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Bear Safety

Runner Hospitalized After Using Bear Spray to Fend Off Brown Bear on Anchorage Trail

Wildlife officials posted warnings and urged people to carry bear spray to cut the risk of surprise encounters on overgrown local trails.

Yellowstone Bear Encounter Injures Two Hikers as Closures Continue Near Old Faithful

Bear That Mauled Hiker on Alaska’s Basher Trail Remains at Large