It has already been a busy year for human-bear conflicts in Wyoming, Montana and across the West, with people getting mauled ...

(WETM) — As bears become more active in the summer, it can be difficult to navigate the best ways to avoid conflict with ...

After the most recent bear encounter in Mammoth Lakes, fear and misunderstanding are again taking over.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Stock image of two bears fighting in the Alaska wilderness A male brown bear attacked a smaller female bear at the Alaska Zoo in ...

A California couple in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., fought off a black bear that attacked them and their dogs using a hatchet and a water bottle, according to police. Mammoth Lakes Police Department said it ...

Several human-bear encounters in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this month have triggered trail closures and warnings throughout the park. There were three incidents April 18-19 in which ...

Colorado is home to a large population of black bears — estimated at 17,000-20,000 animals — and the majority of them live in areas where humans camp, hike and backpack.   This summer, ...

On Monday, a woman in Mammoth Lakes, a town in the Sierra Nevada mountains, said that she went outside to investigate after hearing one of her dogs barking. Upon leaving her home, she saw a ...