First grizzly of 2026 spotted at Yellowstone, feeding on bison carcass
An image of the sighting showed the massive bear standing over the carcass near Yellowstone Lake.
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An image of the sighting showed the massive bear standing over the carcass near Yellowstone Lake.
Several people were injured when a grizzly bear attacked a school group in a remote community on British Columbia's Central Coast, officials said.
Popular hiking trails in British Columbia, Canada are closed after 2 hikers were injured in a grizzly bear attack, one of them critically.
The 29-year-old man suffered injuries to his chest and arm in Tuesday's attack on the Turbid Lake Trail northeast of Yellowstone Lake.
Montana's grizzly and human populations have both risen substantially since 1975, when the bears were protected under the Endangered Species Act. Bill Whitaker reports on conservation efforts that have led to grizzly recovery, and the farmers, ranchers and residents now encountering these ferocious animals.
Video showed the bear charging toward the mascot, splashing water, as a person on the crew could be heard saying "Oh my God" off camera.
The bear was killed by park staff in Yellowstone last week because it posed a risk to public safety, the park said in a news release.
The bear was one of four cubs that emerged in 2020 with their mother, Grizzly No. 399, who was often called the world's most famous grizzly bear.
Montana officials said the animal was a 250-pound adult female with "no history of conflict."
The death of grizzly No. 399 saddened tourists, biologists and photographers who for years captured images of the bear and her many cubs.
A 28-year-old grizzly bear was fatally struck on a highway in Wyoming, park officials said.
Multiple bear attacks have been reported in Montana in recent months.
A grizzly bear was killed Monday during a fight with another bear in Alaska's Katmai National Park.
An archery hunter was hospitalized with injuries after being attacked by a grizzly bear in northern Idaho.
The hunter, a 32-year-old man, was seriously injured both in the mauling and in the shooting, authorities said.
"Amidst the ashes, life finds a way," Jasper National Park said.
A 72-year-old man killed a grizzly bear in Flathead County, Montana after it attacked him while he was out picking berries.
The grizzly bit into the 35-year-old man's can of bear repellent and was hit with a burst of it, causing the animal to flee.
A grizzly bear attacked and seriously injured a man in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, prompting closure of a mountain there.
Despite suffering broken bones and lacerations during the attack, the man was able to defend himself with his gun and the bear ran off.
There has been no confirmed evidence of a grizzly within the North Cascades Ecosystem in the U.S. since 1996.
We leave you this Sunday with a young grizzly bear getting ready for winter at Paradise Valley in Montana. Videographer: Judith Lehmberg.
Officials did not identify the victims but a family member told CBC News the people who died were a couple who were experienced backcountry hikers.
The bears had broken into cabins, garages, outdoor freezers, unsecured trash and a trailer searching for food, officials said.
Authorities say the bear fatally mauled a woman near Yellowstone in July and attacked a person In Idaho three years ago. They say it was killed after it broke into a house near Yellowstone.
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