A man shot and killed a mama grizzly bear in Montana after state wildlife officials said she charged at him. The man was “shed hunting,” or looking for antlers shed by deer, elk and other ...

A startled Montana grizzly. MFWP says a shed hunter killed a grizzly in self defense Friday. Photo by Jason Savage / Adobe Stock A Montana man was charged by a grizzly bear Friday while looking for ...

A man shot and killed a grizzly bear in Montana after the animal charged at him at close range, wildlife officials said Monday. The man was shed hunting — or searching for antlers naturally shed ...

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The National Park Service (NPS) has recently reinstated a crucial ban on bear baiting in Alaska, marking a significant victory for wildlife conservation. This decision reverses a previous rule that ...

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A teenager has died after triggering an avalanche, the fourth person killed in snow slides in Alaska this month.Alaska State Troopers said the body of 16-year-old Tucker Challan of Soldotna was ...

Brown bears, or grizzly bears, are the most common species, but polar bears are also native to some of Alaska's parks. The remote Katmai National Park & Preserve has the biggest bear population of ...