Apennine brown bears have been living alongside humans in central Italy since at least the era of the Roman Empire. This prolonged proximity to people seems to have affected the isolated creatures’ ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo announced Friday morning that Kayla, the sloth bear, has given birth to two healthy cubs. The Zoo announced on December 19 that Kayla was pregnant and expected ...

Every bear story needs a bear. Mine appeared on day five of a hunt in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska a couple of years ago. I was asleep in a tent made of yellow canvas so bright it ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The Little Rock Zoo made an exciting announcement on its Facebook page this morning — Kayla, the sloth bear, is expecting cubs and is due any day now! Zoo veterinarians confirmed ...

A paper in Molecular Biology and Evolution, reports that Italian bears living in areas with many villages evolved and became smaller and less aggressive. Humans have long shaped the environments in ...

“Little Bear Ridge Road,” starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Laurie Metcalf, will end its run on Broadway much earlier than scheduled. The critically acclaimed play —produced by billionaire business ...

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Haruo Ikegami starts each day at dawn. Just as sunlight interrupts the darkness over his small Hokkaido city, the 76-year-old pulls on his rain boots and dons a bright orange jacket. This is his ...

The U.S. government is warning travelers about the risk of brown bear attacks in Japan. U.S. Embassy warns travelers of increased bear attacks in Northern Japan, especially Hokkaido and Akita. “Be ...

Beware the bears: that's the grizzly warning from the U.S. Embassy to Americans living in Japan, after a record spate of attacks in recent months. “Bear sightings and attacks have increased in parts ...

The U.S. State Department is warning Americans in Japan to be alert as bear attacks and sightings rise in parts of the country. Americans should avoid areas where bears are sighted, especially if ...

This year has been the deadliest for bear attacks since Japan began keeping records in the early 2000s, with the Ministry of the Environment reporting 13 fatalities between April and November—three ...