"Drought decreases bear food availability. Decreased food availability will probably increase human-bear encounters," Dr. White explained. As human populations expand into once-forested areas, habitat ...

When a black bear attacked a man in Franklin County on Sept. 3, it seemed like a one-off tragedy. But a second fatal attack in Newton County, just four weeks later and about 80 miles west, has raised ...

Bears have been increasingly encroaching into Japan's towns due to factors ranging from a declining human population to ...

The seventh bear-related death recorded in Japan this year was a man, estimated to be in his 70s, who was reportedly picking ...

A record number of fatal attacks has prompted one regional leader to call for more help in dealing with the problem.

As Japan faces rising human-bear encounters, an animal trapped in a grocery store injured two men, while a separate reported ...

The governor of Akita prefecture pleaded for help after a bear killed one person and injured three other people amid a record number of attacks across the country this year.

Officials found a Missouri camper dead near Mt. Judea, Arkansas, with injuries consistent with a bear attack, marking the ...

The labs are back, and the results are negative. That means the bear that killed Max Thomas is presumably still at large.

A biologist with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission shot and killed a black bear in Newton County on Sunday night after it ...

The Japanese government has announced plans to hire hunters to stop a recent rise in bear attacks in the country.

In a shocking incident that underscores the dangers of wildlife encounters, a hunter was hospitalized following a grizzly bear attack south of Cochrane on Thursday. This alarming event highlights the ...