Wild Encounters Daily

Higher bear activity this summer calls for proactive steps to avoid conflicts.

• Stay alert: Hike with others, skip earbuds, and make noise to warn...

A young black bear killed Ashland Mayor Tonya Graham’s five pet chickens in broad daylight, ripping into the coop while she was away. This unusual...

• Record reports: Colorado logged 6,129 bear incidents by mid-August, a 97% jump from 2025.
• Drought driver: Severe drought and late frosts wiped out...

A bear entered a north Asheville home, captured on security camera, sending resident Whit Alexander into panic over her pets inside. Following recent...

Colorado's extreme drought is fueling record bear activity, with over 7,000 reports this year already topping 2025 totals.

• Attack rise: Four black...

Two recent park encounters reveal how human behavior determines whether wildlife moments stay magical or turn dangerous.

• Glacier hikers kept 100+...

A study of 326 human-bear conflicts reveals dogs initiated 54% of encounters.

• Off-leash dogs frequently flushed bears then led them back to owners,...

A short comment period now offers a key chance to shape grizzly management in the Selkirk Cabinet-Yaak recovery zone.

• The SCYE population holds...

With bear sightings increasing across New Mexico, officials stress key precautions on public lands where bears live.

• Stay prepared: Be aware of...

A woman fought off a brown bear on Anchorage's Wolverine Bowl trail by deploying her bear spray, then self-rescued to the trailhead and reached a...

Bears aren't just evening creatures—they can stay active up to 20 hours daily during hyperphagia.

• Hyperphagia kicks in early this year, with CPW noting bears bulking up since June.
• They gain several pounds per day to prepare for hibernation.

Two recent black bear incidents reveal how unsecured food sources are fueling dangerous residential encounters.

• Colorado: A sow with cubs attacked...

The U.S. Forest Service has agreed to reassess harm from its 135,000-acre Bitterroot Front logging project to grizzly bears after conservation groups...

Idaho AG Raúl Labrador urges full grizzly delisting under the ESA, citing the state's decades of recovery success and warning that federal rules...

Severe drought and failed berry crops are forcing bears into human areas across the West.

• Utah: A malnourished black bear was euthanized after...

A woman was fined $1,500 after pleading guilty to a viral video incident where her off-leash dog came metres from a grizzly bear in Canmore.

A female bear with cubs entered an Asheville home through an unlocked door, injuring a resident who tried to help it exit. Officials labeled it an...

A black bear was spotted at a ranch near Lions Park last Friday, outside Carpinteria limits. City officials urge residents to keep distance, secure food sources like trash, and calmly back away if encountered.

Feeding wildlife, even unintentionally, causes animals like bears to lose their natural fear of humans and become reliant on human food. This leads to...

Idaho Attorney General Raúl Labrador is calling for grizzly bears to be removed from the Endangered Species List, arguing the state has already...