Bears may be cute in stories and in stuffed form, but they’re not animals that you want to come across in the wild. Whether they’re black, brown, grizzly, or polar, they’re still bears. But ...

Two hikers were hospitalized after fighting off a brown bear on an Alaskan trail, officials said Wednesday. The two people, who were not named by authorities, were about a quarter-mile up the Exit ...

The horrific attack happened in eastern Russia on Friday, July 18 Latoya Gayle joined PEOPLE as an Associate Editor in 2024. Her work has previously appeared in The U.S. Sun, National World, and Mail ...

A hiker attacked by a wild brown bear was found dead in northern Japan on Friday, officials said, a day after the bloody encounter that reportedly saw him dragged into a forest. The hiker in his 20s ...

Midmorning on August 14, police in Japan's Hokkaido Prefecture received an emergency phone call from a distressed hiker. The caller had been hiking on Mount Rausu with a young man, who was ahead of ...

ANCHORAGE — Authorities are warning hikers to steer clear of streams and rivers where salmon are running and to take precautions after bears mauled hikers on two different occasions within a week in ...