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Amid Bear Attacks, Japan's
Massive Cull May Go Too Far

Aug 29, 2026 4:10 PM CDT

Amid Bear Attacks, Japan's Massive Cull May Go Too Far

Conservationists warn cull that has killed at least 14K bears risks regional extinctions

(Newser) - Japan's bid to make people safer from bears has put the animals at risk on an unprecedented scale. After a record year of attacks in 2024—more than 230 people injured and 13 killed—the government loosened shooting rules and, between April 2025 and January 2026, more than 14,...

Man Hurt in Surprise Bear
Run-In at Apartment Complex

Aug 19, 2026 10:00 AM CDT

Man Hurt in Surprise Bear Run-In at Apartment Complex

Drought, scarce food is driving more bears into Colorado neighborhoods

(Newser) - A routine trip to the laundry room turned into a run-in with a bear in Colorado. Wildlife officials say a man in the Eagle-Vail area, about 100 miles west of Denver, was scratched on the arm by a female black bear as he exited an apartment complex's laundry room...

She Was Running
Alone When the
Bear Attacked

Aug 17, 2026 11:39 AM CDT

She Was Running Alone When the Bear Attacked

Alaska woman uses bear spray to escape with injuries

(Newser) - An Alaska runner managed to stop a charging brown bear after it mauled her on a popular Anchorage trail. State wildlife officials say the woman was alone on the Wolverine Bowl Trail near the Prospect Heights trailhead Thursday when the bear attacked; she used bear spray to get the animal...

Mounties Kill Wrong Bear After Toddler Mauled

Mounties Shoot Wrong Bear
After Toddler Mauled in BC

Aug 12, 2026 2:40 PM CDT

Mounties Shoot Wrong Bear After Toddler Mauled in BC

'The RCMP definitely aren't bear experts'

(Newser) - Authorities in British Columbia are still hunting a black bear that mauled a 3-year-old girl in Maple Ridge, after confirming the bear shot by the Mounties that day was the wrong one. The child was playing on her family's back deck in the city east of Vancouver Sunday when...

Grizzly Kills Fla. Hiker in Rare Nighttime Attack at Glacier

Solo Hike at Night in
Glacier Turned Into
'Nightmare Scenario'

Jul 23, 2026 5:49 AM CDT

Solo Hike at Night in Glacier Turned Into 'Nightmare Scenario'

Officials say Florida man, 33, died in rare bear attack in Montana park

(Newser) - A hiker's fatal run-in with a grizzly in Glacier National Park appears to have been a brief, surprise clash in the dark with a bear that had never before caused trouble for humans, federal wildlife officials say. The May 6 death of 33-year-old Anthony Pollio, of Davie, Florida, is...

Couple Killed in Bear Attack Near Saskatchewan Cabin

Area That Rarely Sees
Fatal Bear Attacks Logs 2 More

Jul 22, 2026 1:30 PM CDT

Area That Rarely Sees Fatal Bear Attacks Logs 2 More

Authorities say Jay and Deb MacDonald were killed near their remote McTavish Lake cabin

(Newser) - A retired Saskatchewan couple spending time at their beloved northern cabin were killed by a black bear. Authorities say Jay and Deb MacDonald died in mid-July at McTavish Lake, a remote fly-in spot about 90 miles north of La Ronge that their family described as "sacred" to them. The...

Tokyo Has a Bear Problem

Jul 8, 2026 1:00 PM CDT

Tokyo Has a Bear Problem

City may lift 18-year ban on hunting

(Newser) - You probably won't find one making its way across Shibuya Crossing or shopping in the Ginza district, but Tokyo has a bear problem and officials may soon let hunters target them for the first time in nearly two decades. Citing a surge in bear sightings and encounters on the...

Alaska Black Bear Picked
the Wrong Dog to Attack

Jun 17, 2026 4:54 PM CDT

Alaska Black Bear Picked the Wrong Dog to Attack

Lori Price was packing heat on her mushroom hunt, and Chaos the dog survives the mauling

(Newser) - A mushroom hunt on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula turned into a gunfire-laced standoff between a woman, her dog, and a black bear. Lori Price was walking near Skilak Lake on June 7 with her two dogs, Chaos and Willis, when she heard a roar and realized a bear had reached...

Teen Hiker Meets
Black Bear's Claws

Jun 17, 2026 8:50 AM CDT

Teen Hiker Meets Black Bear's Claws

Washington state boy suffers minor scratches in trail encounter

(Newser) - A teen hiking on a popular Washington state mountain trail got quite a scare Tuesday afternoon when a black bear charged and clawed him, officials say. The boy, one of three people hiking Mount Si about 35 miles from Seattle, was scratched when the bear "swiped" at him roughly 2....

After Bear Injures Couple,
They Hurt It Right Back

Jun 10, 2026 11:15 AM CDT

After Bear Injures Couple, They Hurt It Right Back

Black bear euthanized after confrontation in Mammoth Lakes, California

(Newser) - A pre-dawn clash between pets and wildlife in Mammoth Lakes ended with a husband and wife hurt and a young black bear dead. Police say the encounter began around 6am Monday when a woman rushed outside after hearing her dogs barking and saw a 17-month-old, 70-pound bear fighting with one...

Hiker Survives Grizzly
Attack With 'Dangling' Hand

Jun 8, 2026 6:10 AM CDT

Hiker Survives Grizzly Attack With 'Dangling' Hand

San Diego's Daniel Crago raising funds for treatment after mauling in Glacier National Park

(Newser) - A California hiker who survived a grizzly bear attack in Glacier National Park says he knows he's lucky. San Diego's Daniel Crago was finishing a week of hiking on Montana's Grinnell Glacier Trail on May 28 when he spotted a bear cub off the path—then realized a much...

Bear Goes on a
Rampage in Fukushima

Jun 2, 2026 6:08 AM CDT

Bear Goes on a Rampage in Fukushima

4 people injured in a residential area of Japan as the annual number of attacks rises

(Newser) - A bear injured four people in a Japanese residential area on Tuesday in the latest case of an attack in an area of the country where bears have increasingly encroached on the human population in recent years. Japan's Environment Ministry said 13 people were killed in more than 230...

Mother Bear, Cub
Kill Hiker in Rare Attack

May 19, 2026 10:09 AM CDT

Mother Bear, Cub Kill Hiker in Rare Attack

Bulgarian hiker found mauled to death in first such attack near Sofia since 2010

(Newser) - A hike outside Bulgaria's capital ended in a fatal encounter with a mother bear and her cub, officials said Monday. The body of a 35-year-old man was discovered Saturday in Vitosha Nature Park, a popular mountain area about a half-hour from Sofia, reports CBS News . "The findings of...

Bear Kills Worker at Remote
Uranium Exploration Camp

May 13, 2026 12:35 PM CDT

Bear Kills Worker at Remote Uranium Exploration Camp

It's the fourth recorded fatal bear attack in Saskatchewan

(Newser) - A 27-year-old man who'd taken contract work at a remote uranium exploration camp in northern Saskatchewan was fatally mauled by a black bear Friday evening, in what experts call an exceptionally rare type of attack for the province. The worker, who came to Canada from India three years ago,...

To Combat Bears,
Japan Sends in
the 'Monster Wolf'

May 13, 2026 10:59 AM CDT

To Combat Bears, Japan Sends in the 'Monster Wolf'

Record bear attacks result in a rush for $4K animatronic deterrents

(Newser) - Japan's bear problem has turned into a business boom for one Hokkaido manufacturer of robotic "wolves." As CBS News reports, Ohta Seiki says demand for its "Monster Wolf" scarecrows—wolf-shaped robots with glowing red eyes and chilling howls—has surged after Japan logged record bear attacks,...

Days After Hiker Vanished in
National Park, Sad News

May 8, 2026 9:45 AM CDT

Days After Hiker Vanished in National Park, Sad News

Search and rescue crews in Glacier National Park locate man's body after suspected bear attack

(Newser) - A dayslong search for a missing hiker in Glacier National Park ended in tragedy on Wednesday with the discovery of his body and signs he was likely killed by a bear. The National Park Service said the man was found around midday about 2.5 miles up the Mount Brown...

As They Hiked Close to
Old Faithful, an Attack

May 6, 2026 6:50 AM CDT

As They Hiked Close to Old Faithful, an Attack

2 hikers injured in bear attack in Yellowstone, not far from famous geyser

(Newser) - Two hikers were injured in a bear attack on a popular hiking trail near Yellowstone National Park's Old Faithful geyser, park officials said on Tuesday. The attack was described by officials as a single event on Monday afternoon along the Mystic Falls Trail. A large area of the park...

Woman Killed After
Accidentally Stepping on Bear

Woman Killed After Accidentally Stepping on Bear

It was Poland's first fatal bear attack in 12 years

(Newser) - A walk in the Polish woods ended in a fatal encounter with one of the country's few brown bears. Authorities say a 58-year-old woman was killed in a forest near the village of Plonna in southeast Poland after apparently stepping on a bear she mistook for a patch of...

'A Bear May Be in Front of Your
House When You Wake Up'

NEW STUDY

Mar 10, 2026 1:12 PM CDT

'A Bear May Be in Front of Your House When You Wake Up'

Cloudy skies tied to climate change are leading to food shortages, spurring bear attacks in Japan

(Newser) - Residents in northern Japan now have a new hazard to worry about: hungry bears. The country is seeing an unprecedented spike in attacks, with more than a dozen people killed and upward of 200 injured in 2025, prompting the government to deploy troops in Akita prefecture, and the US Embassy...

It's the Oldest-Ever
Evidence of a Fatal Bear Attack

new study

Jan 31, 2026 8:30 AM CST

It's the Oldest-Ever Evidence of a Fatal Bear Attack

Reanalysis of an Italian cave burial reveals teen's death was likely caused by a bear

(Newser) - A Stone Age teenager whose remains were discovered in 1942 did indeed meet the violent end that had long been suspected. Scientific American reports that a reexamination of the famed "Il Principe" skeleton, found in an Italian cave and dating back 27,000 years, produced strong evidence he was...