As the summer winds down and the fall rears its chilly head, bears transform from shy and quiet residents of North America’s ...

The Japanese government plans to recruit hunters to cull bears, as anxiety grows in the country over a sharp rise in bear ...

JAPAN has become the world’s bear attack capital after a record number of fatal encounters which have left humans savaged and ...

Japan has seen a marked increase in bear attacks in 2025 — including seven fatal attacks, up from 5 fatal bear deaths in 2024 ...

With the number of people killed by bears reaching a record nationwide, the defense ministry is preparing to send the ...

Fatal bear attacks in Japan have reached a record high this year, according to the Japanese Environment Ministry. Eleven ...

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Bloodied and dazed after being slashed by the claws of a brown bear, a woman struggled to walk 2 miles along a curvy, hilly trail to find someone to help her.

SAPPORO--Shinichiro Ando, the victim of a vicious bear attack a few years ago, says insufficient support measures have ...

A moose hunter was walking into the woods when two brown bears charged him, knocking him over and mauling him to shreds.

The governor of Akita prefecture pleaded for help after a bear killed one person and injured three other people amid a record number of attacks across the country this year.

Bear attacks in Japan reach historic levels as poor harvests and shrinking hunter population create wildlife crisis in northern prefectures like Akita and Fukushima.

In the United States, populations of black, brown, and grizzly bears are on the rise. (Black bears are less aggressive than brown and grizzly bears, although any can attack.) Across the world, the ...