Jul. 18—A mountain biker out for a ride after work last week used bear spray to repel what he believed was a grizzly bear approaching him on the Starry Goat Trail on Kootenai National Forestland ...

THE EXPERTS ABOUT GATOR SAFETY. IT’S THE TAIL END OF GATOR MATING SEASON HERE IN FLORIDA. THAT MEANS MALE GATORS ARE MORE ACTIVE, TERRITORIAL, AND THAT COULD LEAD TO MORE HUMAN ENCOUNTERS. IN GENERAL, ...

Black bears are making a comeback in Texas — a state where the powerful omnivores were once wiped out by hunting in the 1950s. As they reclaim lost territory, researchers warn that encounters and ...

For the first time, elephants can be seen in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, as they are pushed out of their ...