6 people killed in bear attacks in Siberia: "Under siege"

Prosecutors said they opened a probe into criminal negligence, accusing local officials of failing to control bear numbers.

• Sep 23

Grand Teton park forced to kill bear due to visitors' "poor decisions"

A black bear was euthanized in Grand Teton National Park after "poor decisions" made by human visitors, according to park officials.

• Sep 17

Woman fights off bear with spray after being attacked on trail in Alaska

A woman was running alone on a path called the Wolverine Bowl Trail when the brown bear attacked her, officials said.

• Aug 17

Bears gorge on salmon ahead of Alaskan winter

Bears are congregating in Brooks Falls, Alaska, as they attempt to fatten themselves up as much as possible before winter hibernation begins. Katmai National Park and Preserve ranger Troy Hunt explains why the burly mammals head to this river to eat as many fish as they can bear.

• Jul 31
• 5:54

Bear sightings on the rise in U.S.

Bear encounters are rising across the U.S. as the animals enter human spaces looking for food, often getting caught on tape. Mark Strassmann has the story.

• Jul 22
• 1:40

Woman attacked by bear while hiking with friend and dogs in Alaska

A woman suffered injuries after being attacked by a brown bear in southern Alaska, where she was out hiking with a friend and three dogs, authorities said.

• Jul 21

Body of suspected bear attack victim found on mountain

Fatal maulings in the last three months have jumped fivefold compared to last year, according to government data.

• Jun 30

Bear that caused panic and school closures captured in Japan

The bear sightings had forced the closure of all 94 public primary and middle schools in a city just north of Tokyo.

• Jun 9

Bear goes on rampage in Japan, injuring 4 people

A record 13 people were killed by bears in Japan last year, and there has been a jump in sightings as the animals emerge hungry from hibernation.

• Jun 2

Man killed by mother bear with her cub in rare attack in Bulgaria

A bear mauled to death a man at Vitosha, a mountainous region just outside the Bulgarian capital of Sofia, authorities said.

• May 19

Increasing bear encounters across U.S.

The U.S. is seeing more bear encounters that have gotten so dangerous that the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has closed some of its popular hiking trails. Mark Strassmann reports.

• May 15
• 1:40

Bear kills worker at uranium mining facility in Canada

A black bear killed a man working for a Canadian uranium exploration and acquisition company in Saskatchewan.

• May 13

Menacing "monster wolf" robots in high demand to scare off bears

"Monster Wolf" is an animatronic scarecrow with flashing red eyes that howls and growls menacingly to scare away wild animals.

• May 13

Bear kills woman in Japan, 2 more fatal attacks suspected

Japan confirmed the first fatal bear attack of 2026 after a record 13 deaths last year.

• May 8

Agents can kill bears from the air to protect Alaska caribou, judge says

The Mulchatna caribou herd is expected to begin calving soon, and the babies are particularly susceptible to being eaten by bears or wolves.

• May 7

2 hikers injured in bear attack at Yellowstone National Park

Two hikers were attacked by one or more bears, officials said, marking the first time in 2026 that a bear has injured people at Yellowstone.

• May 5

2 soldiers attacked by bear during training at Army base in Alaska

Two soldiers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, were injured in a brown bear attack on Friday during a training session.

• Apr 18

Bear cubs taken into care after mom is euthanized for attacking people

The orphaned bear cubs will receive intensive care even as their exposure to humans is limited, the San Diego Humane Society said.

• Mar 25

550-pound bear refuses to leave man's crawl space

A massive black bear has been living beneath a home in Altadena, California, for the past month. As Carter Evans reports, the problem has become unbearable.

• Dec 30, 2025
• 1:35

Bear living under California man's house

A Southern California man has been living with a bear under his house since November and he says the state is no longer helping to try to get the bear out. CBS News' Carter Evans reports.

• Dec 30, 2025
• 4:39

Watch of hiker killed by bear reveals his harrowing final moments

The hiker's GPS watch, which uses satellite signals to log routes and monitors heart rate, was retrieved after the fatal attack, the Asahi Shimbun reported.

• Dec 12, 2025

U.S. issues unusual warning to Americans in Japan: Beware of bear attacks

The State Department said U.S. citizens in Japan should exercise increased caution amid a sharp rise in deadly bear attacks.

• Nov 13, 2025

Japan deploys troops in bid to stem surge in deadly bear attacks

The governor of a northern region of Japan says authorities were getting "desperate" due to a lack of manpower amid daily reports of bear attacks.

• Nov 5, 2025

Japan takes steps to deal with deadly bear problem

Since April, a record 12 people have been killed in more than 100 bear encounters in Japan -- an issue so serious the country's pacificist military is deploying forces to parts of the country. Imtiaz Tyab has more.

• Nov 5, 2025
• 1:27

Bears kill 1 person, injure 4 in Japan in record year for deadly attacks

Bears have been increasingly encroaching into Japan's towns due to factors ranging from a declining human population to climate change.

• Oct 24, 2025

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