Canadian officials have killed a 204-pound black bear after it fatally attacked an unleashed dog on a trail as the dog’s owners watched in horror. Authorities called the animal’s brazen attack ‘very concerning behavior.’ The terrifying ordeal happened on Saturday when a couple and their two dogs visited Jasper National Park in Alberta and allowed […]
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Black bear attacks 74-year-old woman in Connecticut
A 74-year-old Connecticut woman suffered bites to her arms and legs Friday when she was attacked by a black bear while out walking her dog on a leash in a Hartford suburb, state environmental officials said. The woman was taken to a hospital with injuries that weren’t life-threatening, officials said. The 12-year-old female bear was […]
Killer bear that disembowelled a trail runner in Italy is captured and set to be euthanised, despite having three cubs
A wanted killer bear which mauled a jogger to death and attacked two other people has finally been captured by authorities in Italy. They have vowed to now put the bear down despite her having three cubs – a decision likely to spark controversy. Officials announced the capture of Jj4 – or Gaia as she […]
Bear kills jogger on woodland path in northern Italy
A bear attacked and killed a jogger on a woodland path in north-east Italy, the first case of its kind, a source close to the case told AFP on Friday. Andrea Papi, 26, was killed on Wednesday while out running in the mountainous region near his village, Caldes, in the Trentino region. His family raised […]
300-Pound Grizzly Is First To Emerge From Hibernation In Yellowstone National Park
The first sign of spring in Yellowstone National Park is not a flower or a bird singing, but the sighting of the first grizzly bear to emerge from hibernation. This is the second year that wildlife biologists have spotted the first grizzly on March 7. Apparently, that is the first day of spring to male […]
Rampaging polar bear kills woman and boy ‘after chasing residents’ in Wales
A rampaging polar bear has attacked and killed two people in the village of Wales, Alaska. The horrifying incident was initially reported to authorities at around 2.30pm (local time) on Tuesday (January 17), Alaska State Troopers said. Authorities confirmed that the beast killed a woman and a boy after entering the village and running after […]
New Jersey black bear hunt challenged by animal protection groups
A court has granted animal protection groups’ request for an emergency court challenge to stop a black bear hunt from taking place next Monday in New Jersey. The state’s Fish and Game Council authorized the hunt earlier this month. The groups allege that the council bypassed required procedures for a hunt by misusing an emergency […]
Michigan man survives grizzly bear attack while hunting moose
A Michigan man nearly met his maker while he was hunting for moose in Alaska, after he and a group of hunters unknowingly stumbled upon a grizzly bear and her cubs. Nicholas Kuperus, 33, was hunting in northern Alaska, approximately 300 miles north of Anchorage, when he and his group accidentally came across the path […]