This July, a 72-year-old man was picking huckleberries in Flathead National Forest by himself when he was attacked by a female grizzly bear. He managed to access his handgun, shooting and killing the bear and surviving the encounter with serious injuries. After a summer that brought several high-profile grizzly bear attacks – a veteran who […]
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Man punches grizzly in face during bear attack in northern B.C.
A B.C. cyclist is recovering after a run-in with a grizzly and two cubs that ended with the bear getting punched in the face. According to conservation officer Matthew Corbett, a man was riding his bike along a forested trail next to Anderson Flats Provincial Park in northwest B.C. when he surprised a female grizzly […]
Shaking hiker films scarily close encounter with grizzly bear
You can hear the fear in this female hiker’s voice as pleads with a grizzly not to come any closer; “Please don’t come here. Thank you, please go,” she quivers with a politeness that’s at odds with the scary encounter. And yet she captures it all on video. Brave? Daft? Or just how we’re hard-wired […]
Canada: grizzly bear hunting quietly reinstated in Alberta
The Canadian province of Alberta has quietly reversed a two-decade ban on hunting grizzly bears, in what conservations described as a “slap in the face” amid continuing debate over the future of the threatened species. Alberta first banned the hunting of grizzly bears in 2006 after the population of the species, which once reached as […]
Rare “Grolar” Bears of Canada’s Arctic Studied
A unique family of bears stands as a testament to the changing face of wildlife Conservation. Known as “grolars,” these hybrids are the offspring of polar bears and grizzly bears, marking a rare intersection of species in a rapidly transforming environment. Recent research, detailed in the journal Conservation Genetics Resources, has shed new light on […]
Bear jams are a growing problem at National Parks – here’s how to watch a grizzly without causing one
Picture the scene. You’re driving through Lamar Valley in beautiful Yellowstone National Park when suddenly, a dark moving figure off to the side of the road catches your attention. A bear and her cubs! There’s nowhere to pull off, but no way you’re missing out on this wildlife viewing opportunity, plus the two cars ahead […]
Chilling video shows grizzly chase moose at Montana campsite where bear killed camper
A wildlife podcaster and bear biologist captured chilling video of a grizzly chasing a moose at the same Montana campsite where a bear once killed a camper. Wes Larson, host of the Tooth and Claw podcast that covers animal attacks, posted the footage to his social media accounts on Saturday, June 15. “Last July we […]
Grizzly Bear Attack Prompts Mountain Closure
In Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming a grizzly bear attacked and injured a man, prompting the closure of Signal Mountain to the public. This incident was one of at least two serious animal attacks on people in the US wilderness on Sunday, May 19. The grizzly bear attack involved a 35-year-old man from Massachusetts who […]