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Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victim
By Harry Baker published
Japanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.
![a grizzly bear roaring in an autumn setting](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ThjTgQnaYN8UF9RiKmcPyg-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Grizzly bear filmed brutally mauling black bear in rare footage
By Hannah Osborne published
A series of videos taken on a roadside in Canada show a grizzly bear attempting to drag a dead black bear up a hill as it bites and mauls the corpse.
![A black bear walking on a road](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/iAYXuXaubCtZkbRCbfVaaL-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Hungry bears invade and overrun abandoned city in Canada after wildfire evacuations
By Harry Baker published
Yellowknife, which was recently evacuated due to the threat of wildfires, has become overrun with black bears that have moved into the empty streets in search of food.
![Ppolar bear walking on snow covered land, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Vfy4JZmzY9KQbk8gT8S8H-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
'Polar bear capital of the world' soon to be overrun with record number of bears due to shifting sea ice
By Harry Baker published
The Canadian town of Churchill has already had more than four times as many polar bear visitors this year compared with the same time last year, and many more could soon be on the way.
![A black bear takes a nap in a large bald eagle nest in Alaska.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiEjDvxNFjEhVaLNVMy263-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiEjDvxNFjEhVaLNVMy263-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiEjDvxNFjEhVaLNVMy263-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiEjDvxNFjEhVaLNVMy263-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiEjDvxNFjEhVaLNVMy263-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiEjDvxNFjEhVaLNVMy263-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiEjDvxNFjEhVaLNVMy263-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eiEjDvxNFjEhVaLNVMy263-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Black bear caught napping in a bald eagle's giant nest on Alaska military base
By Sascha Pare published
Black bears sometimes raid the nests of bald eagles and expel birds too young to fly from them, which can threaten the local population of raptors.
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Grizzly bear believed to have killed woman on Buttermilk Trail near Yellowstone National Park
By Harry Baker published
The suspected attack, which occurred Montana, comes after officials warned that grizzly bears were moving into new areas in the state as their numbers grow.
![Two male grizzly bears stand on their hind legs in a fight.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pg4LMcNm6TCutuSZaQ8R8k-320-80.png 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pg4LMcNm6TCutuSZaQ8R8k-450-80.png 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pg4LMcNm6TCutuSZaQ8R8k-500-80.png 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pg4LMcNm6TCutuSZaQ8R8k-650-80.png 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pg4LMcNm6TCutuSZaQ8R8k-840-80.png 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pg4LMcNm6TCutuSZaQ8R8k-970-80.png 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pg4LMcNm6TCutuSZaQ8R8k-1024-80.png 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pg4LMcNm6TCutuSZaQ8R8k-1200-80.png 1200w)
Watch as 2 male Alaskan grizzly bears fight in an epic battle
By Jennifer Nalewicki published
An Alaskan wildlife guide captured two massive male grizzly bears in a brawl for "mating season dominance rights."
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Bear kills jogger in Italian Alps. What does this mean for the effort to bring bears back to the region?
By Patrick Pester published
26-year-old Andrea Papi was jogging on a woodland path when he was attacked and killed by a bear with three cubs.
![The bears play a game of chase](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aKXcbajb7chgoQaLcjEjj-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
Twin polar bear sisters reunited years after mother rejected one of them
By Harry Baker published
The sisters were separated at birth due to medical complications, and they remained apart for more than two years after one was rejected by the mother.
![Close-up of the bear's head.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNcV8p8ZcvQadvvKP2p4F3-320-80.jpg 320w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNcV8p8ZcvQadvvKP2p4F3-450-80.jpg 450w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNcV8p8ZcvQadvvKP2p4F3-500-80.jpg 500w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNcV8p8ZcvQadvvKP2p4F3-650-80.jpg 650w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNcV8p8ZcvQadvvKP2p4F3-840-80.jpg 840w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNcV8p8ZcvQadvvKP2p4F3-970-80.jpg 970w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNcV8p8ZcvQadvvKP2p4F3-1024-80.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kNcV8p8ZcvQadvvKP2p4F3-1200-80.jpg 1200w)
'Prehistoric' mummified bear discovered in Siberian permafrost isn't what we thought
By Harry Baker published
The bear, unearthed in 2020, was originally assumed to be an extinct cave bear that dated back at least 22,000 years. But a new necropsy reveals it is actually a brown bear that lived 3,500 years ago.
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