A new California law banning the use of dogs in bear hunting appears to have had a dramatic effect, with fewer bears killed by hunters in 2013 than in any other year over the past two decades.
More than 10,000 hunters bought special tags to hunt bears during Vermont's first two-part bear season in 2013.
Camille Marie Bomboy, 18, of Mill Hall, suffered severe bites on her arms and shoulders, and a deep cut on her head, authorities said.
New Jersey wildlife officials are issuing new permits for the state's next black bear hunt.
Kenai National Wildlife refuge officials have ordered an emergency closure of sport hunting of brown bears, saying that more than 10 percent of the bears on the Peninsula have already died this season.
Animal rights activists are using increasingly aggressive strategies to keep California and Nevada game wardens from trapping bears that break into Lake Tahoe homes.