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’ ...

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 ...

Eric Brown Daytona Beach, FL - Eric J. Brown, 70, passed away suddenly at home, on Nov. 26, 2025. He was born on Dec. 28, 1954, to Julian and Mabel (Cook) Brown of W. Oneonta, NY. Eric always had a ...

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 ...

A brown bear moves through the forest, powerful yet graceful. This gentle giant rules the woodland with quiet confidence and instinctive awareness. ‘Not Constitutional’: Trump Threatens Blue Slip Suit ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Chunk, a towering brown bear with a broken jaw, swept the competition Tuesday in the popular Fat Bear Week contest — his first win after narrowly finishing in second place ...

Oct. 1 (UPI) --Alaska's Katmai National Park announced a brown bear dubbed 32 Chunk has claimed his first-ever Fat Bear Week championship title. The park said the bounteous bear bested a field of ...

Fat Bear 2025 named the winning bear after voting completed on Sept. 30. Bears Chunk and 856 made the final round This image provided by the National Park Service shows bear 32 Chunk at Katmai ...

Members of the children’s book community gathered at the New York Historical in Manhattan on Thursday, September 25, for the 18th annual Carle Honors, recognizing individuals and organizations whose ...

Two hikers were hospitalized after fighting off a brown bear on an Alaskan trail, officials said Wednesday. The two people, who were not named by authorities, were about a quarter-mile up the Exit ...

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