Increasingly common bear encounters cause fear across U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News Bear encounters are rising across the U.S. as the animals enter human spaces looking for food, often getting caught on tape. Mark Strassmann has the story. Source link
A woman was attacked and injured by a bear while hiking with a friend and three dogs in southern Alaska, authorities said. The attack happened Saturday at around 5:30 p.m. local time, according to Anchorage Police, as the woman hiked along what the Alaska Department of Fish and Game called “a social trail” in an … Read more
A Maine couple heading out for a day of fishing happened upon a scene fit for a nature documentary: A moose calf running for its life with a large black bear in pursuit. Elvia and Todd Malcolm were in Telos Township, Maine, about an hour or so from their home in Lincoln, when they saw … Read more
Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday, as the number of such deaths remains unusually high. Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan in recent years, something scientists attribute to a spike in the animals’ population and a declining number of people in rural … Read more
A couple sustained significant injuries during a black bear attack in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, authorities said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The 17-month-old bear, which also injured the couple’s dogs, was euthanized after the man fought it off with the blunt end of … Read more
A wandering bear that scared residents of a Japanese city just north of Tokyo was captured on Tuesday after several days of panic during which nearly 100 schools were closed. The bear was first spotted on Saturday near a park in Utsunomiya, a city north of Tokyo with a population of half a million. City … Read more
A San Diego man is recovering after surviving a grizzly bear attack while hiking in Montana’s Glacier National Park, an encounter he says he was fortunate to escape with his life. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Daniel Crago, an avid outdoorsman, was hiking along the … Read more
A bear attack left four people injured in two factories and a residential area in northern Japan’s Fukushima on Tuesday, police and media reports said. A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. “A bear-related human … Read more
A bear mauled to death a man at Vitosha, a mountainous region just outside the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, authorities said Monday. The 35-year-old man’s body was found in the area of Vitosha Nature Park on Saturday, and a forensic doctor and a big game expert determined he was killed by a bear, Bulgaria’s interior … Read more
Increasing bear encounters across U.S. – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. is seeing more bear encounters that have gotten so dangerous that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed some of its popular hiking trails. Mark Strassmann reports. Source link