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Bear kills worker at uranium mining company’s facility in Canada, forcing operations to shut down

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Toronto — A 27-year-old man was killed in a black bear attack over the weekend in northern Saskatchewan, according to local authorities and his employer.  The attack happened about 53 miles northeast of Points North Landing in central Saskatchewan, the province’s Ministry of Community Safety confirmed in a statement to CBS News. The ministry said the … Read more

Bear kills woman in Japan, 2 more deadly attacks suspected

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Japan confirmed Friday the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths last year, with reports pointing to a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation. A spate of bear encounters, including at hot spring resorts and in supermarkets last year, sparked alarm, with the government deploying troops to … Read more

Apparent bear attack kills missing hiker in Montana’s Glacier National Park

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The body of a hiker who’d been reported as missing has been found by search and rescue crews in Glacier National Park in Montana, park officials said Thursday. His remains were spotted Wednesday about two-and-a-half miles up the Mt. Brown Trail, some 50 feet off the trail “in a densely wooded area with downed timber,” … Read more

2 hikers injured in bear attack on Yellowstone trail

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A bear injured two hikers on a trail at Yellowstone National Park this week, prompting closures of some areas, park officials said Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The National Park Service said in a statement that the hikers were injured Monday by “one or … Read more

2 hikers injured in bear attack at Yellowstone National Park

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Two hikers were attacked by one or more bears at Yellowstone National Park, officials said on Tuesday, marking the first time this year that a bear has injured people at the popular tourist attraction. The National Park Service said emergency personnel responded to the attack, which occurred on Monday afternoon on the Mystic Falls Trail … Read more

A tiny Arctic village in Alaska is trying to revive its polar bear tourism industry

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Late every summer, hulking white bears gather outside a tiny Alaska Native village on the edge of the continent, far above the Arctic Circle, to feast on whale carcasses left behind by hunters and to wait for the deep cold to freeze the sea. It’s a spectacle that once brought 1,000 or … Read more