bear attack Articles

A female black bear with cubs nearby attacked a woman running a marathon in New Mexico. Officials have not yet found the bear.

A hiker on the Appalachian Trail said he was bitten by a bear while sleeping. The bear allegedly bit the sleeping hiker through a tent.

A University of Alaska Southeast professor was injured after being attacked by a brown bear while teaching on Mount Emmerich.

A Boy Scout leader who was pulled into a cave by a bear in northern New Jersey beat off the animal with a rock hammer while the three young Scouts with him called for help.

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Park said in a news release that the woman was likely bit in the head during the attack, but that none of her injuries were life-threatening.

A hunter camping in central Idaho woke up when a black bear started biting his head, and he couldn't get medical care for three days because he was in such a remote wilderness area.

Fish, Wildlife and Parks says the attack happened near Ashley Lake. The extent of her injuries was not immediately known. Officials warn as hibernation draws near bear activity increases

Authorities say a Texas man mauled by a brown bear while moose hunting in Alaska has suffered serious injuries.

A hunter who said he was attacked by a black bear in Michigan's Clare County has scratches on a forearm but no serious injuries and believes the animal was just being nosy.

A 62-year-old Alaska man out for a walk in the woods was mauled by a brown bear.

KOB-TV reports a runner encountered a female bear and her cub on a trail and tried to make noise to scare them off. The bear charged him, knocked him into a stream and attacked him.

An archery hunter pursuing elk is recovering after being attacked in Idaho by a grizzly bear with three cubs.

Two employees of an Alaska backcountry lodge startled an adult grizzly bear while running on a trail in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula. The bear stepped out of thick brush and mauled one woman while the other ran for help.