Managers of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness say they will extend stricter food storage requirements for visitors, noting the rules have reduced encounters with black bears over the last two ...

Headlines about bear attacks often make it sound like encounters come out of nowhere, as if people and bears... The post The outdoor mistakes that trigger most bear encounters appeared first on The ...

It’s hard to look at a polar bear and not feel a mix of awe and alarm. They’re massive and built for survival on Arctic ice. While polar bear encounters are rare for most people, they do happen. And ...

Arkansas is black bear country, and it is possible to encounter a bear almost anywhere in the state. Seeing a bear, let alone encountering one, is highly unlikely, but their numbers are growing. They ...

A spokesman with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission said Wednesday that two hikers’ encounter with a black bear in the Ozarks over the weekend was much less dramatic than social media posts and ...