A majestic brown bear rests peacefully on a moss-covered rock in the middle of the forest. Surrounded by the warm colors of autumn, this powerful animal blends perfectly into its natural habitat.

A hunter vanished in Japan near a recent brown bear sighting — just 75 miles from a town that declared its first-ever bear emergency, fueling fears he was mauled in a chilling attack. The unidentified ...

The battle of the absolute units is about to begin. This is Fat Bear Week.

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 ...

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 ...

Beloved National Hockey League mascot Buoy may rule the rink, but in bear country, he's skating on thin ice. In a video posted to X, the Seattle Kraken mascot joined forward John Hayden on a fishing ...