Lee's Summit police responded to fights, bear spray exposure and a weapons-related incident during Downtown Days. Officers ...
Safety in national parks often depends on practical tools and a clear understanding of animal behavior, and rangers develop strong preferences based on extensive field experience. Encounters with ...
A fatal bear encounter in Glacier National Park is drawing renewed attention to the risks that can arise when people and wildlife unexpectedly cross paths in shared outdoor spaces. Officials say crews ...
Hikers in British Columbia and Montana used bear spray to fend off attacking bears in two separate incidents this week, supporting use of the deterrent in backcountry settings. In a Facebook post, ...
As hiking, camping and road trip season sends more people into bear country, wildlife experts say bear spray should be treated as essential safety gear, not something buried in a backpack. The ...
Wildlife attacks on humans in Colorado are extremely rare. The risk goes up when recreating with dogs, which are at much bigger risk of being attacked by wildlife than humans. Bear spray is a highly ...
As bear conflicts with humans are on the rise across Connecticut, bear self-defense products are popular items in outdoor recreation stores, as many residents plan to hike, camp, hunt and fish in the ...
On a recent sunny evening at Kincaid Park, a group of Anchorage residents gathered around a charging bear — printed out and taped to a foam posterboard. Marian Snively, a wildlife education specialist ...
A confrontation in Welland’s skate park resulted in unintended victims of a bear-spray attack late Sunday afternoon.