Bear Attacks

• Alberta mountain towns work to coexist with bears: ‘a huge change from 10 or 15 years ago’

  When Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno goes out for a run in her Alberta mountain town, she wears a vest holding a can of bear spray, makes noise and keeps an eye out for wildlife.

  Environment

  Oct 14, 2023
  
• Woman survives horrific bear mauling by punching animal, getting help from dog named Bear

  Melinda LeBarron was attacked by a bear Wednesday night after she went outside of her home to see why her dog, named Bear, was barking.

  Trending

  Dec 17, 2018
  
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• ‘My scalp tore and it dropped me’: Bella Coola man describes grizzly bear attack

  A Bella Coola man is recovering in Vancouver General Hospital after he was attacked by a sow grizzly bear. (Warning: this article contains graphic content.)

  Jul 7, 2018
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• Polar bear attacks on humans likely to become more common: study

  Nearly nine in 10 attacks occurred between July and December, when sea ice is at its lowest level.

  Canada

  Jul 12, 2017
• 63-year-old grandmother desperately calls 911 as bear attacks her

  Karen Osborne, a 63-year-old Maryland grandmother, was the first victim of a bear attack in the state in at least 81 years.

  World

  Nov 21, 2016
• 75-year-old Belcarra man injured after attacking bear with a broom

  "I'm probably going to have to quit rasslin' bears, I'm 75 now," says Bud Jones.

  May 8, 2016
• Bear kills missing hunter in Kananaskis Country

  Mounties say a hunter who had been missing in southern Alberta's Kananaskis Country was found dead Monday after a fatal bear attack.

  Sep 9, 2014
• Bear with us: Why are Canadians so bad at tracking wildlife encounters?

  Provinces track encounters differently - they even define bear-human "occurrences" differently. That lack of reliable data is a problem if you're a bear or a person who may ever come into contact with one.

  Canada

  Jul 22, 2014