animal ran off, but its body was found later Friday morning.

Bear spotted in Guindon Park
Standard Freeholder
There are also noisemakers and bear pepper spray available to ward off bears through the mnr's Bear Wise program. Darlene Walsh has been on edge since she ...

Human food-conditioned bear put to death
Island Park News
... how to hike, fish, and hunt safely in bear country, how to use bear pepper spray, and how to tell the difference between black and grizzly bears. ...

Bear attacks: how to avoid them, how to survive them
Examiner.com
When Lou Downard and family stopped for the night at Desolation Canyon along the Green River, they weren't expecting a bear attack. ...

Another Virginia Tech tragedy rekindles a debate on guns
Examiner.com
It is also well documented that bear spray (capsicum or pepper spray) is used far more often than a firearm when dealing with a potential bear attack. ...

Glacier National Park grizzly deaths
Los Angeles Times
... hiked there — including in the bear-intensive Many Glacier region — I've used "bear bells" to warn of my presence and carried a canister of bear spray. ...

Bear suspected in Aspen attack killed by wildlife officers
Grand Junction Sentinel
By PAUL SHOCKLEY/The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel An adult male bear weighing more than 400 pounds was shot and killed Wednesday night by state wildlife ...

New demands, new limits
CBC.ca
During week four we were in Tumbler Ridge, BC, also known as bear country. We had our bear educational session, gathered our bear spray, ...

Bear encounters require tough action in Colorado
Fox 31 KDVR.com
... pepper spray and rubber buckshot, and installing electric fencing around hard-hit towns. Future bear behavior will depend on the availability of natural ...

Be respectful while enjoying Alberta's outdoors
Alberta Talks
Travel with bear spray in bear habitat and know how to use it. Mountain bikers are encouraged to avoid bear habitat at this time of year, as bears are quite ...

Colorado Wildlife gets smarter than the average bear
Denver Post
Wildlife officials say hundreds of clashes this summer in mountain towns — including a fatal attack, a mauling and myriad break-ins — require an aggressive ...

Wildlife officers kill black bear blamed in Aspen attack
Aspen Times
ASPEN — The bear that attacked an Aspen woman in her home earlier this week returned to the scene of the crime, where he was shot and killed Wednesday night ...

4 injured in bear attack
Times of India
NIZAMABAD: Four persons were injured when a wild bear attacked them in Bodhan mandal on Thursday afternoon. Two of the seriously injured persons have been ...

Dogs in fatal attack rounded up, euthanized
CNN
"It would be the same as we would relate to a grizzly bear." Dogs kill an average of 10 to 20 people each year in the United States, Beaver said. ...

2 bears killed in Glacier National Park
The Associated Press
Over the years, bear managers have tried numerous ways to get the bear to stay away from people. But pepper spray, rubber bullets, specially trained dogs ...

Bear attacks woman in Aspen home
Aspen Daily News
This is the first reported bear attack in Aspen since 2007. It is the second bear attack in Colorado this summer. Earlier this month a 74-year-old woman was ...

Bear attack in Aspen home
The Times
ASPEN, Colorado - Authorities say a bear forced its way into a home in the Rocky Mountains ski resort town of Aspen and attacked the homeowner, ...

Aspen woman falls victim to bear attack
Summit Daily News
“This was an unprovoked attack and, if located, the offending bear will be put down. Bears that break into secured homes and bears that are aggressive ...

Listen to the 911 call of bear attack in Aspen
Examiner.com
Bear activity is heating up in the mountains, as colder night air signals to Colorado's black bears that it's time to start planning for hibernation. ...

Threatening bear shot, killed in Frazier Park
Bakersfield Now
... wife had left the area, the bear then turned its attention to the husband -- and was directing itself and approaching the husband. I only assume to attack."

Wildlife officers seek bear that attacked Aspen woman in her home
Sky Hi Daily News
ASPEN — The Colorado Division of Wildlife is investigating a bear attack that injured an Aspen homeowner in her home Monday night. ...

Plan to kill griz attracts protests, but Glacier official says ...
The Missoulian
And so rangers worked with private contractors to teach the bear some manners. They rousted her with pepper spray and rubber bullets, and shotgun shells ...

Bear mauls bowhunter
Record-Searchlight
While Huff was taken to Mercy Medical Center in Redding, DFG Warden Paul Cardova and one of his friends found the bear dead near where the attack occurred. ...

Grizzly sow in Glacier will be killed
The Missoulian
... a part of their bear management program." Conditioning - aversive conditioning - is the art of teaching bears "no." Sometimes it means pepper spray, or, ...

Grizzlies attack Calgary-area donkey ranch
Calgary Herald
Ealey said crews usually warn neighbours if a bear attack happens, and it is unclear why Killam wasn't notified. Crews remained on the lookout for the bear ...

Himalayan black bear attack mother, daughter
Press Trust of India
Nainital, Aug 17 (PTI) A mother and her minor daughter were attacked by a Himalayan black bear in Alchona village, 36 kms from here. ...

Bear kills Alberta woman's prize donkeys
Calgary Herald
A bear was caught early Saturday morning, and crews left assuming they got the offending animal, Ealey said — before the second attack happened. ...

Man killed in bear attack, 2 injured
Press Trust of India
Berhampur (Orissa), Aug 16 (PTI) One person was killed and two others were seriously injured in an attack by a bear in Ganjam district today. ...

Two injured in wild bear attack in Poonch
Press Trust of India
Poonch (J&K), Aug 15 (PTI) Two villagers were seriously injured after they were attacked by a wild bear in Mandi area of Poonch district, police sources ...

Updated 8/10:Autopsy Shows Ouray Woman Was Killed by Bear
Telluride Watch
by Beverly Corbell BEAR ATTACK – According to investigators, Donna Munson, who was killed by a bear on Aug. 7, fed black bears through fencing she installed ...

Two French tourists survive bear attack in Transylvania
www.romaniantimes.at
Two French tourist survived a bear attack in the Bucegi Mountains in Transylvania last night (Thurs/Fri). The two, a man, 34, and his wife, 33, ...

Camp safely in bear country
Examiner.com
If a black bear attacks, the best response is to fight back with fists, rocks, pepper-spray, or whatever, under the assumption that the bear isn't in this ...

Humans threaten bears in San Bernardino National Forest
Los Angeles Times
When a bear decides it's a fine idea to hop onto a picnic table surrounded by people, something clearly has gone wrong. But officials say it's not the bear ...

Autopsy: Colorado Woman Was Killed By Bear
MyStateline.com
It's just the third documented case of a fatal bear attack in the state. For years Munson has fed the bears that approached her log cabin north of Ouray. ...

Man Survives a Charge by Bear
KSRM
He urges everyone never to assume he or she can't be attacked by a bear. He encourages everyone to carry some type of protection, even bear spray. ...

Man assaulted with bear spray
Kawartha Media Group
By Joel Wiebe A 23-year-old man was sprayed with bear spray after leaving Galaxy Cinemas at around 11:30 pm Tuesday (Aug. 11). According to city police, ...

Unbearable: Wildlife officers overwhelmed by bear calls
Grand Junction Sentinel
“Then, we yell and scream, spray them with pepper spray and shoot them with rubber buck shot. We're trying to adversely condition the animals so they stay ...

Grizzly bluff charges two mountain bikers
Banff Crag & Canyon
“It's a critical time of year for people to practice proper bear safety precautions on the trail.” Michel said the couple did not have bear spray with them, ...

Bear Killed, Ate Woman, Autopsy Says
WYFF4.com
The coroner said her official cause of death was multiple trauma due to a bear attack. The manner of death was ruled to be accidental. ...

Bear attacks calf on Old Donald Road
Haliburton County Echo
Sayers said bear attacks on livestock isn't something that happens very often in the area due to a lack of farmland. “We get about one a year,” he said. ...

Ouray County woman's body found; bear attack suspected
Grand Junction Sentinel
“This bear was shot, but we don't know if that was the bear that was involved with mauling the woman.” The woman's death and the attack of the deputy has ...

73-year-old dies after possible bear mauling
9NEWS.com
OURAY COUNTY- The Colorado Division of Wildlife says a woman has died from injuries belived to be from a bear attack. She was found on her property about ...

Bear-attack survivor savouring a 'second life'
The Province
A year ago today, Coquitlam resident Katy Yin survived a horrific bear attack — escaping with both her life and a deep appreciation for the strangers who ...

Bear Mauls 3 at Ramban
Kashmir Observer
Jammu, Aug 04: Protests erupted in Banihal area of mountainous Ramban district after three people were injured in a bear attack Tuesday morning. ...

Bear hunt begins after rare attack in Russia
Reuters UK
A male Kamchatka brown bear can weigh 700 kg (1500 lb) and have a body length of 3 metres. A handful of bear attacks are reported in the remote region every ...

Five injured in black bear attack in Ramban
Press Trust of India
In past two months, around 28 incidents of bear and leopard attacks in upper reaches of Banihal belt have been reported. "The matter has already been taken ...

Man injured in bear attack
Press Trust of India
Srinagar, Aug 3 (PTI) A middle-aged person was critically injured when a wild bear attacked him in Pulwama district of central Kashmir today, ...

Bear attack on goat doesn't stop Bloomer sisters from fair success
Chippewa Herald
Ruth, though, was killed a couple of weeks before the fair in an apparent bear attack at the family's farm northeast of Bloomer. “We were going on vacation ...

Attack was avoidable, injured Seminole County bystander Jennifer ...
NewsOK.com
Bowen will always bear the physical scars, but she worries her young daughters will carry with them forever the nightmare of that day. ...

Man marks 50th anniversary of bear attack that cost him his sight
SmartBrief
A Washington state man who lost his sight in a bear attack in Alaska at age 17 commemorated the 50th anniversary of the incident. ...

State denies responsibility for Utah bear attack
The Casper Star Tribune
PROVO, Utah -- Utah officials say the blame for a bear attack that killed an 11-year-old Utah County boy lies in the hands of the federal government. ...

25 injured in bear attack
Express Buzz - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
JAJPUR: As many as 25 persons were injured, four of them seriously, in bear attack at Jabara, Kanthikana and Nathuabar villages, all under Kuakhia police ...

20 injured in bear attack in Orissa
Press Trust of India - New Delhi,India
Jajpur (Orissa), July 26 (PTI) Twenty people, including a girl and a woman, were injured today when a bear attacked them in Kuakhia area of Orissa's Jajpur ...

Retired police officer recounts bear mauling
Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA
Ruth said he caught only a glimpse of the bear before the attack. "Like a flash the bear came out from under some sage brush and she was on me," Ruth wrote. ...

24 Hours of Adrenalin mindful of bears
Canmore Leader - Canmore,Alberta,Canada
It is important to also follow safety tips such as hiking in groups, carrying bear spray, making loud noises, and keeping dogs on a leash. ...

Clark man kills griz after attack
Powell Tribune
A Clark man was attacked by a sow grizzly bear while hiking north of Clark near the Montana border on Sunday afternoon. The man, whom Mark Bruscino, ...

Predator Attacks Livestock in Pueblo
KRDO - Colorado Springs,CO,USA
By SCOTT HARRISON PUEBLO - A viewer tells NEWSCHANNEL 13 Thursday that a bear entered her property Thursday morning and killed some of her livestock. ...

Two Hungarian tourists survive a bear´s attack
www.romaniantimes.at - Kent,UK
Two Hungarian tourists survived a bear's attack in the Padina area in the Bucegi Mountains last night (Weds/Thur). A father, 45, and his son, 25,

2 more bear killings bring total to 5
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
If the encounter turns physical, fight back -- black bears will be discouraged by a counter-attack. Grizzlies (which are not known to be in Utah) are ...

Idaho Bear Who Bit Hunter Located
AmmoLand.com - Shooting Sports News - Manasquan,NJ,USA
Officials also recommend that anyone heading into the backcountry carry bear spray. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission was created by public initiative in ...

Bear encounters and deaths up in Mat-Su
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
I'm under attack.' " The retired nurse is still shell shocked from the early-morning raid last Wednesday in her home near the Talkeetna airport in which a ...

Touché the goat survives bear attack
Aspen Daily News - Aspen,CO,USA
Woody Creek resident Liz McLain's goat, Touché, with the claw marks she received from a bear attack over the weekend. The goat was lucky to survive the ...

Grizzly bear 106 relocated to northern Alberta
Banff Crag & Canyon - Banff,Alberta,Canada
It starts to become a risky situation from a public safety point of view.” The campers sprayed the bear with bear pepper spray and he ran off, ...

Wife killed, husband injured in bear attack
Rising Kashmir - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
... if reports suggested that bear attack human population then they will be declared man-eater and the orders will be given to kill the animal. ...

Utah Campers Warned About Bear Activity
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
... issued a BEAR WARNING in the national forests for this summer. They're urging everyone to protect themselves by wearing bells and carrying pepper spray.

Chi-Hi graduate survives bear attack
Chippewa Herald - Chippewa Falls,WI,USA
Having survived a terrifying attack by black bear outside her Siren home, which the bear had invaded before, the former Chippewa Falls woman is quick to ...

Hikers, campers, anglers this weekend are cautioned to be bear aware
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
--Do not run from a bear unless it's dangerously close. Running can trigger an attack response and no human can outrun a bear. --If a bear attacks fight ...

Safe Travel in Bear Country
Examiner.com - USA
Now we are at a good understanding of some of the causes of bear/human encounters and attacks. Here are the basic causes of bear attacks: 1. ...

The Montana Grizzly
Examiner.com - USA
Maybe those were what attracted the bear or maybe it was the lipstick, bug spray and chewing gum in Julie's bag. Whatever caused the attack when the 265 ...

Bear attacks man, takes sandwich
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
SUSSEX, NJ — A man was attacked by a black bear Friday in the driveway of his Sussex, NJ home. Police say Henry Rouwendeal, 51, reported that while packing ...

2 injured in bear attack
Rising Kashmir - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
According to locals bear attacks have become frequent and Wildlife Department is ill equipped to counter the attacks. One of the locals said that the ...

Wis. Officials Investigate Bear Attack
WCCO - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Read more in our Privacy Policy State wildlife officials are going on a bear hunt. The Department of Natural Resources is looking for a 125-pound bear that ...

Swedes Still Love the Outdoors Despite Increase in Dangerous Animals
The Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
The countermeasure against bear attacks, supposedly, is pepper spray. According to Swedish public service radio, SR, 90 percent of all bear attacks in ...

E. Idaho man injured in grizzly attack
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
... bear hunters came across the grizzly. Wardens say 1 of the hunters fired a shot during the attack, but it's unclear whether the shot hit the predator. ...

Grizzly attack
KIDK - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
By Araksya Karapetyan ISLAND PARK - The Fremont County Sheriff's Office just informed us, an Idaho Falls man was mauled by a grizzly bear. ...

Popular bike trail re-opens after bear activity
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
by Ashton Goodell ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A well-beaten bike trail

Experience Alaska wilderness across the water
Homer Tribune - Homer,AK,USA
If you don't have a firearm, at least bring some bear spray, an air horn and/or attach bells to your packs to announce your presence. ...

Bear 106 relocated to Banff National Park
Canmore Leader - Canmore,Alberta,Canada
Anyone walking in remote areas should always carry bear spray, which can be used on coyotes or other aggressive wildlife, he said. ...

A Grizzly Ate My Brother - Perseverance in Tough Times
Daily Kos - Berkeley,CA,USA
Now, if you have ever read anything about what to do if a grizzly bear attacks, you are shaking your head and exclaiming "Joe, wrong move! ...

Lessons From a Grizzly Bear Hunt
Town Hall - Washington,DC,USA
While we were there we saw several eco-tourist anti-gun morons with cans of bear spray holstered to their hips to use if a grizzly should decide to snack on ...

Hike leader offers tips in wake of grizzly attacks
Montana's News Station - Missoula,MT,USA
Also, keep bear spray readily and easily available. "I can pull it out fairly quick and easy. This is the safety mechanism here that keeps it from being ...

Bear alert issued for Banff
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Travel in groups, make lots of noise, make sure pets are on a leash, carry bear spray and know how to use it," said Michelle Macullo, spokeswoman for Banff ...

Bear Encounters On The Rise
KULR-TV - Billings,MT,USA
"We suggest that people carry this on the strap of their backpack, in their hand if they're in bear country and when approached by a bear, to spray the ...

Summer Guide: On Trail
Flathead Beacon - Kalispell,MT,USA
Also, be sure to carry bear spray and familiarize yourself with the precautions of traveling in bear country. When surprised, those grizzlies can ...

Bear Attack Victim Marks 50th Anniversary of Mauling
Flathead Beacon - Kalispell,MT,USA
By , 06-16-09 Fifty years after he survived one of the longest known bear attacks in history, Joseph Williams is visiting the Flathead to commemorate the ...

Bears overcome their fears in search of food
New Zealand Herald - New Zealand
A hunting companion, who witnessed the attack from a distance, also shot the 136kg bear, which wheeled, ran a short distance and collapsed. ...

Bear Attacks Woman
WITN - USA
There aren't many folks who are treated and released after a real bear attack. What's happening, Derek ? It's been a few days since we conversed. Anyhow. ...

Bear sighted in Columbia County neighborhoods
WRDW-TV - Augusta,GA,USA
But every time, the bear was quicker than all of us. "I didn't know what to do, I don't know, I was like having a heart attack, I'm still shaking. ...

Boise Man Attacked By Grizzly Bear Shares His Story
KIVI-TV - Boise,ID,USA
... her cub and an Elk she had just killed and before he could grab for the pepper spray and gun he was armed with the bear grabbed him on his left thigh. ...

The Three Bears? Try 163000 ... and counting
The Associated Press
In a 2006 attack, a 210-pound male bear killed a 6-year-old girl and mauled her 2-year-old brother as well as her mother who tried to fend off the animal. ...

No reports of damage from black bear
Middletown Journal - Middletown,OH,USA
she asked, before expressing concerns that the bear would attack her son if he exited the car. The son was able to enter his house without incident. ...

Things Not to Do With Bears
Backpacker Magazine - USA
Then the bear split. Nerison walked XC westward to the nearby road with punctures on his legs. Nerison normally carries bear spray, but didn't have it on ...

Bear Attack Survivor Speaks Out
KIVI-TV - Boise,ID,USA
The Boise man who survived a bear attack this week is well enough to speak to Today's Channel 6. Paul Sellers was attacked by a grizzly bear while he was ...

Former Jamestown resident survives grizzly bear attack
Jamestown Sun - Jamestown,ND,USA
It happened in a flash, and Thomas Nerison did not have the bear spray he almost always carries on his runs in Glacier National Park. ...

Woman Attacked By Bear In East Buncombe County
News Channel 7 - SC,USA
By Mary Lu Saylor Sunday night the Black Mountain Fire Department responded to a bear attack call at a home in the Laurel Ridge Development in East Buncombe ...

Bearing up wellSteve Bartley's tale of surviving a grizzly's ...
The Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
Bartley wears a patch on his motorcycle jacket thanking Dr. Jimmie Biles, the surgeon in Cody, Wyo., who treated Bartley after the bear attack. ...

Grizzly bear victim, savior to meet in Montana
The Associated Press
Williams said he then broke free and fled over a ledge, he said, but the bear caught up with him and the attack resumed. Kunz ran down the mountain to get ...

Boise man recounts Montana bear attack
IdahoStatesman.com - ID,USA
He was equipped with bear repellent spray and a pistol, but the attack happened so quickly he wasn't able to use them, a national forest spokeswoman said.

Bear likely protecting cub, food
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Bozeman,MT,USA
Sellers, who had hiked that particular trail several times already this year, was carrying bear spray and a pistol, but the attack happened too quickly for ...

Grizzly bear reported by Middle Piney Creek
Pinedale Roundup - Pinedale,WY,USA
The Game and Fish encourages proper food storage, hiking in groups and being aware of measures to evade bears — including the use of bear spray and noise.

Idaho man lives to tell after bear attack
OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
His wife said he stayed calm during the attack. "After the bear left, he lay there for a few moments (and) found his arm behind his head - he thought it had ...

Man Saves Son, Fights Off Bear With Stick
AmmoLand.com - Shooting Sports News - Manasquan,NJ,USA
Grande Cache, Alberta - -(AmmoLand.com)- A 77-year-old man from Grande Cache, Alberta saved his son from a protective mother bear attack by beating the ...

FWP: Grizzly Protecting Cub, Food During Attack
cbs4denver.com - Denver,CO,USA
Officials said Sellers had hiked the trail several times before and was carrying bear spray and a pistol, but the attack happened too quickly for him to ...

Be cautious while among bears, lions and other wildlife at Bighorn ...
Lovell Chronicle - Lovell,Wyoming,USA
Bear spray should only be used for self-defense, Bromley said. “Don't run or climb a tree; they can do both faster than you can,” she said. ...

County refund is good news
Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell,MT,USA
Human visitors share the trails with Glacier's grizzlies (and black bears), so people should remember simple precautions: Carry bear spray, ...

Boise man in hospital following griz attack
The Bozeman Daily Chronicle - Bozeman,MT,USA
The hiker, who was using that particular trail for the third time this year, had bear spray with him, but the attack happened too fast for him to use it, ...

Victim of grizzly attack talks about ordeal
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
... and prepared for the attack to resume, but it didn't. "I think he sensed that I was neutralized," Nerison said. The bear retreated the direction he had ...

Bear attack leaves woman with 72 staples in leg
Globe and Mail - Canada
Northern Ontario resident took her dog Ranger outside early yesterday and ended up needing 72 staples in her right leg after a run-in with a bear. ...

'It was so unreal:' Grande Cache man feels lucky to be alive after ...
Alberta Daily Herald Tribune - Grande Prairie,Alberta,Canada
“The first thing that popped into my mind, when you hear about a grizzly attack or a bear attack, just the worst picture pops into your head. ...

Grizzly bear attack
KIDK - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
By Todd Kunz WEST YELLOWSTONE, MT - A grizzly bear attack puts a Boise man in Madison Memorial Hospital. He suffered bite wounds to his head, shoulders, ...

Bear attacks Sudbury woman
Timmins Daily Press - Timmins,Ontario,Canada
SUDBURY — Police in the Sudbury, Ont., area are warning about the possibility of bear attacks. A 30-year-old woman was on her driveway in the community of ...

Man mauled by grizzly bear fears it could attack again
Calgary CTV - Calgary,AB,Canada
A Grande Cache man mauled by a grizzly bear over the weekend said he feels lucky to be alive but now fears the bear will attack again. ...

Jogger survives bear attack
Courier Mail - Queensland,Australia
Ms Nerison said her husband had been wearing heavy running tights, which may have prevented the bear from taking a big chunk out of his leg. ...

Man with cane wins fight with grizzly
United Press International - USA
EDMONTON, Alberta, June 9 (UPI) -- A 78-year-old Canadian man and his son were recovering Tuesday from a rural grizzly bear attack won by the father ...

Grizzly bites 60-year-old man on Montana's Glacier trail
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
During an interview after the incident, Nerison told a ranger that he normally carries bear spray. However, he did not have bear spray with him when he ...

Feisty hunter, 78, uses walking stick to fend off bear attack
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
By ALYSSA NOEL, SUN MEDIA A bear attack near Grande Cache that hospitalized one man could have been deadly if it weren't for a brave 78-year-old and his ...

Alberta men recovering from grizzly sow attack
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Two men who got between a grizzly and her cubs are recovering from a bear attack in the back country in northwestern Alberta. The men were walking in the ...

Bear attack in Northern Alberta on the weekend
Energeticcity.ca - Fort St. John,BC,Canada
Two men are recovering after what appears to be a grizzly bear attack this weekend in Grande Cache. iNews 880 is reporting that Dave Ealey, who speaks for

Possible grizzly attack in northwestern Alberta
iNews880.com - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Ealey says the two victims believe it was a grizzly bear attack. Sustainable Resources staff have not confirmed that. Warning signs have been placed in the ...

Congress sneaks guns into Glacier in credit card bill
Flathead Publishing Group - columbia falls,montana,USA
NPCA also notes that in places like Glacier, bear spray time and time again has proven to be a stronger deterrent to bear attacks than firearms. ...

Wildlife ambassadors hit trails
Canmore Leader - Canmore,Alberta,Canada
The young girl who was attacked by a black bear last summer in Lake Louise, the one day she didn't carry her bear spray was the day she was attacked by a ...

Bear suspect in donkey death
Salmon Arm Observer - B.C., Canada
Bear attack: Della Wayne keeps a close eye on her two remaining miniature donkeys after a third one was killed by what appears to have been a bear in her ...

HOWARD WARD: Golf Poetry, Wyoming Bears Deserve Note
Southern Pines Pilot - Southern Pines,NC,USA
They also advise you to carry pepper spray in the case of an encounter with a bear. It is also a good idea to watch for signs of bear activity. ...

Bear sightings reported in North Middleton
Carlisle Sentinel - Carlisle,PA,USA
However, he said, if a bear begins to attack, you should fight back and make as much noise as possible. In most cases, Feaser said, a bear will simply move ...

No way to sugar coat it: Animals can prove to be a nuisance
Steamboat Pilot - Steamboat Springs,CO,USA
He's going to get hurt or give someone a heart attack.” The Creel Lane bear is one of six or seven bears known in the areas, Haskins said. ...

Conservation officers warn of bear dangers in BC
CTV.ca - Canada
Katy Yin was saved from the attack after a neighbour drove his SUV into the 112-kilogram black bear. The bear ran away and was later put down. ...

The Wrap | Ron Judd A bear in Ballard? Here's your survival guide
Seattle Times - United States
Do not throw anything at the bear, unless it is a spear and you know what you're doing. • If you have pepper spray, use it. If you can't get it out until ...

'You can carry but you can't shoot'
Daily Inter Lake - Kalispell,MT,USA
"All of our statistics show that bear spray is a better deterrent," he said. "We are still going to strongly push bear spray as the best deterrent. ...

Part II: Top 10 items to keep in your backpack
Examiner.com - USA
Bear spray: Wildlife of all sizes can be found in Wyoming. Keeping a can of bear spray in your backpack is essential for your safety in case you find rouge ...

Black bears
Florida Weekly - Fort Myers,FL,USA
"We have never had a bear attack in Florida," says Gary Morse, a Lakelandbased spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. ...

Experts to Track Bear Movement with GPS Devices
STA - Slovenska Tiskovna Agencija - Ljubljana,Slovenia
After it was hunted down, the bear also got an identification collar and was released to the forest. The last mortal victim of a bear attack was registered ...

Dog gets heroism award after bear attack
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
By Clare Ogilvie, Canwest News servicemay 4, 2009 An Interior BC woman is crediting her dog with saving her and another pet dog from a bear attack. ...

Predatory bear saw northern Albertan teenager as food, expert says
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Stashko said there are two kinds of bear attacks: defensive and predatory. In the case where a bear looks like it may attack a human in defence of itself or ...

Predatory bear saw teenager as food: expert
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
Experts say a 15-year-old boy mauled on Sunday was the victim of a predatory bear attack. "In this instance, we're presuming the bear saw the boy as food," ...
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Predatory bear saw northern Albertan teenager as food, expert says
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Stashko said there are two kinds of bear attacks: defensive and predatory. In the case where a bear looks like it may attack a human in defence of itself or ...

Bear attacks teen
Calgary CTV - Calgary,AB,Canada
A teenager is recovering in hospital after he was dragged from his tent and attacked by a bear while camping in the Swan Hills area. ...

Goat killing bear is killed by Holley man
The Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach,FL,USA
He lost a total of seven goats to the bear. Bear attacks on domesticated animals or livestock are relatively rare, Kirkland said. ...

Mother Shares Story Of Survival, Loss After Bear Attack
10TV - Columbus,OH,USA
The attack was described as rare because the family had no food with them. Cenkus was also told that the animal was a predatory bear.

Close encounters of a bear kind
Auburn Journal - Auburn,CA,USA
We were afraid it would attack,” he said. The bear was located in a meadow off of a trail that departs from the lower equestrian staging area on Lomida, ...

Outrage builds in Anchorage after bear attacks
The Associated Press
Anchorage has a reputation for being bear tolerant but after three maulings last summer — including a 15-year-old girl who nearly bled to death when ...

Grizzlies are a' hunting
Island Park News - Island Park,ID,USA
Carry bear pepper spray with you when you are walking in the Mack's Inn area and other areas of Island Park, since grizzlies have left their winter dens. ...

The Fate of the Yellowstone Grizzly
CounterPunch - Petrolia,CA,USA
They called the alarming number of dead bears in Yellowstone a “spike,” which they would reduce by recommending better hunter education, use of bear spray ...

Bear kills dog in Coastal Highlands
Siuslaw News - Florence,OR,USA
According to Cottam, the dog survived the initial attack, but was later euthanized at a local veterinarian clinic. Cottam said that a bear killing a dog is ...

Fearless dog saves owner from black bear attack
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
When the bear continued to attack, Jarod acted as a decoy, running around the property so Perreault could get herself and Meesha into the house. ...

Newly active after hibernation, bears represent a possible threat ...
Lone Peak Lookout - Big Sky,MT,USA
In a surprise encounter, if the bear knocks you down, stay face down until you are certain it has moved completely away. Bear pepper spray is a last resort ...

US Geological Survey Releases Bear Safety Fact Sheet
Wired News - USA
Those who used bear deterrent suffered far fewer and less serious injuries and were subjected to shorter durations of attack than those who defended with ...

Anchorage to close trail where bear mauled biker
Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA
The trail was closed to cyclists after the attack but not to hikers. Parks officials says they will shut down the trail in early summer before salmon begin ...

Hungry Bear Heats Up Fire Crew at Camp
AlaskaReport - Juneau,AK,USA
As with any bear under attack, its ears were back. Its hair was sticking up behind his neck. We all recognized that eventually this ole boy could launch ...

VAN ZANT: A cold start to this year's trout season in the Sierras
Long Beach Press-Telegram - Long Beach,CA,USA
A momma bear and two cubs took great pleasure in chasing away the anglers and eating their stringer of trout. The bears slowly worked their way around the ...

'Bear mother' urges action to save long-neglected black bears
eTaiwan News - Taiwan
... should avoid making sudden movements out of panic, which can provoke an attack. Just slowly walk away backwards. 3.A Formosan black bear enjoys berries. ...

Rumor of local black bear persists in Princeton
Coon Rapids ECM Publishers - Coon Rapids,MN,USA
The rumor going around Princeton recently was that there had been a recent black bear attack in the area and might have had some validity. Or did it? ...

City to close trail where bear attacked cyclist
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
Last summer, a bear mauled a cyclist riding along the trail during a bike competition. The trail was closed after that attack, and this year officials say ...

Lessons learned from the bear attack on Colorado Springs woman
Examiner.com - USA
While being slammed by critics for killing a bear in Colorado Springs this last week, the DOW has given explicit instruction on how to keep bear encounters ...

Meet the 800lb grizzly bear who really is man's best friend
Daily Mail - UK
In rare cases when they do attack, they do so because they feel threatened, or a mother feels her cubs are under threat. Grizzlies mostly consume vegetarian ...

Bear protection in Montana
Montana's News Station - Missoula,MT,USA
Aamong the best products to come from this testing is a high-pressure aerosol pepper spray or bear spray, designed to fend-off a close encounter with an ...

DEP: It's Time to Prepare for Bears
Litchfield County Times - New Milford,CT,USA
The state's bear population, which is estimated at over 300, continues to grow and expand, increasing the need for people to know how to prevent problems. ...

Pregnant woman escapes bear attack only to be knocked down by hit ...
Daily Mail - UK
By Mail Foreign Service A pregnant woman escaped an attack from a wild black bear attack but was knocked over by a hit and run driver as she tried to flee

Black bear living on I-5 median
Northwest Cable News - Portland,OR,USA
"I didn't think I was getting very close, but my boyfriend was very stressed that the bear was gonna attack me," she said. There were reported bear ...

Safety is the key when dealing with area wildlife
Sammamish Review - sammamish,wa,USA
Feeding wild animals is the biggest reason they stick around or eventually attack, Richards said. Black bears, the most common species of bear in the area, ...

More info on illegal bear spray in the Smokies
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
The Smoky Mountain Hiking Blog: The information that Kurt has provided indeed explains why bear spray is legal in some national parks, but not in the Great ...

Yellowstone Bear Deaths on the Rise
Backpacker Magazine - USA
This includes encouraging hunters to use bear spray to deter charging grizzlies instead of shooting them. Any hunters who need a refresher on fending off an ...

What do you do if you encounter a bear?
Sun-Sentinel.com - Fort Lauderdale,FL,USA
If a Black bear attacks you: Fight back. Even if you don't have bear repellent spray, people have successfully fended off black bear attacks using their ...

Grizzly bears spreading through yellowstone region
The Associated Press
Meanwhile, conservationists are trying to encourage hunters to use mace-like bear spray as a non-lethal alternative to keeping them at bay. ...

Response to grizzly deaths: bear spray, education
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
(AP) - Public land managers and biologists say more hunter education and increased use of bear spray are needed to reverse a spike in grizzly bear deaths in ...

Wildlife ambassadors needed
Canmore Leader - Canmore,Alberta,Canada
“They ask people if they have their bear spray with them. And they let people know if there have been recent bear sightings on the trail. ...

Bear believed responsible for Anchorage park attack killed
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
The grizzly that mauled Anchorage resident Clivia Feliz in Far North Bicentennial Park on Aug. 8 is believed to be dead, according to Alaska Department of ...

Anchorage girl seriously hurt in bear attack on park path
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
A teenage girl riding in an all-night bicycle race suffered severe injuries early Sunday when a bear attacked her on a trail in Far North Bicentennial Park, ...

Montana deer hunter rescued after attack by Kodiak bears
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
A Montana man badly mauled in a bear attack in a remote region of Kodiak Island and unable to get help holed up in a cabin with his hunting partner for two ...

ODFW Offers Tips for Avoiding Problems With Bears
Salem-News.Com - OR,USA
A bear attack victim displays the deadly effects of a bear's claws. Courtesy: comingbackalive.com (CLACKAMAS, Ore.) - Spring is a time of renewal in Oregon ...

'Alaska Week' on Discovery channel: It's a tundra-ful life
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
The week wraps up Friday with "Bear Attack," which like several other programs during the week is at times a little longer on verbal drama than on actual ...

Last Frontier steals the show during Discovery Channel’s ‘Alaska Week’
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
The show will repeat at 8 pm At 6 pm Sunday is “Bear Attack,” a dramatic look at problem grizzlies and what’s being done to avoid attacks. ...

'Thrilla' recalls brutal bout and savage rivalry
South Coast Today - New Bedford,MA,USA
"Bear Attack!" (10 pm) follows with a detective story about three victims in the space of six weeks. Is this the work of a single marauding bear? ...

Polar Bear Attacks Woman At Berlin Zoo
Sky News - UK
A woman has been mauled by a polar bear after jumping into its enclosure at Berlin Zoo. The intruder was attacked just yards away from Knut, the abandoned ...

Web exclusive: Recreating in Bear Country
The Western News - Libby,MT,USA
If a black bear approaches, try to scare it away by shouting or making noise. • If a black or grizzly bear attacks at night while you’re in a tent, ...

Surprised polar bear mauls woman in Berlin Zoo
Deutsche Welle - Germany
Police did not say why she jumped in with the bear. The bear responsible for the attack will not face any consequences. "The woman has proved herself to be ...

Polar bear attack filmed
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
She was rescued from the bear attack, suffering from bites to her arms and legs and was taken to hospital. Nom, nom, nom - I wonder what stupid tastes like? ...

'Alaska Week' begins on Discovery: This state will kill you
Entertainment Weekly - USA
I received: • Bear Attack! (April 12, 10 pm): There were nine violent brown bear attacks in Anchorage city limits within a six-week period. ...

37 griz killings spark worry
Jackson Hole Guide - Jackson,WY,USA
One recommendation “is to figure out how we can get hunters to use bear spray,” he said. “That’sa big thing because we think bear spray is very effective. ...

DEP: Residents Need To Be Bear Aware
WFSB - Hartford,CT,USA
Bears will attack and kill livestock, officials said, and can destroy unprotected beehives. The DEP said one of the best precautions against bears is ...

Web exclusive: A good reason not to run ... pack bear spray
The Western News - Libby,MT,USA
By Diane Tipton, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Research in Alaska indicates that bear spray reduces the number of bears killed in self-defense and ...

The Daily Evergreen
The Daily Evergreen - Pullman,WA,USA
And as always, when a fatal or close call bear attack does occur, the media makes a big deal out of it because it sells big with audiences. ...

New polar bear logo is a no-go
Bowdoin Orient - Brunswick,ME,USA
My advice to him is that he watch his back, because "polar bears are stealth hunters and the victim is often unaware of the bear's presence until the attack ...

When a bear DID attack - and a rock star fought back
East Anglian Daily Times - Ipswich,England,UK
ALL the talk of a grizzly in Rendlesham Forest this week made me think of a genuine bear attack - and this one wasn't a Red Rose Chain hoax. ...

Stay Safe While Camping by Sleeping Inside a Big Bear
Jaunted - USA
... recommend more common-sense bear protection measures, like keeping any food and trash far away from your campground, packing a canister of bear spray,

Spring bear notes from FWP
Clark Fork Chronicle - Frenchtown,MT,USA
In addition, Smith believes, after analyzing thousands of bear attacks and people's responses that bear spray also benefits people by giving them a reason ...

Parks need volunteer bear monitors
Canmore Leader - Canmore,Alberta,Canada
Last year three black bears had collars and there may be more this year, he said. Each volunteer carries bear spray, a cell phone or radio, a first aid kit ...

Hot Spots Full of Hungry Bears
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
The Idaho Fish and Game say it's important to take bear spray with you whenever you venture out into bear country. "The place that I have hunted is up near ...

Spring must be here – hungry bears are back
Minden Times - ON, Canada
She walked into the adjoining room to see her husband Pete sitting on the side of the bed holding a can of pepper spray. A black bear, bigger than Pete had ...

Wash state using dog to scare bears from suburbs
Seattle Times - United States
Some day this spring, a black bear is going to lumber out of the Cascade foothills in search of food. By KATHERINE LONG Some day this spring, a black bear

Stay alert for wild animals
Belleville News Democrat - IL, USA
-Bears: Never make eye contact with a bear. Back away slowly. Bear repellent spray may be more effective at stopping bear attacks than firearms, ...

The bear essentials on black bears
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
If the bear does not leave, slowly back away to safety. Don't throw anything at it, especially food. Keep your dog on a leash; a bear will attack a dog if ...

Web sites ready travelers for Yellowstone
Baltimore Sun - United States
Be sure to read the tips: Don't bother the bison, don't go near the bears, and take bear spray. The park's main page (nps.gov/yell) tells the history of ...

Committee To Vote On Bill To Allow Guns In Parks
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
Supporters said the measure would give people a way to protect themselves, citing a deadly bear attack two years ago in Polk County. ...

A bear walks into a 'burb, but state's new bear dogs scare him out ...
Seattle Times - United States
In Puyallup last year, he helped wildlife officials unravel a would-be mountain lion attack; the victim, it turned out, was not mauled by a cougar as he ...

Candidate Q&A: What should city do about the prospect of more bear ...
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
What, if anything, should the city do about the prospect of more bear attacks in city parks this summer? A public awareness campaign for our community in ...

Good news? Now that's news
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
It might seem counterintuitive, but I'd argue one of the best "good news" stories in the LA Times in recent years was about a grizzly bear attack. ...

Using holsters instead of locked cases demands full review, says ...
WND.com - Grants Pass,OR,USA
While officials in Montana's Glacier National Park, the location of a number of bear attacks on visitors over the decades, recommend pepper spray to address ...

"Lucky" Libby relocated after suspected alpaca kill
Methow Valley News - Twisp,WA,USA
The assembled wildlife agents discussed the pros and cons of bear spray and noise devices. Pocket-sized air horns may scare off wildlife, ...

Editorial: Bear attack show us professionals have no easy task
NRToday.com - Roseburg,OR,USA
We suspect the safari won’t suggest the irritable bear Donna for a starring role, but we’re pleased she wasn’t put down because of her attack. ...

Measures taken after bear attacks Oregon employee
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Wildlife Safari officials have moved the 3-year-old black bear that attacked an employee Sunday into a confined area and say employees dealing with the ...

Bear safety- part two
Examiner.com - USA
The encounter may not end in a confrontation now, but bears are unpredictable and an attack may come in the future. Any sighting of a bear, or bear sign ...

You're in for a big surprise
The Age - Melbourne,Australia
Pattinson, who is armed with bear pepper spray just in case, reminds us that as cute as they appear, they can be dangerous. "Our tours are not bear ...

Safari employee in serious condition after bear attack
NRToday.com - Roseburg,OR,USA
WINSTON — A 23-year-old Wildlife Safari employee remained in serious condition at Mercy Medical Center this morning after being attacked by a black bear

Bear sightings reported near Hilltop
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
It's raised concerns among outdoor enthusiasts because a brown bear mauled two women this past summer. "Today I brought bear spray and I've got the dogs and ...

Black bear attacks Wildlife Safari employee
NRToday.com - Roseburg,OR,USA
WINSTON — A 23-year-old Wildlife Safari employee was attacked by a black bear Sunday afternoon when she was trying to feed the animal. ...

Boy killed in Bear Attack
Kashmir Observer - Srinagar,Jammu and Kashmir,India
Srinagar, March 03- In second such incident in less than a week, a boy was attacked and killed by a bear in Baramulla today. Officials said a bear attacked ...

A best case scenario
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
... year in which we have seen a lot more habituated behaviour, and some firsts for the Vancouver Island, such as the black-bear attack in Port Renfrew. ...

Encounters with carnivores
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
This past year saw some significant incidents in the region and on Vancouver Island: from local cougar attacks on dogs, a black bear bluff-charge on Long ...

25 of the Worst Attacks by Exotic Pets
Daily Green - USA
... some danger of attack by sharks, just as wilderness campers know there is a small chance they will meet a hungry, curious or provoked bear or moose. ...

Beauty and the beasts
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
This pepper spray was all the reminder I needed we were headed both for grizzly country and for one of the most remarkable rivers in the Rocky Mountain West ...

Meeting with bear nearly deadly
Winnipeg Free Press - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
The number of polar bear encounters in the Churchill area plummeted last year but don’t expect that to comfort Rene Preteau, who survived a rare attack by ...

Bear necessities
Globe and Mail - Canada
Claims that users of bear spray frequently incapacitate themselves, rather than the bear, by firing into a headwind, and that the spray is usually ...

Two injured in bear attack
SamayLive - Noida,Uttar Pradesh,India
Jammu, Feb 8 : Two persons were injured when a wild bear attacked them in Bafliaz belt of Poonch district, police said today. The incident occured yesterday ...

Judge dismisses state lawsuit over fatal bear attack
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
The Legislature probably did not foresee the law being used in a "bizarre" case involving a bear attack. "Nevertheless, this court is 'constrained by the ...

Kern bear attack survivor tells her story
KGET 17 - Bakersfield,CA,USA
A Kern County woman who survived a near-fatal bear attack six months ago told her story to a national audience Thursday. It's been six months since Allena ...

Bear Attack Lawsuit to Continue
ClaimsJournal.com - San Diego,CA,USA
A federal judge has declined to throw out a lawsuit against the government filed by the family of an 11-year-old boy who was mauled to death by a black bear ...

Bear attack lawsuit to continue
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
Kimball noted that officials knew an aggressive bear had been present earlier in the day at the campsite where Sam Ives was attacked. ...

Judge rules bear-attack suit can proceed
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Government attorneys argued at a November hearing that there is no requirement that federal agencies post signs warning the public about a bear or to close ...

State asks for dismissal of bear attack lawsuit
ABC 4 - Salt Lake City,USA
PROVO, Utah (AP) - A state attorney says governmental immunity laws protect Utah from liability in the death of an 11-year-old boy mauled by a bear in 2007.

Romanian man killed by a bear in Transylvania
International Herald Tribune - France
... a heart attack while being transported to the hospital. The policeman and a friend were walking through the woods Sunday when the bear mauled him. ...

How much do you really know about bears?
Miramichi Leader - Miramichi,New Brunswick,Canada
Until recently, it was very rare to see a bear roaming around in city limits. Now, because of deforestation across the world, bears don't have anywhere to ...

Bears must be treated with respect
Lethbridge Herald - Lethbridge,AB,Canada
So try not to be menacing,” he said, adding he always carries bear spray with him and putting electric fence around things like buildings and garbage cans ...

Polar bear jail in need of repair
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
The last fatal polar bear attack in Churchill was in 1983. In 2004, a researcher working east of the town was knocked to the ground by a polar bear and ...

Romanian policeman dies after bear attack
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
BUCHAREST, Jan 19 (Reuters) - A Romanian policeman has died after being attacked by a brown bear on Sunday when he took a stroll outside a mountaintop

Billings outdoors show draws crowd
Montana's News Station - Missoula,MT,USA
A new attraction at the sports show this year was a simulated bear attack, where the bear charges at you at 20 mph and you have to see how quickly you can ...

Bear Sightings More Common In SWM
WSJM - St. Joseph,Michigan,USA
Bear sightings around the lower peninsula are becoming more common. Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist Steve Chadwick says that black bears ...

Is new TV series unfair to bears?
MSNBC - USA
“The idea of a bear attack can be terrifying, and this show may not exactly ease those fears,” Alexander said. “It was meant to show bears in their natural ...

Avalanche Gear Flying Off Shelves
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
It's a lot like bear spray. If you take bear spray out into the wilderness, you may never see a bear but it's nice to have if you see one. ...

Hunter bit by bear home from hospital
WSLS.com - Roanoke,VA,USA
... patient who was bitten by a bear.“ Game wardens say black bears do not usually attack…and may have only done so in this case because it felt threatened.

Bear attack 'documentary' raises officials' hackles
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
Right down to that attack on Billy. Mike Miller, owner of the conservation center and the bear keeper there, said he knew from the get-go what was going to ...

Childhood dream becomes a reality
Richmond Register - Richmond,KY,USA
“We lost two of our best dogs to a bear attacks last year,” Dan Frasier said. “He was a 500-pounder. Instead of the dogs doing the chasing he simply chased ...

Man injured in bear attack
Daily Mirror - Colombo,Western,Sri Lanka
A man was seriously injured on Saturday when a bear attacked him when he had gone to collect bees honey in a forest reserve, police said. ...

Gun rules relaxed for national parks
Columbia Falls Hungry Horse News - Columbia Falls,MT,USA
Foust noted that rangers who patrol the backcountry carry both bear spray and a sidearm. Bear spray, in study after study, has proven to be more effective ...

Bear attack a matter of bad luck
PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
25 bear attack on a hunter in Lawrence Twp., Clearfield County, has been ruled a matter of being in the "wrong place at the wrong time," by Pennsylvania ...

New rule allows guns in parks
Jackson Hole News - Jackson,WY,USA
In wildlife conflicts with animals such as grizzly bears, having a firearm could actually put a person more at risk than if they used bear spray, ...

Pennsylvania Game Commission: Bear Attack 'Wrong Place At Wrong Time'
MarketWatch - USA
JERSEY SHORE, Pa., Dec 03, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Following an investigation into an incident in which a hunter was injured by a bear in ...

Guest Opinion: Delisted grizzly bears dying in Yellowstone Country
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
They include carrying bear pepper spray, careful sanitation practices and being alert and prepared for a grizzly encounter. These practices are especially ...

BC logger lives through grizzly attack
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
By THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A BC logger who was attacked by a grizzly bear on the province’s central coast last week says he thought he was going to ...
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Airman recovering from Kodiak bear attack
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
"(He) gave me the best care anyone suffering from a bear attack could ever ask for," Sutton said. Powell told him his wounds were similar to those of ...

Bear Attack Victim Talks About Harrowing Experience
Gant Daily - Clearfield,PA,USA
He said he pulled the trigger and the bear was on him. Winters said the bear worked its way up his body during the attack, starting at his legs. ...

Ex-MLA 'lucky' to survive bear attack
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
FREDERICTON–A 74-year-old retired politician ambushed by a bear while riding his motorbike says it's a miracle he's alive. Reg MacDonald, who sat for 16

Panda attacks man who wanted hug
United Press International - USA
22 (UPI) -- A Chinese college student who wanted to hug a panda bear climbed into its pen, but instead of getting a cuddle he was mauled by the animal, ...

Three years after bear attack, hiker returns to scene
Houston Chronicle - United States
Now, she couldn't shake the memory of the bear coming right at her. Last summer, her father had taken another trip to the park, his second since the attack. ...

Fatal Bear Attack: Lawyers argue who is responsible for boy's ...
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
The black bear was classified as a Level III animal after the initial attack -- which means that it should be euthanized. Wildlife officials did attempt to ...

PREDATOR ATTACK TEAM LOOKING FOR CLUES IN AN UNUSUAL BEAR ATTACK
C-FAX 1070 - Victoria,BC,Canada
THE PREDATOR ATTACK TEAM WILL BE LOOKING TO PIECE TOGETHER WHAT PROVOKED A BEAR ATTACK ON BC'S CENTRAL COAST ON WEDNESDAY. ROD OLSEN OF THE BC CONSERVATION ...

Jenna Otter returns to scene of grizzly bear attack
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
Everything had been perfect until the attack. Afterward nothing was the same. She couldn't shake the memory of the bear coming right at her -- or of it ...

BEAR VIEWING GROUP SAYS GRIZZLY ATTACK LIKELY A DEFENSIVE ONE
C-FAX 1070 - Victoria,BC,Canada
THE PRESIDENT OF THE "COMMERCIAL BEAR VIEWING OF BC" SAYS IT'S NOT UNUSUAL FOR A BEAR ATTACK TO OCCUR IF THE BEAR WAS SURPRISED BY THE VICTIM. ...

Judge asked to dismiss bear attack lawsuit
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
Young says that authorities had decided before Ives' death that the bear was dangerous enough it needed to be euthanized. US District Judge Dale Kimball ...

Logger survives bear attack
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
A 57-year-old man is in stable condition after he was attacked by a grizzly bear Wednesday morning at a remote BC logging operation. ...

Port Alberni man in critical condition after bear attack: police
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
"This attack happened in an isolated area. No one is in danger at this time," Beckett said. Police said it's not common to see bear attacks at this time of ...

Grizzly attacks BC man in logging camp
CTV British Columbia - Vancouver,BC,Canada
On Wednesday morning, a grizzly bear attacked a man in a logging camp in remote Smith Inlet on BC's central mainland. The camp is located about 40 ...

Feds ask for dismissal of suit over black bear attack
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Assistant US Attorney Amy Oliver argued there is no requirement that federal agencies post signs warning the public about a bear or close a campground. ...

MAN IN HOSPITAL AFTER GRIZZLY BEAR ATTACK
C-FAX 1070 - Victoria,BC,Canada
A 57 YEAR OLD MAN IS RECOVERING FROM SEVERE INJURIES TO HIS ARMS AFTER HE WAS ATTACKED BY A GRIZZLY BEAR ON BC'S CENTRAL COAST. THE VICTIM WAS WORKING FOR A ...

Government: Suit over child's death in bear attack should be tossed
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
The US government asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a family of a boy who was killed in a bear attack last year. ...

Reader comments: Government: Suit over child's death in bear ...
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
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Prosecutors seek dismissal of bear attack lawsuit
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
The family of Sam Ives claims the US Forest Service is liable because it didn't alert the public to earlier bear problems in American Fork Canyon. ...

Alaskan authorities targeting bear haven
Times of the Internet - North Olmsted,Ohio,USA
Authorities in Alaska say they are considering taking action against the owner of a regional bear refuge after a recent attack there. ...

Hunter attacked by bear in northern Sweden
The Local - Sweden
This is the second report of a bear attack in Sweden within a week. The Local reported on Thursday that a hunter had been attacked and mauled by a bear just

Bear farm on wrong side of law
Anchorage Daily News - Anchorage,AK,USA
His addiction died in a now famous bear attack on the Katmai Coast in October 2003. Both Treadwell and a girlfriend were killed and eaten by a grizzly. ...

'I'm feeling his teeth.... I was helpless'
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
Wheeler was in an air ambulance helicopter which had been on its way to Sechelt when the call came in about the bear attack. Because of the helicopter's ...

'I'm feeling his teeth.... I was helpless'
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
One man pounded at the bear's head with a hammer. The bear responded by moving his attack from Pharis's trunk to his head. Pharis said he had just enough ...

Man attacked by bear in Sweden
United Press International - USA
Although there is a large bear population in Sweden, the news service said bear attacks are unusual. Since 1977, there have been 26 reported attacks on ...

Two bears trapped near site of dog attack
The Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach,FL,USA
The 175-pound mother bear - captured at least once already by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission - and her 80-pound female cub will live .

Man recounts terror of bear attack
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
VICTORIA - First, Blaine Pharis wanted to talk about the fish that got away, not about the bear that he got away from. Pharis said he had landed a ...

Hunting area reopening
Billings Gazette - MT, USA
Fish, Wildlife and Parks said the chance of a bear encounter remains and advised hunters to carry bear spray, and know how to use it.

Bear Videos on TV
KULR-TV - Billings,MT,USA
And hopefully people will understand that bear spray is a very good tool. It’s way safer than your .44, or whatever you’re carrying because you're not ...

Grizzly expert urges hunters to bring along pepper spray
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
A warden returned later and shot the seriously wounded bear, which had two yearlings. Pepper spray might have avoided that mortality, Madel said. ...

In case of bear attack, just give a little whistle
Tallahassee.com - Tallahassee,FL,USA
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 ...

Did you bring the bear spray, dear?
Macleans.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
University of Calgary professor Stephen Herrero, one of Canada’s foremost experts on bear attacks, says all but “an infinitely small proportion” of black ...

Bear activity prompts hunting closure near Ovando
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
Hunters should be prepared by thinking ahead about what they would do in the case of an encounter and should carry and know how to use bear pepper spray.

Child, employee injured in bear attack
News Agency of Kashmir - Jammu Tawi,Jammu and Kashmir,India
... to attack the civil population in different parts of the valley, another incident of animal man conflict came into fore wherein a wild bear attacked an ...

'Closure' for survivor of grizzly attack
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
The bear gnawed at his skull, bit through his right arm and chewed on his left elbow in the attack that Case said lasted about two minutes. ...

Siberian police kill hungry bear over dog attack
RIA Novosti - Moscow,Russia
In September, a woman was mauled to death by a bear, and a group of Kazakh tourists were rescued by local emergencies officers following an attack. ...

Barely believable
St. John's Telegram - St. John's,Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada
If the words “bear attack” in a headline don’t grab your attention, then “man fends off attacking bear” is more likely to, as is the headline on Canwest’s ...

Bear deaths high
Jackson Hole Guide - Jackson,WY,USA
He also said recent research shows that bear spray is more effective than bullets when fending off an angry grizzly. “[Hunters] need to be smart about what ...

Starr proposes new municipal regulation to deal with bears
Alaska Star - Eagle River,AK,USA
Starr said he believes that bears can be controlled through a system of hazing. “Whether we use air horns, rubber bullets or pepper spray, I believe steps ...

Attack victim bears new onslaught
The Gazette (Montreal) - Quebec,Canada
The emails go on to say West stood below the tree, waiting to attack the bear when it came down. But West is sticking to his story. ...

Teen Survives Horrific Bear Attack
AOL News Newsbloggers - Dulles,VA,USA
Davis remembers little of the attack, but she does recall calling 911 and gasping for help. "Please help … bear," she told a dispatcher, who kept asking her ...

Bear-attack survivor harassed by animal rights crusaders
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The e-mails go on to say that Mr. West stood below the tree, waiting to attack the bear when it came down. But Mr. West is sticking to his story. ...

Teen who survived bear attack: ‘Mostly it was scared’
MSNBC - USA
AP AP By Mike Celizic Petra Davis still doesn’t remember much about the bear attack that nearly took her life, which is probably a good thing. ...

How I was mauled by a bear, then attacked by a nation
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin - Australia
The adult male bear was shot by Canadian conservation officers after Mr Pelling reported the attack. "If I knew it was going to be shot, I would never had ...

Wild beast attack villagers, injure 2 in South Kashmir
News Agency of Kashmir - Jammu Tawi,Jammu and Kashmir,India
Anantnag, Oct 17 (NAK): A wild bear attacked and injured two villagers including an elderly man, one of them seriously at village Sadiwara in Doru area of ...

“I had no option,' says man who won death struggle with bear
Globe and Mail - Canada
It was the second time this year a bear was killed during an attack. In September, a group of fishermen armed with gaffs and knives killed a black bear that ...

Canada hates me, says Aussie blamed for bear's death
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
By Janet Fife-Yeomans THE Australian tourist bitten by a bear in the ski resort of Whistler says he would never have reported the attack if he had known the ...

BC man says he won deadly fight with black bear
CTV.ca - Canada
A BC man found himself in a deadly fight with a black bear, and had to kill the large animal to escape with his life. The attack left him with deep gashes ...

BC man comes out swinging in bear attack
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A Cariboo, BC, man who was attacked by a bear says he used a stick to put up the fight of his life after he realized he was likely in a fight to the death. ...

Think Grizzly
Flathead Beacon - Kalispell,MT,USA
In 72 incidents where people used bear spray to defend themselves from an aggressive bear attack in Alaska, 98 percent were uninjured and all who were ...

Man clubs bear to death after attack
United Press International - USA
... having to kill that bear and even more that her cubs were put down. But it was her or me," said West, who received wounds to his arm and head in the attack.

Hunting in grizzly country
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - Casper,WY,USA
"We really want to encourage hunters to carry bear spray," Hammer said. Hunting with horses equipped with saddle panniers is the best way to go, he said, ...

Hungry bears attack Altay village
Russia-InfoCenter - Moscow,Russia
The park's Bele village residents also fell victim to frequent bear attacks. This is the first such case in the 76-year history of the Altay national park.

Hunter's death shocks friends he often helped
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
He said hunting, by its very nature, is about trying to lure game -- but that may also draw the attention of bears. He advises that hunters keep bear spray ...

Alberta hunter killed by bear
Globe and Mail - Canada
The remains showed signs of mauling by a bear either before or after death. An autopsy concluded that a bear attack was the cause of death. ...

Authorities Confirm Didsbury Hunter Killed By A Bear
CHQR - Calgary,Alberta,Canada
It is the second fatal bear attack on a hunter in that region in the last year. Fish and Wildlife is trying to identify the animal involved in this week's ...

Locals outraged at Aussie attack bear shooting
Melbourne Herald Sun - Australia
THE shooting of a bear that attacked an Australian in the Canadian ski resort village of Whistler has sparked outrage among locals. ...

Shooting fury after bear attack
PerthNow - Perth,WA,Australia
By Peter Mitchell in Los Angeles AN Australian tourist has been bitten by a bear at a ski resort - but it is the shooting of the animal that has sparked ...

Bears are fattening up - stay out of their way
Little Chicago Review - Chicago,IL,USA
“If you’re hunting in grizzly bear country, we recommend hunting with a partner and encourage every hunter to carry bear spray,” he said. ...

Alberta wildlife officers looking for bear after
Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
"Conceivably he could have been attacked by a bear and the bear wins or he could have had a heart attack and the bear found him." Although the man has not ...
Alberta wildlife officers looking for bear following death of hunter
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
Jim Pissot says while hikers are told to make noise and travel in groups to avoid attack, hunters tend to do the opposite. ...

Black bear breaks into Subway sandwich shop
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
The black bear is the most common bear species in North America, but they are less likely to attack humans than grizzly bears. It is estimated that there ...

Bear bites tourist in Whistler, bruin shot dead
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
Sylvia Dolson of the Get Bear Smart Society said it was the fourth bear attack in the last two years in Whistler. "Conservation officers tell us there are ...

Bear Market
Backpacker Magazine - USA
While there is not a new magic bullet, studies on the efficacy of bear spray continue to demonstrate its value as a deterrent. ...

Minnesota homeowner shoots black bear clawing at door
Minneapolis Star Tribune - Minneapolis,MN,USA
Mr Bear, please step away from my door so I can get the garden hose and spray you with it. I'm sure the reason he … read more didn't banged some pots and ..

Don't feed the bears!
Franklin Press - Franklin,NC,USA
The last component is aversive techniques, such as bear pepper spray. Carraway informed the audience that it is NCWRC policy not to trap and relocate bears

Governor's committee honors Alaska man who survived bear mauling
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A man blinded in a grizzly attack five years ago has been named Alaskan of the Year by the Governor's Committee on Employment and ...

Tips for homeowners, hunters to protect against bears
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
Hunters moving through thick brush could encounter a bear, which is why Madel recommends that they carry bear spray instead of a sidearm, ...

Orphaned Bear Cub Is Exception to the Rule
Kansas City infoZine - Kansas City,MO,USA
Most black bear attacks occur because the animal is frightened or defending its cubs against a perceived threat. Black bears are excellent climbers, ...

Deputy shoots, kills Ohio pet bear after attack
WTTE - Columbus,OH,USA
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio (AP) -- A sheriff's deputy is recovering from injuries after he was attacked by a 450-pound pet bear he was forced to shoot and kill. ...

Deputy Kills Pet Bear After Attack
10TV - Columbus,OH,USA
MOUNT GILEAD, Ohio — A Morrow County Sheriff's deputy said he was forced to shoot and kill a pet bear that escaped and attacked him. ...

Bear kills four in Orissa
Times of India - India
KORAPUT: Four persons, including a woman and her son, were killed and two others critically injured in an attack by a bear in Dokriguda forest in Orissa's ...

Fairbanks outdoorsman shares his bear safety expertise
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
“Today it’s even more important to be bear savvy.” For this reason, Nava and his family carry bear spray when jogging or walking local trails — like those ...

Bear attack near town
Cochrane Times - Cochrane,Alberta,Canada
One other bear attack was recorded in Alberta this year. A man was mauled by a grizzly bear near Cadomin, 250 km southwest of Edmonton Aug. 18. ...

Young grizzlies’ release adds thrills and chills
Powell Tribune - Powell,WY,USA
Routine yes, but Ellsbury has a .44 pistol, a 12-gauge shotgun loaded with slugs and double-ought buck, and bear spray. Ellsbury grew up on horseback. ...

RCMP receive bear training
Arrow Lakes News - Nakusp,British Columbia,Canada
He went on to say it’s important to always be prepared when in the wilderness by carrying pepper spray and a six-shot pistol with bangers. Bears run on a ...

Pit bulls, lipstick, and bears, oh my!
Crosscut - Seattle,WA,USA
The shredded tent was happily replaced by the company, which also gave the camper some bear spray to make the rip-stop stink. The place where the attack ...

Officers hunt bear after fisherman attacked
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Needham said he's seen more bears than usual in inhabited areas this year, and warned people against fishing alone, especially without bear spray.

Explanations for black bear attacks differ
WRCB-TV - Chattanooga,TN,USA
An authority on bear attacks, Stephen Herrero of the University of Calgary, told the Knoxville News Sentinel that 62 people have been killed by black bears ...

New Milford bear was well-liked by neighbors
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA
A problem bear, that is, one that enters a home, will sometimes be given "negative stimuli," including a loud noise, rubber buckshot or pepper spray.

Man recovering after bear attack
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
Whiteside said it is not known what provoked the bear to attack the fisherman. “Maybe he did have a fish,” he said. Earlier this week, a man in Port Renfrew ...

Black bear spotted in Surrey backyard
Surrey Leader - BC, Canada
He now carries bear spray on his belt. “It was kind of a spooky feeling,” Staunton said. “I was looking around wondering, ‘Is that thing coming back? ...

Bear attack leaves lady shaken, sore
Alaska Star - Eagle River,AK,USA
Armstrong still has a 3-inch, hook-shaped mark on her back from the attack. Just then Shadow appeared. The bear was distracted and went after the dog. ...

Black bear swims across river to attack fisherman
Times Online - UK
Local conservation officer Gord Hitchcock said: “This is the first major aggressive black bear attack causing that kind of injury on Vancouver Island. ...

'He wanted to eat that guy'
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
The dead bear was left in the boat until a conservation officer arrived to take it away. "This is the first major aggressive black-bear attack causing that ...

Bear boards boat to attack Vancouver Island man
CTV.ca - Canada
Even after the fisherman tossed his salmon in the water, the bear continued to attack. Vancouver Island conservation officer Gordon Hitchcock said it took ...

Bear attacks man on boat
Motor Boats Monthly - London,England,UK
A man was airlifted to hospital after being attacked aboard his boat in Port Renfrew marina on Vancouver Island by a black bear. It swam across the river, ...

Bear boards boat to attack Vancouver Island man
CTV.ca - Canada
None of the bear attacks this year have been "typical" behaviour. Maybe we need to revaluate what "typical" black bear behaviour actually is. ...

'Off-the-wall' bear attack in tiny BC town leaves residents stunned
The Canadian Press - VICTORIA
VICTORIA — A Vancouver Island man is recovering in hospital after a black bear swam across a river, climbed onto a dock and then jumped on a boat to attack ...

Man wounded in Vancouver Island bear attack
AOL Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A Saltspring Island man was hospitalized after being attacked by a bear on the West Coast of Vancouver Island. RCMP Corp. Barb Cottingham said the attack

MAN SURVIVES BEAR ATTACK IN PORT RENFREW
C-FAX 1070 - Victoria,BC,Canada
A SALT SPRING ISLAND MAN HAS AN AMAZING STORY OF SURVIVAL TO TELL AFTER HE WAS ATTACKED BY A BEAR YESTERDAY NEAR PORT RENFREW. ...

Bystanders rescue man from bear
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
The attack left "lots of puncture wounds" on his body but "he is doing really good." Cheeseman said Pharis, an employee at the Saltspring Island liquor ...

Men kill bear after BC fisherman mauled on boat
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Pharis's friend Leslie Cheeseman said Pharis is doing "remarkably well" in Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria. The attack left "lots of puncture wounds" on ...

Man ends brutal bear attack with 'best knife'
Globe and Mail - Canada
He could see half a dozen men were already trying to pry the bear off its victim without success in an unusual, sustained attack. "I grabbed my best knife. ...

Bear attacks woman
Kashmir Live - New Delhi,New Delhi,India
A woman was critically injured in a bear attack in Anantnag district, a police spokesman said. Srinagar, September 9: A woman was critically injured in a ...

HUMANS AT ROOT OF BEAR PROBLEMS
Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
Re: Bear attacks woman at home; Bruin may have regarded attack victim as next meal: officials -- Aug. 7. I've always assumed such attacks were going to take ...

After the Attack
KULR-TV - Billings,MT,USA
By Sarah Gravlee BILLINGS - Fifty days after being attacked by a grizzly bear in Montana, an Oregon man said he's doing well. A grizzly came into Steve ...

Number of attacks grows with black bear population
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
By Marti Davis (Contact) A black bear finds a birdfeeder on a porch near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Black bear attacks on people have ...

Population increases may explain bear attacks
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
That theory - and several others - has been suggested to explain a steady increase in black bear attacks on humans, mostly in Canada. ...

Drunken Beijing Zoo worker unable to bear panda attack
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
A drunken Beijing Zoo labourer has learnt the hard way that cuddly pandas are, in fact, wild animals. According to reports in the UK’s Mirror, ...

Bear Fair held in Missoula
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
Some of the afternoon demonstrations included how and when to use bear spray to prevent a bear attack. Participants also used practice canisters that looks ...

Cougars Fall Victim to Bear Attack
Kitsap Sun - WA, United States
By Howie Stalwick Washington State fans Tina Williams, center, and her daughter Maisy, 8, and son Clarence, 14, watch the final few minutes of California's ...

Kentucky Woman Recalls Bear Attack
kypost.com - Covington,KY,USA
At first, Dellenbaugh thought one of the other women may have been having a nightmare, but she quickly realized it was a bear attack, Dudgeon said. ...

Bear Fair in Missoula Saturday
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
Then, at 2 pm, guests will have the chance to make plaster casts of bear tracks. Afternoon demonstrations will also include how and when to use bear spray ...

Couple Sending Bears a Message
East Mountain Telegraph - Cedar Crest,NM,USA
... “hazing,” and suggested that, after trapping a bear, the state department do things like shoot rubber bullets at the bear and hit it with pepper spray. ...

Orphaned cub caught by couple
United Press International - USA
3 (UPI) -- Anchorage home owners captured a runaway bear cub whose mother had been killed after suspicions of involvement in two state park attacks. ...

Bear victim relives attack
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
by Angela Blanchard ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Just two months ago, Petra Davis was clinging to life in the hospital after surviving a bear attack. ...

Large Black Bear Attacks Pot Grow In Garfield County
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
A bear attacked the marijuana grow in Garfield County pleasing law enforcement. (Garfield County Sheriff's Office) A very large bear decided to attack the ...

Bristol Woman Scares Off Grizzly After Attack in Alaska
Lincoln County News - Damariscotta,ME,USA
By Emily Elliott A peaceful women's spiritual wilderness retreat turned tragic after a grizzly bear wandered into camp and unable to find food, ...

Engle: A trip into Alaskan bear country
Daily Camera - CO,USA
By Ed Engle A week ago in Alaska, we were all packing bear spray. That probably won’t seem unreasonable to most of you. Everybody’s heard a bear story or ...

Bear attack outbreak
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper - Bhutan
... another farmer, Khem Raj, from the same village, was brought to the Phuentsholing general hospital with severe injuries after a bear attack. ...

Bear Aware - My View North
Alaska Magazine - AK,USA
In many places, an animal that attacks a human will be hunted down and killed. In this case, Alaska wildlife officials determined that the bear’s actions ...

Ky. woman survives grizzly attack in Alaska
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
By Tim Mowry FAIRBANKS, Alaska — The grizzly bear that attacked Jo Ann Staples inside her tent at a remote camping spot in the Brooks Range on Thursday ...

Bear attacks full-grown horse in Rindge
The Keene Sentinel - Keene,NH,USA
By Phillip Bantz, Sentinel Staff RINDGE — A horse was injured early Friday morning in an apparent bear attack, according to a state wildlife official. ...

Guide likely saved bear attack victim's life
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
Sandstrum brought the bear spray. "It was just the two women standing shoulder to shoulder against the bear,'' Dudgeon said. They decided to use the bear ...

Hunting season begins soon
West Yellowstone News - West Yellowstone,MT,USA
Inquire about recent bear activity in the area. € Carry and know how to use bear pepper spray for emergencies. Bear spray should also be readily accessible ...

Bear mauling survivor recalls attack in Gate of the Arctic park
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
The women continued to bang on pots and yell at the bear until it retreated, Dudgeon said. Staples described the mauling as “a ferocious, violent attack,” ...

Grizzly attacks woman in tent
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
Park Service spokesman John Quinley said they shouted at the bear and used pepper spray to drive it off. The woman, who has yet to be identified, ...

Families stretch their physical limits on multisport vacations
USA Today - USA
Still, Bill totes a can of hot-pepper bear spray. The first sport — off-road biking — rolls out in Bridger-Teton National Forest. After a crash tutorial in ...

Black Bear Attacks Alpaca on Frederick Farm
MyFox Washington DC - Washington,DC,USA
Authorities say if the bear is caught, he'll be reconditioned. That means wildlife officers will pepper spray him, then fire rubber bullets and projectiles ...

Bear spray — don't leave home without it
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
The issue is: If you're hunting and you encounter an aggressive bear, is it better to shoot it, or use bear spray to repel it? Many die-hard hunters say ...

Grizzly bear mauls woman in Gates of the Arctic National Park
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
Bear-human incidents are rare in Gates of the Arctic. A bear attack in 1996 near the Noatak River resulted in the park's only bear fatality. ...

Bear attack prompts partial park closure
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
AP The National Park Service has closed part of Gates of the Arctic National Park in response to a bear mauling. A woman was attacked at her camp site in ...

Dog kills cub; owner charged
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP, NJ - The owner of a Rottweiler that authorities say killed a black bear cub this week will face charges brought by the New Jersey ...

Black bear attacks alpaca at farm near Frederick
Baltimore Sun - United States
The bear has not been seen since the attack last week at the farm near Gambrill Park Road. Diana Wilson says she and her husband were awakened in the middle ...

Black bear mauls alpaca
WTOP - Washington,DC,USA
The attack happened just days before a bear cub climbed a tree in a Frederick neighborhood. After several hours Monday afternoon, the bear, estimated to be

Camping this weekend?
Bay Today - North Bay,ON,Canada
Practice hanging a pack before you go - Think about bringing a whistle, air horn, long-handled axe or pepper spray. If you bring pepper spray,

IN BRIEF
Fresno Bee (subscription) - Fresno,CA,USA
The bear truth: "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell's life was cut short by a bear attack. A companion also died in the same attack. ...

Black bear mauls alpaca
Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USA
Because they often travel and eat wherever there is food, Spiker doubts the bear that attacked the alpaca will return to the farm. Black bear attacks in ...

Bear attack on Uncompagre Plateau kills dog
KJCT8.com - Grand Junction,CO,USA
BY SARA GOLDENBERG The Division of Wildlife says campers reported a black bear came into their camp site and carried their dog away in its mouth. ...

Wild Files: Alaska Salmon Fishing with the Honas Family
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
We spotted a dozen, but I only got shots of one, because I was always armed with bear spray instead of a camera. That was my official job.

Driver hits grizzly crossing Anchorage street
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
DNA showed that bear was not the one responsible for the most serious attack, on a 15-year-old bicyclist. The grizzlies come into Anchorage in the summer to

Bear-Attack Victim Gets Successful Face Transplant
Discover Magazine - New York,NY,USA
Two years after receiving a dramatic face transplant, a Chinese man who was mauled by bear can eat, drink, and talk normally, doctors reported. ...

In through the outdoors
MSNBC - USA
The thought of coming across a bear on a hike is actually petrifying. My friend Ellie and I will be arming ourselves with plenty of bear spray. ...

Bear cleared in bicyclist's attack
Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA
Preliminary genetic testing indicates the bear killed Tuesday was not the one that attacked a 15-year-old bicyclist taking part in an all-night race earlier ...

Shoe found inside bear after attack
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
They believe that the bear stalked the boy as prey. Park officials have said the attack was unprovoked and the preliminary forensic information revealed ...

Family has close encounter of the bear kind in North Gower
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
In another attack, a 23-year-old woman jogging on a trail near Lake Louise, Alta., was bitten several times while she played dead. If a black bear makes ...

Black bear euthanized after being fed for show
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
It was Utah's first documented fatal black bear attack. “That was a horrible situation,” he said. “We're taking everything very seriously with bears. ...

Another West Coast bear killed
The Westerly - Tofino,BC,Canada
... in the past had been doing all they could to discourage the bear from coming into town, hazing it with bear bombs, bear spray and even rubber bullets. ...

Rubber Bullets
Bay Today - North Bay,ON,Canada
And if being shot isn’t enough, we should spray the bears with bear spray. Granted this fellow is brave enough to get within 10 metres of 13 feeding male ...

Fla. man's shoe found in stomach of slain bear
Daily Comet - Thibodaux,LA,USA
This was only the eighth bear attack in the past decade on a visitor to the Great Smokies, which is home to about 1600 black bears and receives more than 9 ...

Orphaned bear cubs find home on top of mountain
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
... a week at a time in the field, guided by satellite and VHF signals from the bears' radio collars, and equipped only with common sense and pepper spray. ...

Bear shot after attacking boy in Great Smokies
Asheville Citizen-Times - NC,USA
A 6-year-old girl was killed in a bear attack in the Cherokee National Forest on the North Carolina-Tennessee line in 2006. A woman also was killed by a ...

Tlingit perspective can help us coexist with urban bears
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
I travel armed with pepper spray and usually a dog. I keep my ears open. There is no need for an iPod when I can listen to the wind, the birds, ...

Bear attacks inside Anchorage have people on edge
The Associated Press -
Seconds later, however, a bear rushed at him from the woods and knocked him to the ground. "I wasn't going to lay down and take it. The bear came and tried ...
Grizzly mauls man in Alberta
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Earlier this month, a woman in Coquitlam, BC, suffered serious injuries in a black bear attack while she was gardening in her front yard. The bear was later ...

Hiker recovering after bear attack near Hinton
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
The bear was not provoked or seen by the hiker prior to the attack, RCMP said. District Fish and Wildlife officers are assisting with the investigation.
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Bear Attacks Hit Record High in Alaska
Washington Post - United States
"Bear comes flying out, gets its fight on," said Rees, 18, nursing his wounds on the couch of his grandmother's trailer perhaps 60 yards from the scene of ...

'He was going to eat me,' says bear mauling victim
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
A British Columbia woman nearly killed in a vicious bear attack outside her home while she was gardening has described the horror of hearing the bear chomp

BC woman describes horrific bear encounter
CTV.ca - Canada
Just a week after surviving a horrific encounter with a black bear, Coquitlam, BC, resident Katy Yin spoke about her experience for the first time Tuesday. ...

German camper hurt in Romanian bear attack
CNN International - USA
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) -- Mountain rescuers say that a German tourist camping in Romania has been attacked by a bear while sleeping in his tent, ...

Bear encounters bring buddy rules to Moraine Lake trails
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
... avoiding areas with fresh scat or lots of berries that indicate a bear may be in the area, to hike with pets on leash and carry bear spray.

Co-existing with bears a conundrum
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
These can be further reinforced by the use of bear dogs like Great Pyrenees, rubber bullets, acoustic devices, rocks and bear spray. ...

Baltimore bear released in Washington County
Cumberland Times-News - Cumberland,MD,USA
In Western Maryland, and in rural portions of the state elsewhere, nuisance bears that are trapped are usually doused with pepper spray, exposed to loud ...

black bear attack update
Seymour Herald - Seymour,TN,USA
Evan and John Pala, the victims of an 86-pound young male black bear attack that occurred in Great Smoky Mountains National Park last evening around 7:30 pm ...

Hikers Concerned About Bear Attack (08/12/08)
WLOS - Asheville,NC,USA
A bear attack inside the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has hikers on edge. It happened around 7:30 Monday night near the Rainbow Falls Trailhead in

How to Survive a Bear Attack
Walrus Magazine - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Your response to a bear encounter or attack should be different depending on the bear’s behavior and the circumstances, not the species. ...

Travels in the Great Northwest
Sierra Sun - Truckee,CA,USA
We also advise anyone using the out-of-doors to carry pepper spray with him in case of an encounter with a bear. “Outdoorsmen should also be on the watch ...

City closes Rover's Run after maulings
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
The move follows a bear attack Friday, in which jogger Clivia Feliz, 51, was left with a partially collapsed lung, a torn arm, and puncture marks on her ...

Bear attack victim speaks to NOW
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
She stood up and turned around, not knowing the bear lurked behind her. The small-framed woman looked right in his eyes and knew he was about to attack. ...

Anchorage closes park trail after bear attacks
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
The city is urging recreational users in others parts of the park to travel in groups of 3 or more, make noise and carry bear spray.

Mayor Begich Closes Rover's Run Due To Bear Attacks
Alaska's SuperStation - AK,USA
... made by the Parks and Recreation Department for safe use of trails include, traveling in groups of three or more, making noise and carrying bear spray.

BC woman nearly killed by bear describes attack
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman nearly killed in a vicious bear attack outside her home while she was gardening has described the horror of hearing the ...

Black bear attacks boy in Smokies; father also hurt
Knoxville News Sentinel - Knoxville,TN,USA
Black bear attacks are rare, according to the North American Bear Center. Between 1900 and 2007, only 60 people were killed in black bear attacks across

Journal of Wildlife Management
We present a comprehensive look at a sample of bear spray incidents that occurred in Alaska, USA, from 1985 to 2006. We analyzed 83 bear spray incidents involving brown bears (Ursus arctos; 61 cases, 74%), black bears ...

Second bear attack in Anchorage park
Seattle Times - United States
Another Anchorage resident has been mauled by a grizzly bear in a city park popular with joggers and bicyclists. By The Associated Press ANCHORAGE — Another ...

Second Anchorage resident mauled by bear in city park
Seattle Times - United States
Police after the attack organized a hasty patrol down Rover's Run, toting shotguns and nonlethal weapons as they examined the scene of the attack. ...

Firefighter not holding grudge after bear pouncing
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
He also teaches firefighters how to use pepper spray. "If I were a firefighter and going to fight a fire (in an area) rich with bears, like Yellowstone ...

'Awestruck and in total panic,' Yukon man survives grizzly attack
AOL Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A man from Haines Junction, Yukon, is crediting a smart dog, a sturdy tree and a can of bear spray with saving him from a recent grizzly bear attack. ...

Province urging bear safety
Lac du Bonnet Leader - Lac du Bonnet,Manitoba,Canada
When walking in bear country, people are encouraged to take a walking stick, an air-horn, and pepper spray. Hiking is an activity that should never be done ...

Bear attack in New Cuyama kills several pets
KSBY - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
San Luis Obispo County sheriff's deputies kill a bear after it mauls eight dogs at a home in New Cuyama. The attack happened early Thursday morning at a ...

Biting black bear destroyed
Canmore Leader - Canmore,Alberta,Canada
“We will never know what made this bear attack that day.” A bear suspected of the attack was shot last week after it acted aggressively toward a warden ...

Woman injured in grizzly attack
KTUU - Anchorage,AK,USA
AP - August 8, 2008 1:44 PM ET JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - A Juneau woman walked away after being mauled by a grizzly bear on Admiralty Island. ...

Another aggressive bear shot in Coquitlam, BC
CTV.ca - Canada
1) Let the bear attack someone before it falls asleep. 2) Kill the bear so people don't get hurt or die. If a bear was attacking you or your child, ...

Fist fight with sow
Alaska Star - Eagle River,AK,USA
Rees said doctors told him his injuries were minor compared to some of the other bear attack victims they've seen recently. Doctors covered the wounds, ...

Bear attack at a Cuyama Valley kennel
KSBY - San Luis Obispo,CA,USA
Several dogs at a Cuyama Valley kennel are dead after a bear attack early Thursday morning. Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies responded to the kennel

Great Falls firefighter back to work after bear attack
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
Tony Allabastro was fighting the LeHardy Fire in Yellowstone Park on Sunday when he was roughed up by a bear that was apparently fleeing the fire. ...

Bear attacks Coquitlam woman in her garden
Calgary CTV - Calgary,AB,Canada
As a homeowner am I allowed to protect myself with bear spray or some other deterrent? NO! When I have repeatedly reported this animal does anyone respond? ...

Park wardens kill dangerous bear
Calgary CTV - Calgary,AB,Canada
Anyone who encounters a bear is advised to back away from the animal, talk to it, and deploy bear spray. It makes me sick to hear of another senseless ...

Eagle River man fends off bear with fists and feet
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
As suddenly as the attack began, the bear released him. He didn't wait around. Rees began staggering up the road, shoeless and with pants shredded, ...

Romania's bears a headache for the authorities
AFP - BUCHAREST (AFP) — Authorities in Romania, one of the last countries in Europe with a large bear population, have grown worried about the animals' increasing ...

Park wardens destroy bear involved in jogger attack
AOL Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
A black bear who bit a jogger near Lake Louise in July was destroyed Tuesday, a Parks Canada news release said. The bear, which had a scar on its leg, ...

Woman attacked by bear in her Coquitlam, BC garden
Aug 6, 2008 - Coquitlam, B.C. - A 35-year-old Lower Mainland woman was taken to hospital after being mauled by a black bear ...

Park wardens kill dangerous bear
Calgary CTV - Calgary,AB,Canada
... on the highway in Kananaskis over the weekend. Anyone who encounters a bear is advised to back away from the animal, talk to it, and deploy bear spray.

Bear attack victim: I heard 'Chomp, chomp, chomp'
Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,USA
... Hansen said she wants to visit schools, and use the attack to benefit others by telling young girls to fight back if ever attacked by a bear.

Cooke City campgrounds reopen after bear attack
Cody Enterprise - Cody,WY,USA
He said the campground host moved back to Soda Butte Campground, the scene of the 3 am bear attack, about a week ago, and both campgrounds were opened to ...

18-year-old survives bear attack
Fort Mills Times - Fort Mill,SC,USA
The attack happened before 2 am Monday in Eagle River as Devon A. Rees was walking home. Police say he suffered numerous bites to legs and arms. ...

Angry bear attacks two Cambodians
Independent Online - Cape Town,South Africa
Phnom Penh - Two Cambodian men searching for firewood were attacked by an angry mother bear apparently protecting her cubs, local media reported on Monday. ...

Home Video: Bear Caught Attacking Moose Calf
WFMY News 2 - Greensboro,NC,USA
This, after witnessing a grizzly bear attack a moose calf. Jennifer McLendon was awaken by the sounds of the calf crying during the attack Thursday morning. ...

Bear roughs up Yellowstone firefighter
Casper Star-Tribune Online - Casper,WY,USA
"We really feel like it was the bear trying to get out of the area," she said. Firefighters on the Yellowstone fire are carrying pepper spray for bears, ...

Springfield man recalls bear attack in Montana
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
So REI gave Bartley a new replacement four-man tent for free and threw in a can of bear spray that Bartley said he'll never again leave at home. ...

Woman who survived bear attack tells of ordeal
Mirror.co.uk - London,UK
By Jane Adams, sundaymirror.co.uk 3/08/2008 A woman who survived being at tacked by a bear has described in horrifying detail how the animal ripped her face ...

People expand in Anchorage Bowls, but bears hold their ground
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
The attack was the deadliest in Anchorage history. Over the years that followed, there would be many more bear-human confrontations. ...

Beware of bears
Calgary CTV - Calgary,AB,Canada
Park officials say hikers, bikers and campers should travel in groups, make noise, carry bear spray and stay alert in areas with a high concentrations of ...

Bear sightings on the rise
Warren Record - Warrenton,NC,USA
Recent reports of bear attacks in other states may cause concern for local residents, but despite a bear population of 11000 in North Carolina, ...

Lois Henry: Bear attack details shouldn't be kept secret
Bakersfield Californian (subscription) - Bakersfield,CA,USA
In the case of the recent bear attack in the Piute mountains, I’m having a big problem with the fact that the Department of Fish and Game has withheld key ...

YELLOWSTONE ORDEAL YIELDS NEW TENT, HAPPY CAMPER
The Register-Guard - Eugene,OR,USA
The store even threw in a can of bear spray that Bartley said he’ll never again leave home without. “This is really kind of you folks to do this,” Bartley, ...

Son of bear attack victim speaks out
abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
(KABC) -- The son of the victim of a bear attack spoke Monday afternoon about his mother's ordeal. Alec Newman was accompanied by his mother's doctors.

Doctor describes bear attack victim's injuries
San Diego Union Tribune - United States
AP LOS ANGELES – Doctors have described the severe head injuries suffered by a woman who was attacked by a bear a week ago in the rural Piute area of Kern ...

Bear inspires screams, gunshot
Longmont Daily Times-Call - Longmont,CO,USA
That’s the account given by Davidson’s 16-year-old daughter, who survived Thursday’s attack in the driveway of the family’s former home in Bennett and spoke

UAA runner races a grizzly and gets lucky
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
Short of that, they say, it is wise to stay alert -- leave the headphones at home -- and carry bear spray to douse any bear that might be encountered.

Huckleberry Time is Here!
Moscow-Pullman Daily News - Moscow,ID,USA
Black bears are voracious huckleberry eaters. Carry some kind of protection such as a big stick, bear spray, or a firearm. (Several outdoor sporting goods ...

Woman in horror mauling by bear
The Press Association -
... whether that contributed to the attack. Dogs sometimes provoked bear attacks by inadvertently getting between a mother bear and her cubs, Mr Morse said.

Oregon Man Survives Grizzly Attack
WCSH-TV - Portland,ME,USA
59-year old Steven Bartley said he fought the bear before it suddenly ran away. He's still recovering from the bear attack that happened as he slept in his ...

Woman survives bear attack
Banff Crag & Canyon - Banff,Alberta,Canada
By Shawn Slaght Quick thinking may have saved the life of 23-year-old Charisse D’Hamers, following a black bear attack on an abandoned road in Lake Louise ...

Bear holds woman's head in its jaws
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Abby Sisk, 21, is in a critical condition after the attack on Wednesday, which occurred as she was returning from a hike to the Kenai Princess Lodge at ...

Woman hurt in grizzly bear attack
The Press Association -
A 21-year-old woman needed emergency surgery after being attacked by a grizzly bear about 25 yards from an Alaskan lodge. Abby Sist, of Utah, was attacked

Grizzly attacks woman outside Alaska lodge
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
By Mark Thiessen AP ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A grizzly bear attacked a woman, wrapping its jaws around her head before a guest scared it away. ...

Woman recovering after bear attack
abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA
Her two dogs were injured in the attack as well, but they survived. Bear attacks are rare in the area. Fish and game officials say they'll interview the ...

Bear bites jogger in Banff
Jasper Booster - Alberta, Canada
The bear’s future has yet to be determined. Morrison said the best way to avoid a similar close call was by packing bear spray and avoiding trails covered ...

Bumper berry crop, beware of bears
Jasper Booster - Alberta, Canada
Making noise, keeping watch for fresh bear signs and travelling in groups are key to avoiding a surprise encounter. Carrying bear spray, and knowing how to ...

Warning, hikers: Bear attack east of Bakersfield
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
A bear attacked and seriously injured a woman hiking in the Walker basin area east of Bakersfield today. The woman suffered facial lacerations to the face ...

Black bear mauls, eats heifer
Frazee Vergas Forum - Frazee,MN,USA
Engle grew up on the dairy farm, and in his 54 years he's never seen the aftermath of a bear attack in his yard. "We've had some trouble with bear in the ...

Victim of bear attack recovering from hand wounds
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
In Montana’s Cooke City area near Yellowstone, two baited bear traps were in place Friday at the Soda Butte campground where the attack occurred as Bartley ...

Oregon motorcyclist survives nighttime griz attack near Cooke City
Cody Enterprise - Cody,WY,USA
“That bear shoulda-coulda killed me,” he said. To me it sounds like a bear that should be euthanized.” The bear attack has not dampened Bartley's enthusiasm

Bear Attack
KULR-TV - Billings,MT,USA
He's still recovering from the bear attack that happened as he slept in his tent near Cooke City. He says the bear bumped his head, then his back, ...

Playing dead failed to halt bear attack
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
"When you go out for a walk, you’re to take bear spray with you and you’re not to allowed to walk alone," she wrote. "Black bears don’t scare me much but ...

Bear attack puts hikers on alert
Canada.com - Don Mills,Ontario,Canada
It is also recommended hikers carry bear spray with them at all times. The Lake Minnewanka lakeshore trail to Devil's Gap remains open. ...

Campgrounds Near Yellowstone National Park Closed after Bear
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
The man was believed to have taken the proper precautions for storing food leaving authorities wondering what caused the aggressive attack. ...

Bear attempts to break in
Nova News Now - New Minas,Nova Scotia,Canada
“There has never been a bear attack in Nova Scotia,” she said. “That is not to say people shouldn’t still use caution,” she added.

Victim of bear attack identified
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
(AP) - A man attacked by a bear while camping in the Cooke City area has been identified as an Oregon resident. West Park Hospital in Cody, Wyo., ...

Bear attack near Cooke City
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
A man was injured Thursday morning when a bear entered his tent at the Soda Butte Campground near Cooke City. The man suffered bites to his hand and arm.

Bear attack closes 2 Montana campgrounds
Great Falls Tribune - Great Falls,MT,USA
GARDINER (AP) — A bear entered a tent and bit a camper in the Gallatin National Forest on Thursday, leading the Forest Service to evacuate and close two

Bear attack closes 2 Montana campgrounds
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
By AP GARDINER - A bear entered a tent and bit a camper in the Gallatin National Forest on Thursday, leading the Forest Service to evacuate and close two

Bear attack closes 2 Montana campgrounds
KPAX-TV - Missoula,MT,USA
(AP) - Gallatin National Forest officials have evacuated and temporarily closed two campgrounds near Cooke City, after a bear entered a tent and bit a ...

Female jogger suffers bites to legs and back during attack by ...
CanadaEast.com - Moncton,New Brunswick,Canada
Wardens in two national parks on the Alberta-British Columbia boundary are on the lookout for a black bear that attacked a female jogger in a day use area, ...

Local couple's horse attacked
Sarnia Observer - Ontario, Canada
A local couple whose horse was seriously injured in a night attack believe a bear or cougar may have been responsible. However, Ministry of Natural ...

Brown bear troubles continue: Cooper Landing man traps 2 young ...
Kenai Peninsula Online - Kenai,AK,USA
Lewis hit the bear with a rubber slug, he said, and the campsite host sprayed it with pepper spray. Lewis was accompanied by a US Forest Service protection ...

Woman injured by bear in Lake Louise
Calgary CTV - Calgary,AB,Canada
... talk to it in a calm tone, group together with others if possible, have your bear spray ready to use and always leave the bear an exist out of the area. ...

Horse attacked; owners suspect cougar or bear
Sarnia Observer - Ontario, Canada
BY DAVID PATTENAUDE WYOMING — A local couple whose horse was seriously injured in a night attack believe a bear or cougar may have been responsible. ...

Rules set for hikers as bears forage in Banff
AOL Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
He said hikers should always looks for signs of bears, carry bear spray and make noise while hiking. Michel also recommends leaving pets like dogs at home, ...

Hikers yield to Banff bears
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Those visiting the park are encouraged to always be on the lookout for signs of bear activity, carry bear spray and make noise. If a sighting does occur, ...

YT coroner urges mining explorers to protect their crews from bears
Mineweb - London,England,UK
"The employer should provide animal deterrents such as bear spray, air horns and bangers," Handley. "Training should be provided on the use of these ...

Man killed in bear attack at Ukraine zoo
United Press International - USA
KIEV, Ukraine, July 13, 2008

Bear attacks two more
Newindpress - Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India
NUAPADA: PANIC gripped the villages of Darlipada, Hatisara, Rengalbahal, Siletpani and Jambahali under Komna block after another attack by the wild bear on ...

Seven injured in bear attack
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
The bear also attacked the district sub-collector Dhrubaraj Pandey, who had gone to the village after receiving reports about the bear attack. ...

Buffalo berries starting to ripen
Canmore Leader - Canmore,Alberta,Canada
Hikers and bikers should carry bear spray and hike in groups. “If you are hiking on trails, keep your dogs on leash,” Rees said. “Because a bear could get ...

Bear attacks dog in BX area
Vernon Morning Star - BC, Canada
“It wasn’t the bear’s fault. The bear wasn’t trying to attack me but Titan chased him away,” said Smith, who believes the bear fought back because it felt ...

'Bear attack was state's responsibility'
The Local - Sweden
A 29-year-old man from central Sweden is suing the state for 300000 kronor ($50000) after he was attacked by a bear earlier this year, Aftonbladet reports. ...

Bears among us: Too close for comfort?
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
He never worried about bears and rarely saw one. Now, he said, encounters are regular enough that he usually carries bear spray. ...

People and bears
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
We should make noise, bring pepper spray, travel in groups. Maybe we shouldn't bike near salmon streams in Bicentennial or other wild parks on the east edge ..

Brown bears close, elusive
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
And each leader must carry bear spray, a BLM radio, a cell phone and a safety pack. They also must be practiced in using bear spray, Brune said. ...

Guns-in-parks comment period extended
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
Folks were not happy when a 60-day comment period on new rules allowing loaded guns in national parks and wildlife refuges ended at midnight on the East ...

No surprise when animals attack hunters
Seattle Post Intelligencer - USA
We were due for another "marauding bear" killing and this time the poor furry fellow happened to be on a food run in a neighborhood near Key Center, ...

Japan braces for terror and bear attacks ahead of G8 - Feature
Earthtimes (press release) - London,UK
... of the summit town Toyako only five bear warnings, again, leaving nothing to chance, security personnel have been issued with anti-bear spray and a bell.

Trail closed; attack sparks debates
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
But national television news programs were trying to contact the Davis family on Monday to get the bear attack story.

Feds seek dismissal of bear lawsuit
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
The United States government is asking the US District Court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the family of a 12-year-old boy who was killed by a bear in ...

Bear attacks woman in her home's doorway
WBIR-TV - Knoxville,TN,USA
A 58-year-old Oregon woman survived a black bear attack at her home just outside Sandy on Sunday night, officials said. About 11 pm, the Dora Sue Redford

Chances are a bear won't attack you... but what if?
KATU - Portland,OR,USA
People who are actually in bear country, hiking and camping, should carry bear pepper spray. If you're just in your backyard and you get attacked by a bear, ...

Feds ask that bear lawsuit be dismissed
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
... Monday asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the federal government of negligence in the death of an 11-year-old boy in a bear attack last year. ...

Cyclist recounts finding bear mauling victim on trail
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
... dumped in the bushes along a Far North Bicentenial Park trail early Sunday morning, the thought of a horrific bear attack never even crossed his mind. ...

Officials post warning signs after bear attack
WLBT-TV - Jackson,MS,USA
She was able call 911 with her cell phone and mumble "bear" before the line went dead. Dispatchers called the number back. Another rider heard the phone ...

Teen survives ‘horrifying’ injuries from grizzly attack
MSNBC - USA
She basically just said, ‘Bear,’ and it was pretty clear that there had been an attack.” Though desperately injured, Davis handed Bassinger her cell phone. ...

Woman survives bear attack at home
KSN-TV - Wichita,KS,USA
By Jessica Oakley PORTLAND, Oregon, July 1, 2008 (NBC) -- A 58-year-old Oregon woman survived a black bear attack at her home just outside Sandy on Sunday ...

Cool thinking saved victim after bear attack
Chicago Tribune - United States
... dumped in the bushes along a Far North Bicentennial Park trail early Sunday morning, the thought of a horrific bear attack never even crossed his mind. ...

Expert: Girl was mauled on popular grizzly trail
The Associated Press -
... to move slowly and make noise to avoid surprising a bear. Hikers are counseled to carry cans of pepper spray that can spit out a cloud of choking gas. ...

Scary Alaska Travel: Bear Mauls Teenage Girl
Jaunted - USA
Says one local: It's not going to stop me from going out of the house and enjoying the short summer. But I'm thinking we should buy some bear spray.

Shepherd Injured in Bear Attack in Kashmir
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
By Fayaz Wani Srinagar, June 30: A shepherd was critically injured in a bear attack in Kashmir on Monday. A police spokesman told NewsBlaze that a shepherd, ...

Prosecutors seek dismissal of American Fork Canyon bear attack lawsuit
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Federal prosecutors on Monday asked a judge to dismiss a $2 million lawsuit filed against the US Forest Service after a fatal bear attack on an 11-year-old ...

Grizzly attacks teen bicycle racer in Alaska park
Chicago Tribune - United States
It's definitely not unheard of, Sinnott said, for a bear to charge someone moving by on a bicycle. In fact, the motion combined with surprise could trigger ...

Bear mauls teen during 24-hour bike race in Alaska
The Associated Press -
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Anchorage police say a teenage girl taking part in a 24-hour bike race was severely injured after a grizzly bear attack. ...

Bear is shy, but people aren’t
Twentynine Palms Desert Trail - Twentynine Palms,CA,USA
As always in an emergency situation, such as a wild animal attack, call 9-1-1 immediately. It’s illegal to feed bears. For more information on laws ...

ACCENT: Problem bears
Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
The bees give the bear a protein snack. With about 500 bees on each frame, each side, probably about 1000-1500 were eaten." The bear attack isn't the first ...

How to avoid close encounters of the bear kind
Bay Today - North Bay,ON,Canada
Carry and have readily accessible a whistle or an air horn, and bear pepper spray. Know how to use the spray – practise on a stationary object to get a feel ...

Young Campers Encounter Bears in Bingham County
KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA
Fish and Game encourages hikers and campers to carry bear spray, and to know black bears can be yelled at in order to scare them away, but with grizzly ...

Bear Slashes Car
Mountain News - Lake Arrowhead,CA,USA
She's been advised to carry a whistle, a stick or a golf club and a can of pepper spray in case she encounters another bear. “I just want people to be aware ...

Caution: Bears mating
Jasper Booster - Alberta, Canada
“A dangerous bear is a surprised bear,” cautioned Bradford, who always recommends people carry bear spray. Hikers should also stay alert on trails. ...

Grizzly sow attack interrupts quiet morning of mushroom picking
Seward Phoenix Log - Seward,AK,USA
It’s been one week since 54-year-old Jenne Danzl’s harrowing bear attack, and she isn’t lying in a hospital bed or resting on the couch. ...

Video captures wolf, grizzly bear interaction
Helena Independent Record - Helena,MT,USA
Other times, the mother bear makes her presence known and “bluff charges” the wolf, stopping short of an attack. Although seemingly playful, the underlying ...

Man Crashes Bike Into...Bear?!
Backpacker Magazine - USA
BP: Were you worried about the bear coming back around to attack you? TE: (My nephew and I) both thought about that. I was trying to catch my breath, ...

Be on lookout: Black bear seen near Route 62
The Desert Sun - Palm Springs,CA,USA
AP • June 26, 2008 Who says the Southern California desert heat is un-bear-able? This would give one paws. It was 108 in Twentynine Palms on Tuesday and ...

Wildlife encounter
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
Never approach or feed a bear. Hike with a group, making noise as you travel through dense cover. Keep kids in the center of the group. Carry bear spray. ...

Rural West Going to the Dogs
Tri State Observer - Milford,PA,USA
By Troy Anderson CLAREMONT, CALIF - Jeff Villepique usually carries bear spray when he goes into the mountains. But the California Department of Fish and ...

Tips For Living In Bear Country
TheDenverChannel.com - Denver,CO,USA
There are no definite rules about what to do if you meet a bear. In almost all cases, the bear will detect you first and will leave the area. Bear attacks ...

Black Bear sighted
Times Tribune of Corbin - Corbin,KY,USA
They are not carnivorous and rarely attack humans unless provoked. After more than an hour of being watched by law enforcement, the bear then crossed Hwy. ...

Why yes, that is a grizzly bear heading this way
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - Milwaukee,WI,USA
He came back to me and we donned our bear spray. I ran up the road with a camera thinking he was hightailing it out of our area. ...

Grizzly bears: Survival hinges on humans
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
The IGBC also adopted a new bear spray policy that is intended to avoid any public misperception that the committee endorses any commercial product. ...

Face-to-Face With the Grizzly
Wall Street Journal - USA
Herrero says is effective in avoiding 80% to 90% of bear attacks. Mr. Rivest says he's never used the bear spray he carries. Still, it gives me some comfort ...

Photography gone wild
Albany Democrat Herald - Albany,OR,USA
“I’d really like to avoid this experience again, but just in case I’ve carried bear spray while in bear areas ever since that encounter. ...

Unruly bear blamed for bee attack
London Free Press - Canada
It was likely a cub since a larger bear would've displaced more equipment, said Ferguson, who estimates the damage at $1000. Beekeepers for more than 40 ...

Brazen bruin gives homeowner a fright
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
"There has never been a bear attack in Nova Scotia," she said. "Not to say that they aren’t dangerous. But they are a fact of life and we do live with them ...

Seeley Lake: Bear panel says it will drop logos
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
By JOHN CRAMER of the Missoulian SEELEY LAKE - The government panel overseeing grizzly bears in the Lower 48 states stood behind its bear spray guidelines ...

Rangers hope modified Dumpsters deter bears
Park Record - Park City,UT,USA
Some biologists claim a bear's sense of smell is better than a dog's, so modified trash containers stop bears from accessing garbage at campsites. ...

Guess who’s coming to dinner?
Big Sky Weekly - Big Sky,MT,USA
If you’re out on a hike and see a bear or working or recreating in bear habitat, it’s better to be safe than sorry. Carry bear spray and know how to use it. ...

Big Sky Hikers
Big Sky Weekly - Big Sky,MT,USA
Hikers should bring their own bear spray, insect repellant, toilet paper and sunscreen. If you have questions regarding gear, ask a hike leader. ...

Bear is euthanized after encounter with woman
Tahoe Daily Tribune - South Lake Tahoe,CA,USA
The woman received "minor injuries" - scratches on her leg - from the attack and sought medical attention after the incident, said El Dorado County ...

Utah park rangers revamp bear safety education
Scripps News - Washington,DC,USA
It was the state's first and only documented fatal bear attack. Responding to public outcry, Uinta National Forest officials last fall worked with their ...

Jogger's pulse hits new high when grizzly charges
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
Bear attacks -- already uncommon -- are even less common on groups of people. The bigger the group, the lower the odds a bear will attack.

Iceland police shoot second Greenland polar bear
Daily Telegraph - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Did none of you read the article? The bear charged at the journalists. It was in attack mode and had to be dealt with then and there. ...

Grizzly panel to mark recovery anniversary this week
The Missoulian - Missoula,MT,USA
Among the agenda items are bear spray, grizzlies’ status in the Northern Rockies and North Cascades, and a new portable electric fence that can be set up ...

Woman escapes serious injury by bear
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage, AK,USA
Jenne Danzl, 54, appears on track to a full recovery after the attack on the south side of Skilak Lake near Cooper Landing at about 11 am Friday, ...

Hindu Mauled By Bear Near Temple in Kashmir
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
About 350 people have been injured in such attacks. The wildlife experts have termed fencing on frontiers with Pakistan, expansion of human population as ...

Wildlife officials work on bear safety education
LocalNews8.com - Idaho Falls,ID,USA
It was Utah's first documented fatal bear attack. Federal officials won't say the attack prompted the new safety campaign. State officials this year ...

Rangers revamping bear safety education
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
It was state's first and only documented fatal bear attack. Responding to public outcry, Uinta National Forest officials last fall worked with their ...

Bear sightings become common
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA
They are decidedly unlikely to attack anybody. "If wildlife experts were really worried about saving lives, they'd do something about bee stings," said Lynn ...

Galena police kill bear in second attack
Anchorage Daily News (subscription) - Anchorage,AK,USA
By LISA DEMER The city of Galena is abuzz with its second black bear attack in less than 24 hours, and this time, the bear was shot and killed, ...

Has forest service made changes 1 year after deadly bear attack?
KSL-TV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
But what has happened as a direct result from last year's bear attack that killed 11-year-old Samuel Ives? Clark says she can't comment on that. ...

The conservation of Whistler's black bears
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
But Ursus americanus - the normally wary, at times even docile black bear - still shows a striking reluctance to attack, even when defending its young. ...

Black bear attacks St. Bernard in Alaska village, loses fight
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks,AK,USA
The chief said that no known or recorded bear attacks have occurred in or around Galena in the past 30 years. “It’s unusual to have them wander into town ...

Yet another bear stumbles into the 'Burgs
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg,PA,USA
Is this some kind of bear attack on the cities of eastern Pennsylvania? "Nope," said Tim Conway, the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Northeast Region ...

Bear attack, blow by blow
KVAL - Eugene,OR,USA
Then he tucked the gun beneath the bear's chin. But it quit. Wyckoff, left-handed, said he had accidentally released the ammunition clip. After the attack ...

Diamond driller survives attack from grizzly bear
Terrace Standard - BC, Canada
He himself had five confrontations prior to the attack. “It’s just something that happened,” Shorter said. “I’m not overly proud of having to kill a bear ...

Bear pays a visit
Meriden Record-Journal - Meriden,CT,USA
The Hogans, of 251 Grieb Road, and several of their neighbors said the visitor - a full-grown black bear weighing an estimated 300

Be beary alert in the woods
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
He stressed it is unlikely a black bear will attack. "Your chances of getting struck by lightning are greater." There are probably between 8000 and 10000 ...
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WEB EXTRA, Grizzly Attack
BCLocalNews - Victoria,BC,Canada
A Smithers man is lucky to be alive after he was attacked by a grizzly bear near the Klappan rail grade June 3. "The bear actually grabbed my rifle out of ...

Man mauled by grizzly kills bear, lives to tell tale
AOL Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Shorter escaped the attack with what he called minor injuries. He received 40 stitches, and suffered a broken hand and multiple puncture wounds. ...

Bear attack charges stayed
Northern News Services (subscription) - Yellowknife,Northwest Territories,Canada
YELLOWKNIFE - The two remaining charges faced by Yellowknife-based exploration company in an employee's death by bear attack were stayed this week.

Glide man recovering after run-in with bear
KPIC - Roseburg,OR,USA
By Dan Bain ROSEBURG - 33-year-old Aaron Wyckoff was out hunting for black bear Saturday east of Glide. He said one of the hunters in the party shot a bear, ...

Deputy says bear likely killed alpaca in Marathon County
Chicago Tribune - United States
Wisnewski says bear sightings are relatively common in Marathon County, but an attack on a domestic animal is rare. The alpaca was valued at $18000.

Deputy: Bear killed alpaca
Wausau Daily Herald - Wausau,WI,USA
Bear sightings are relatively common in Marathon County, but a bear attack on a domestic animal is rare, Wisnewski said. An alpaca is native to South ...

Quebec wildlife officials still searching for black bear that ...
CJAD - Montreal,Quebec,Canada
According to the Quebec Ministry of Natural Resources website, black bears rarely attack humans and only four people have been killed by the animals in ...

Victim of bear attack shares story
KVAL - Eugene,OR,USA
(AP) - A bear presumed to have been wounded by a hunter later mauled a friend of the shooter, the authorities said. Aaron Wyckoff, 33, of Glide, ...

W.Va. DNR investigates bear attack
Huntington Herald Dispatch - Huntington,WV,USA
Bear attacks are rare but wildlife officials are investigating the second such incident in West Virginia within a month. The latest attack occurred Saturday ...

Black bear attacks and kills grandmother, 70, on fishing trip
Globe and Mail - Canada
In 2007, a Calgary woman, who was cycling on a trail near a British Columbia resort, was stalked and killed by a black bear. Attacks sometimes occur in the ...

Bear Attack In Mercer County
WVVA TV - Quincy,IL,USA
Officers with the Department of Natural Resources continue investigating an alleged bear attack in Mercer County. The incident happened outside the ...

Dog survives bear fight
The Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach,FL,USA
... the attack Tuesday night. "She couldn't hardly walk. "And then I saw two bright red spots on her chest and I realized she got in a fight with the bear. ...

Wild Bear Mauls 3 People in Kashmir
NewsBlaze - Folsom,CA,USA
After the attack, panic gripped the entire area and people carrying bamboo sticks and stones ran in different directions to kill the wild animal. ...

Woman blames self for bear attack
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
BY JOHN BEAUGE BARBOURS - Denise Haldeman doesn't blame the bear that attacked her in the darkness outside her Lycoming County home May 12, injuring her and ...

DWR reminds campers to play it safe
Daily Herald - Provo,UT,USA
The following are bear safety tips issued in a recent DWR news release. With last summer's fatal bear attack in American Fork Canyon fresh on their minds, ...

Endanger Polar Bears? Doesn't Make Sense
Tampa Tribune - Tampa,FL,USA
An avid fisherman, Kjell had lost an arm and an eye in a polar bear attack. But that incident hadn't crimped his style — or his enthusiasm for Arctic ...

COLUMN: Being eaten can ruin your vacation
Chillicothe Gazette - Chillicothe,OH,USA
... still attacks hit the ground, roll into a ball and cover your head with your hands. But never, never run from a bear as any park ranger will tell you. ...

Bear sightings in Bucks County
6abc.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Experts say bears attack if they feel they or their young are threatened. They love black oil sunflower seeds often used in bird feeders.

If you go out in the woods today...
Ottawa Citizen - Ontario, Canada
Here is what matters: there has never been a recorded bear attack on a human in the park -- although joggers and cyclists have been confronted,

Trap snags bear suspected in attack on woman, dog
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
The mother bear was caught in a trap that was set outside Denise Haldeman's home the day after the attack, state Game Commission spokesman Rick Mecklem said ...

West Virginia man survives rare bear attack
Daily Mail - Charleston - Charleston,WV,USA
(AP) -- A West Virginia man is recovering from a rare bear attack. Richard Hines Sr., says he was bitten on the leg, leaving 12 puncture wounds. ...

Black bear bites Hardy County man
Charleston Gazette - WV, USA
Local authorities and wildlife experts said they had never heard of a bear attack like the one Hines described. But West Virginia's black bear population is ...

Where bear goes, caution grows
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
Nobody has been injured in a bear attack in the state in recorded history, according to the SC Department of Natural Resources. Bear-human encounters have ...

A black bear roams the Midlands
The State - Columbia,SC,USA
While nobody has been injured in a bear attack in SC in recorded history, bear-human encounters have increased in the past 15 years as the development moves ...

Bear attack survivor: 'He's eating my brain and I can feel it'
KARE - Minneapolis,MN,USA
A man in British Columbia, Canada managed to drive to safety after a grizzly bear mauled him north of Vancouver. Describing his experience, he says he felt ...

Woman Injured in Bear Attack
WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
I just want to point out that this isn'ta predatory attack. It was more defensive," Wyant added. Wyant said he's handled two defensive bear attacks in the ...

Bear attack survivor: 'He's eating my brain and I can feel it'
KARE - Minneapolis,MN,USA
A man in British Colombia, Canada managed to drive to safety after a grizzly bear mauled him north of Vancouver. Describing his experience, he says he felt ...

Attack Style Points To Mountain Lion As Possible Predator
KOAT - USA
However, there's a big difference between a bear and a cat, both physically and in their attack style. "A bear would look completely different than a cat," ...

BC man tells of surviving grizzly attack
CTV.ca - Canada
A Vancouver Island man, who survived an attack by a grizzly bear, said he was working in the bush when a sixth sense told him he wasn't alone. ...

'He's eating my brain. I can feel it,' recalls bear attack survivor
AOL Canada - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The bear suddenly seemed to have enough and pushed him into the mud, still grunting and snorting, Case said. The bear then moved off after the attack. ...

Friday's editorial: Protect the polar bears
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne has listed the polar bear as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. It’s the first step toward reversing ...

Bear attacks woman tending bird feeders in back yard
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
The attack occurred about 50 feet from the home's back patio, said Bradley Stine, Plunketts Creek Twp. fire chief. Firefighters had just finished a meeting ...

Bleeding Grizzly Attack Victim Manages to Drive 15 Miles for Help
FOXNews - USA
A British Columbia man has proved himself to be a true survivor after he drove 15 miles for help after being severely mauled by an 880-pound grizzly bear, ...

• The Heat Is On The Heat Is On
Washington Post - United States
When it does, the bear will reach into the hole with a forepaw and drag the seal out onto the ice to attack it. As the southern edge of the Arctic ice cap ...

Game Commission: Woman back home after surviving bear attack
York Daily Record - York,PA,USA
A Lycoming County woman is back home after surviving a black bear attack near her house. State Game Commission officials say the 44-year-old

Game Commission probes bear attack, urges homeowners to remove ...
Centre Daily Times - Centre,PA,USA
Dusza said the agency is investigating the incident, reported yesterday, near Barbours, Lycoming County, in which a bear injured a resident

Woman recovering from bear attack
The Patriot-News - PennLive.com - Harrisburg,PA,USA
BY JOHN BEAUGE BARBOURS - A Lycoming County woman is recovering at home from injuries suffered when a bear attacked her Monday night, officials said Tuesday ..

Only on 3: Bear Attack Survivor Talks
WRCB-TV - Chattanooga,TN,USA
Clyde, OH/Polk County, TN (WRCB-TV) -- The Ohio Mom mauled by a bear in Polk County two years ago is talking about the tragedy for the very first time. ...

Tuesday midday: Bear terror, delinquent daughter and traffic jam
Pocono Record - Stroudsburg,PA,USA
In statewide news, a bear attack has left a dog dead in Lycoming County. And we have an interesting animal story coming from our sister paper, ...

Woman Injured in Bear Attack
WNEP-TV - Scranton,PA,USA
The Pennsylvania Game Commission said it is trying to capture the a bear that attacked a woman in Pluketts Creek Township outside of Williamsport.

Pa. woman is injured and her dog killed in attack by bear
CBS 3 - Philadelphia,PA,USA
(AP) Authorities say a Lycoming County woman was injured and her dog was killed when a bear attacked them about 50 feet from their home. ...

Walsh: Campers lack bear awareness
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
"If there wasn't an attack the night before, we wouldn't be here arguing," Francis said at a news conference in March. for a day before Samuel and his ...

Attack by bear reported in area
Williamsport Sun-Gazette - Williamsport,PA,USA
BARBOURS — A 44-year-old woman and a dog were attacked by a bear in the 200 block of Dunwoody Road in Plunketts Creek Township about 9:15 pm Monday, ...

Meet your big, furry neighbors
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
North Carolina's bear experts know of only one bear attack in recent history, and it's unclear how that attack unfolded. Some black bears in North ...

Numbers bear-ly add up between BC and Alberta
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
Re: "BC man lives through vicious grizzly attack," and "Grizzly shooter says he had to kill bear to save son," May 8. On page A9 is a story of a man mauled ...

State argues that it isn't liable in fatal bear attack
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
By Donald W. Meyers Utah wildlife officials cannot be held responsible for a family's heartache over their son's death in a June 2007 bear attack, ...

State denies responsibility for bear attack
KUTV - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
PROVO, Utah (AP) - Utah officials say the state is not liable in a bear attack that killed an 11-year-old Utah County boy. In a formal response to a laws

Central Coast man drives himself 25 km after bear attack
Williams Lake Tribune - B.C., Canada
By Sage Birchwater - Williams Lake Tribune - May 09, 2008 A Central Coast man is fortunate to be alive after he was attacked by a grizzly bear in the Bella ..

Utah Officials Say State Not Liable for Bear Attack
KPVI-TV - Pocatello,ID,USA
Utah officials say the state is not liable in a bear attack that killed an 11-year-old Utah County boy. Lawyers for the Attorney General's Office say the ...

State denies responsibility for fatal bear attack on boy
Salt Lake Tribune - United States
AP Posted: 9:35 AM- PROVO - Utah officials say the blame for a bear attack that killed an 11-year-old Utah County boy lies in the hands of the federal ...

Bin-raiding bear killed
TheChronicleHerald.ca - Halifax,Nova Scotia,Canada
It’s department policy to put down a bear if it reappears in a residential neighbourhood, said Ms. Gavin. "Although there’s never been a report of an attack ...

BC man lives through vicious grizzly attack
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
A BC man who survived a ferocious attack by a grizzly bear the size of five men then drove to get help

Bear attack prompts conservation officers to issue vigilance warning
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
SURREY | Conservation officers are warning people to be extra vigilant of bear attacks after a man was mauled by a 400-kilogram grizzly Saturday. ...

Man survives grizzly attack
Windsor Star - Ontario, Canada
A BC man who miraculously survived a ferocious attack by a grizzly bear the size of five men and then drove to get help was resting in hospital Wednesday. ...

Victim of grizzlie-bear mauling resting in hospital
The Province - Vancouver,BC,Canada
By Susan Lazaruk, The Province An Ocean Falls man who survived a ferocious attack by a grizzly bear and then drove himself to get help was resting in ...

Man drives to safety after grizzly bear attack
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
British Columbians are being warned to be extra vigilant of bear attacks after a man was mauled by a 400-kilogram grizzly on Saturday. ...

Roy Exum: A Return To Benton Falls
The Chattanoogan - Chattanooga,TN,USA
Before the incident occurred there had never been a known bear attack in the Cherokee Forest. Susan didn’t see the bear until it was about 100 yards away ...

TV review: Warning of attack tragically ignored
Scotsman - United Kingdom
These elusive creatures are the most threatened species of bear, as their tree-top habitat is in danger of extinction thanks to the culling of rainforests. ...

BC's first bear attack of the year
Edmonton Sun - Alberta, Canada
It’s the first bear attack in BC this season and came just days before the province announced $450000 dollars for bear awareness programs aimed at reducing ...

Central Coast man attacked by grizzly bear
CTV British Columbia - Vancouver,BC,Canada
This is the first recorded bear attack in BC this season. Most bears are just coming out of hibernation. Conservation officers are now setting traps and ...

Keeping bears and people apart
Globe and Mail - Canada
The bear attack was the first in BC this year, and it occurred coincidentally just days before the government's announcement yesterday that it is providing ...

Talkers: Fugitives would have to bear the bear
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
“We’ve never had a predatory attack by a black bear in Louisiana, to our knowledge,” she said. SYDNEY, Australia | A doctor proposed Monday that

PETA Begs Will Ferrell To Stop Working With Animals After Bear Attack
Starpulse.com - Branford,CT,USA
Funnyman Will Ferrell has been urged to stop working with animals after his bear co-star in basketball comedy Semi-Pro attacked and killed a trainer in ..

Mother of Bear Attack Victim Returns to Site to Heal
WTVC - Chattanooga,TN,USA
An Ohio woman returns to the Tennessee waterfall where a bear attacked and killed her 6 year-old daughter two years ago. Susan Cenkus, her 6-year old .

Mother returns to Tenn. waterfall where bear killed daughter
WZTV - Nashville,TN,USA
CLEVELAND (AP) -- An Ohio woman who survived a black bear attack that killed her 6-year-old daughter in 2006 has returned to the Cherokee National Forest to ...

Take steps to avoid a bear encounter; Let animals know you are in ...
Owen Sound Sun Times - Owen Sound,Ontario,Canada
As well, never run from a startled bruin. This will encourage the animal to attack. Keep calm and know how you'll react if confronted by a bear. ...

How much can a sore bear bear?
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
"If you went into his enclosure, he would attack. He's territorial." And as for that tongue: "He uses it for foraging, getting larvae out of trees, ...

Trainers: Bear attack victim knew risks
MSNBC - USA
By Mike Celizic A trained grizzly bear that killed a trainer in California during a commercial video shoot last week did not attack intentionally and will ...

• Bear attack survivor Susan Cenkus travels back to scene where ...
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
And where the bear started its relentless attack by first grabbing her son. She thanked her escorts for the help and concern they had provided since that

Five killed in bear attack in Orissa
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
Bhubaneswar, April 30 (IANS) A bear attacked a group of villagers and killed five of them, besides injuring five others, in Orissa’s Nabrangpur district, ...

Woman visits site of fatal bear attack
The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com - Cleveland,OH,USA
DNA samples taken from its front claws linked the bear to the attack, and it was killed. It was the first bear attack in the history of the Cherokee ...

Grizzly Rage
DVD Talk - Portland,OR,USA
It's a bear attack movie. Show the bear. Show some teeth. Show some claws. Show some people sliced, diced, munched on and stomped (preferably in that order) ...

The average bear may outsmart some humans
HeraldNet - Everett,WA,USA
... enough pepper spray, since the bear was licking him. Likely there will be no definitive reason found for the attack, as was the case in Horn's mauling. ...

State opens inquiry into fatal grizzly bear attack
KESQ - Palm Desert,CA,USA
AP - April 25, 2008 1:44 AM ET BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) - An autopsy has found that an exotic-animal trainer who was bitten on the neck by a bear died ...

911 call released in fatal grizzly bear attack
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
By AP Excerpts of a 911 call by an unidentified woman to San Bernardino County authorities after a grizzly bear used in entertainment productions bit a ...

Bear attack probe grows
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
Cal-OSHA officials have learned tha