told CBS News partner CBC that polar bears rarely attack humans. When an attack occurs, the bear is often hungry, young and ...

“The woman slipped to (the) ground as her husband leapt onto the animal to prevent its attack. The bear then attacked the ...

A husband has been seriously injured after trying to protect his wife from a polar bear attack in Fort Severn First Nation, ...

Thousands of Asiatic black bears live in the wild throughout Japan. Attacks have risen as the borders blur between the bears’ habitats and people’s dwellings. The scarcity of acorns ...

Polar Bears International director of conservation outreach Alysa McCall told the CBC that polar bear attacks on humans are rare, but when they occur, they usually involve a hungry, young, or unwell ...

Polar bear attacks on humans are rare, but they can occur under certain circumstances. If sea ice is scarce or food is unavailable, a hungry bear might approach humans or settlements in search of ...

Japan has recently seen an increase in the number of bear attacks on humans — about 212 people survived and six died in bear-related incidents last year, according to the Ministry of Environment ...

The attack took place in the couple's driveway after they exited their Ontario, Canada home looking for their dogs.

Japan is grappling with a growing bear problem. A dwindling band of aging hunters is on the front line. A record 219 people were victims of bear attacks ... most of which live on the main island ...

"A healthy polar bear that's out on the sea ice is not going to have a lot of incentive to attack a human being," Ms McCall told CBC. "It could be that [when] this attack happened, maybe this bear ...

In response to a record number of bear attacks across the country ... use of hunting rifles in cases where there is a real threat of harm to people. The panel also proposed allowing the use ...