Nothing can be more startling than spotting a bear on a hiking trail or worse – in your neighborhood. While unexpected ...

Wildlife sightings are abundant in America's national parks. For those looking to spot a bear, these 13 national parks are ...

Alaska is home to black bears and polar bears but brown bears ... was seriously injured in Alaska after being mauled by a brown bear and shot during an effort to fend it off.

On Oct. 26 surveillance footage showed a black bear executing an impromptu heist at an Alabama home you must see to believe.

In his book Safe Travel in Bear Country, Gary Brown describes a basic camp set up where the sleeping ... we diligently hung everything up. Around midnight a black bear came into camp and trotted off ...

Researchers have discovered brown bears in a part of Nepal not previously known to host the species, prompting a call to ...

There have been 16 bear attacks recorded in Arizona ... Despite their name, black bears can also appear in brown or blond coloring and can weigh up to 400 pounds. In the fall, bears must consume ...

Want to know how bad this winter might be? You could look at the latest forecast. Or you could turn to the woolly bear caterpillar. Here's what to know.

Until bears settle in for the winter, people should remain vigilant on roads, even in urban areas, following a record number of bear sightings in Japan earlier this year. Conventional wisdom suggests ...

Authorities say a 50-year-old hunter has been found dead in an apparent brown bear mauling on an island in southeastern Alaska.

This edition of Weather Tidbits will be discussing the folklore behind woolly bear caterpillar forecasting. This folklore revolves around forecasting the severity of an upcoming winter season based on ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A 50-year-old hunter has been found dead in an apparent brown bear mauling on an island in southeastern Alaska, authorities said Thursday. Tad Fujioka, of Sitka, was reported ...