Backpack voted Fat Bear Week 2026 winner, beating former champ's offspring
Voters were split between bear 910 and 89 Backpack in the final round of the weeklong contest to see who is the chunkiest bear at Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska.
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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.
Bears chase, bite visitors at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Parts of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are closed after visitors encountered aggressive bears over the weekend.
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.
Man killed in suspected bear attack sent pictures of bear to his family
His body had extensive injuries consistent with those expected from a large carnivore attack, the sheriff said.
Video: Bear breaks into California home
CBS News' Juliette Goodrich had an uninvited guest over the weekend: a bear.
Visitors warned not to feed bears at national parks: "Bears learn quickly"
The National Park Service warned that feeding bears can cause serious consequences including the "euthanasia of the animal."
Florida's first black bear hunt in a decade approved despite strong opposition
The first black bear hunt in Florida in a decade will take place in December under a rule adopted Wednesday by state wildlife officials.
Florida officials kill 3 bears that may have fatally attacked man, dog
The man who died has been identified as 89-year-old Robert Markel, a long-time resident of a small community in Collier County.
Florida man, dog killed in suspected black bear attack, officials say
The attack occurred in a rural area east of Naples, just south of Big Cypress Wildlife Management Area, authorities said.
Bear that attacked man in Pennsylvania had rabies, officials say
A black bear exhibiting "abnormal behaviors" attacked a Pennsylvania man earlier this week. Testing confirmed the animal was rabid.
Virginia hunter dies after bear shot in a tree falls on him
The animal fell onto Lester Harvey, who was standing about 10 feet from the bottom of the tree, officials said.
Boy kills black bear attacking his father in western Wisconsin
A 12-year-old boy saved his father's life during a bear attack earlier this month in western Wisconsin, shooting and killing the bear.
Watch this black bear film itself walking away with stolen camera
A black bear trying to steal snacks from a bird feeder in Maine ended up filming itself on camera.
Watch bear steal bird feeder camera
When this black bear in New Gloucester, Maine, apparently tried and failed to steal sunflower seeds from a bird feeder, it did the very obvious next best thing – steal the camera attached to it and run away.
Bear euthanized after wandering into park concession stand, injuring worker
Tennessee officials caught and euthanized a bear "fitting the description" of a bear that wandered into a park concession stand and lunged at an employee.
California confirms first fatal black bear attack on human
An autopsy has found that a California woman who was found dead in her Sierra County home back in 2023 was killed by a black bear -- the first-ever recorded case of such a deadly attack.
Bear rescued from bombed-out Ukrainian zoo gets new home in Scotland
Ukrainian troops seized a bombed-out zoo in the midst of fighting in 2022, rescuing Yampil, an Asiatic black bear, in the nick of time.
PETA calls on U.K. to drop the iconic bearskin hats of the King's Guard
Comedian Stephen Fry is fronting a new campaign by activist group PETA pushing the U.K.'s King's Guard to drop their instantly recognizable fur hats.
Bear sighting causes Disney World closures
About half of Disney World's Magic Kingdom was temporarily shut down Monday after a bear was spotted in a tree. The female black bear was safely captured and will be relocated, wildlife officials said.
"Extremely agitated" bear charges people, is killed by Alaska police
A local official said unsecured trash led to the incident.
Man, woman injured by bears in separate incidents after dogs chased bears
A 64-year-old woman was bitten after she punched a bear in the nose. In another incident, a 65-year-old man was bitten.
Bear kills Arizona man in "highly uncommon" attack
In the "highly uncommon" attack, the bear would not let go of the victim until a neighbor shot the animal with a rifle.
Young black bear swims onto Florida beach
A young Florida black bear surprised people on a busy Destin beach over the weekend when it suddenly swam to shore from "way out" in the Gulf of Mexico.
Young bear takes surprise swim with Florida beachgoers
At one point, a witness says the bear was swimming right next to his 12-year-old son.
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