Bear encounters near residential areas are rising across the United States, and this trend is no longer limited to remote mountain towns or forest edges. Suburbs, rural communities, and even ...

A week in Chinitna Bay offers intimate encounters with Alaska’s brown bears, from massive males to newborn cubs spotted at dawn.

A lot of people’s first instinct when a bear shows up is to shed anything that feels heavy and sprint, or toss a pack as a distraction. Modern bear-safety guidance flat-out says that’s the wrong move ...