Grizzly bear that mauled woman to death in second attack in three years is killed after breaking into home
1 year, 6 months ago

Grizzly bear that mauled woman to death in second attack in three years is killed after breaking into home

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A grizzly bear that killed a female hiker near Yellowstone National Park in July, and mauled a man in Idaho in 2020, has been euthanised after breaking into a home in Montana, officials say. Wildlife officers captured the cub and shot the adult grizzly dead later that evening after receiving clearance from the US Fish & Wildlife Service, due to grizzlies protected status under the Endangered Species Act. open image in gallery Amie Adamson was killed in a grizzly bear attack near Yellowstone in July The bear was also confirmed to have injured hiker Gregory Godar near Henrys Lake State Park in Idaho in 2020, about 16 miles from West Yellowstone. open image in gallery A grizzly bear pictured in Montana The 46-pound cub is being held at the agency’s wildlife rehabilitation centre in Helena before being transferred to a zoo in the coming weeks.

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A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear
4 months, 4 weeks ago

A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear

NPR  

A hunter in Alaska is found dead after being mauled by a bear toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP A man from Sitka, Alaska, was found dead Wednesday after he was apparently attacked by a brown bear during a deer hunting trip, according to officials. Tad Fujioka, a 50-year-old resident of Sitka, had been reported overdue from the deer hunting trip …

Montana Camper Murder Suspect Arrested, Authorities Continue Investigation
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Montana Camper Murder Suspect Arrested, Authorities Continue Investigation

CNN  

A sole suspect has been arrested in the killing of a Montana camper who was initially reported to be the victim of a bear attack. The suspect, whose identity is not yet released, is cooperating with investigators and has led them to the evidence previously identified. The sheriff's office believes the suspect acted alone and that further details and charges …

Local sheriff makes shock announcement after death of Yellowstone's Grizzly 399
5 months ago

Local sheriff makes shock announcement after death of Yellowstone's Grizzly 399

Daily Mail  

A local sheriff in Wyoming made a shocking announcement following the tragic death of the most famous bear in the world. The driver who ultimately killed Grizzly 399 - also known as the most famous bear in the world - will face no consequences for the collision that caused her tragic death on Tuesday Heartbroken fans have taken to the …

The vehicle collision death of a famous Wyoming grizzly bear was an accident, authorities say
5 months ago

The vehicle collision death of a famous Wyoming grizzly bear was an accident, authorities say

The Independent  

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Hopeful Beginnings for Grizzly Cub as He Remains at Large
5 months ago

Hopeful Beginnings for Grizzly Cub as He Remains at Large

Associated Press  

The world's most famous grizzly bear cub, No. 399, has been sighted in Wyoming, but its fate is uncertain. Despite the tragic death of its mother, the cub appears to have a high chance of survival due to its age and the season. The cub's presence is a reminder of the importance of protecting wildlife and the delicate balance of …

A cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom's death but odds look good
5 months ago

A cub of famous Wyoming grizzly No. 399 has been unseen since his mom's death but odds look good

The Independent  

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Iconic Yellowstone mama bear is struck and killed by car
5 months ago

Iconic Yellowstone mama bear is struck and killed by car

Daily Mail  

A beloved 28-year-old grizzly bear once dubbed 'the most famous bear who ever lived' has been struck and killed by a car. Grizzly 399 lived near the famed Yellowstone National Park and drew huge crowds to the region. Wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen described Grizzly 399 in a 2018 Outside story as 'the most famous bear who ever lived.' She is …

Celebrated Yellowstone grizzly bear is killed by car aged 28
5 months ago

Celebrated Yellowstone grizzly bear is killed by car aged 28

The Independent  

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Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent just north of Yellowstone National Park
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Black bear mauls 3-year-old girl in tent just north of Yellowstone National Park

The Independent  

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Horror at Yellowstone as black bear mauls girl, 3, sleeping in tent
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Horror at Yellowstone as black bear mauls girl, 3, sleeping in tent

Daily Mail  

Wildlife officials in Montana have euthanized a black bear they believe attacked and injured a 3-year-old girl in a tent over a weekend. The young girl, whose identity remains unknown, had been in a tent at Perry's RV campground just north of Yellowstone National Park. The campground was evacuated and traps were placed in the area with a bear believed …

Man, 72, kills grizzly bear that attacked him while he was picking berries
8 months ago

Man, 72, kills grizzly bear that attacked him while he was picking berries

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Man, 72, kills grizzly bear in self-defence after being attacked in Montana
8 months, 1 week ago

Man, 72, kills grizzly bear in self-defence after being attacked in Montana

Hindustan Times  

A 72-year-old man from Montana shot and killed a grizzly bear in self-defence on Thursday. A 72-year-old Montana man shot and killed a grizzly bear in self-defence Montana man, 72, kills grizzly bear in self-defence The incident occurred on Thursday evening, approximately 2 miles north of Columbia Falls in Flathead County, according to a statement by Montana Fish, Wildlife & …

Giant brown bear rampages through streets of Italian town during festival and another stalks a nursery school as grieving father of jogger mauled to death begs officials to 'get rid of them'
9 months, 1 week ago

Giant brown bear rampages through streets of Italian town during festival and another stalks a nursery school as grieving father of jogger mauled to death begs officials to 'get rid of them'

Daily Mail  

A grieving father whose son was killed by a bear has called for tougher action as a row over culling in Italy intensified following three sightings in built up areas in a week. Carlo Papi's son Andrea, 26, was mauled to death by a bear last year while out jogging along a country trail in an area where brown bears …

Woman, 71, mysteriously found dead at home was mauled to death in first ever fatal black bear attack in California
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Woman, 71, mysteriously found dead at home was mauled to death in first ever fatal black bear attack in California

Daily Mail  

A 71-year-old California woman who was mysteriously found dead at home was mauled to death by a black bear - in the first ever fatal attack of its kind. Patrice Miller was found dead last November in her home in Downieville, a tiny town in the Sierra Nevada, two hours northeast of the state capital, Sacramento. A state depredation permit …

Woman's 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman's 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say

The Independent  

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Woman’s 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Woman’s 2023 death was first fatal black bear attack on a human in California records, officials say

Associated Press  

DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. — A woman found dead last year in a mountain community was the victim of the first documented fatal black bear attack on a human in California, authorities said. On Nov. 8, Sierra County sheriff’s deputies checking on the welfare of a resident who hadn’t been seen for a few days found a broken door and bear scat …

Killer bear: Woman’s death inside her home marks California’s first fatal black bear attack
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Killer bear: Woman’s death inside her home marks California’s first fatal black bear attack

LA Times  

A black bear eats a Kokanee salmon it caught in the Taylor Creek in October 2017 in South Lake Tahoe. A 71-year-old woman who was found dead inside her Sierra County home last November had been mauled by a black bear, the first such fatal attack in California history. Patrice Miller’s body was discovered inside her Downieville home on Nov. …

Veteran shares his harrowing bear attack survival story
55 years, 2 months ago

Veteran shares his harrowing bear attack survival story

CNN  

Editor’s Note: “Close Encounters: Tourists in the Wild” on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper takes us to Yellowstone National Park, where visitors behaving badly can lead to dangerous encounters with bears, bison and more. Burke was hustling back to the car through the woods a little later and figures he had “a generous three seconds” between spotting a grizzly …

Massachusetts veteran, 35, recalls terrifying grizzly bear attack - which thankfully ended when the animal made one wrong move
10 months ago

Massachusetts veteran, 35, recalls terrifying grizzly bear attack - which thankfully ended when the animal made one wrong move

Daily Mail  

A disabled Army vet has detailed how he miraculously survived a grizzly bear encounter that saw him mauled in the Wyoming wilderness. Shayne Patrick Burke, 35, suffered serious injuries as a result - revealing in a post to Instagram how he was in the 'wrong place at the wrong time' when a mother grizzly bear attacked him Sunday. 'As she …

Hiker cheats death while being mauled by Grizzly bear after the enraged beast bites through his pepper spray canister during frenzied attack on Wyoming mountain trail
10 months ago

Hiker cheats death while being mauled by Grizzly bear after the enraged beast bites through his pepper spray canister during frenzied attack on Wyoming mountain trail

Daily Mail  

A hiker has cheated death after being mauled by a grizzly bear during an attack in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park. The victim, a 35-year-old Massachusetts man, was left 'seriously injured' after a 'surprise' encounter with a grizzly bear and her apparent cub while hiking on Signal Mountain last Sunday afternoon, the National Park Service said. Pictured: File photo of …

Grizzly that mauled hiker in Grand Teton National Park won't be pursued
10 months ago

Grizzly that mauled hiker in Grand Teton National Park won't be pursued

The Independent  

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Grizzly bear attacks and seriously injures man in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park
10 months ago

Grizzly bear attacks and seriously injures man in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park

The Independent  

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Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw
1 year, 5 months ago

Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw

The Independent  

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Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw
1 year, 5 months ago

Montana man to return home from hospital weeks after grizzly bear bit off lower jaw

Associated Press  

A Montana man who was mauled by a grizzly bear that bit off the front of his lower jaw is ready to return home after five weeks in a Utah hospital, a physician and his family said Friday during a news conference. “And he’s developed a whole new hatred toward the University of Montana,” his daughter Katelynn Noorlander Davis said, …

'Bear killed for being a bear': Netizens fume as Grizzly euthanized after deadly attack on couple in Canada
1 year, 5 months ago

'Bear killed for being a bear': Netizens fume as Grizzly euthanized after deadly attack on couple in Canada

Hindustan Times  

A Grizzly bear was euthanised after it fatally attacked a couple and their dog at Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada on September 29. A grizzly bear roams an exhibit at the Woodland Park Zoo, closed for nearly three months because of the coronavirus outbreak, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, in Seattle According to a statement posted on Banff National Park's …

A grizzly bear attack leaves 2 people dead in western Canada. Park rangers kill the bear
1 year, 5 months ago

A grizzly bear attack leaves 2 people dead in western Canada. Park rangers kill the bear

Associated Press  

CALGARY, Alberta — An attack by a grizzly bear has left two people dead in a national park in western Canada, and the bear was later killed by park rangers, officials said. The Parks Canada agency received an alert from a GPS device in the park’s Red Deer River valley Friday evening that indicated a bear attack was happening, agency …

Grizzly bear kills couple in Canada’s Banff National Park
1 year, 5 months ago

Grizzly bear kills couple in Canada’s Banff National Park

LA Times  

Two people were killed over the weekend after being attacked by a grizzly bear in Canada’s Banff National, park authorities said. Parks Canada Dispatch received an alert around 8 p.m. Friday from a GPS device indicating a bear attack in the Red Deer River Valley, west of Ya Ha Tinda Ranch, according to a statement shared on Banff National Park’s …

Montana national park partially closes after bear mauls hunter
1 year, 6 months ago

Montana national park partially closes after bear mauls hunter

The Independent  

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Montana officials shot and killed a grizzly. Its DNA linked it to a human death
1 year, 6 months ago

Montana officials shot and killed a grizzly. Its DNA linked it to a human death

LA Times  

A grizzly bear walks along the North Fork of the Flathead River drainage in Montana. Later that day, Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials captured the cub and fatally shot its mother “due to an immediate public safety threat from the bear’s food-conditioned behavior,” the department said. The mother was 10 years old and had been captured previously, …

Family pay tribute to beloved jogger killed in grizzly bear attack near Yellowstone
1 year, 8 months ago

Family pay tribute to beloved jogger killed in grizzly bear attack near Yellowstone

The Independent  

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Bears Are Coming to a Campground Near You
1 year, 8 months ago

Bears Are Coming to a Campground Near You

Wired  

Steps away from the public restrooms in Yosemite Village, a buzzy stop in Yosemite National Park’s iconic valley, sits a brown metal dumpster. “SAVE A BEAR.” “Bears have evolved to be these food-finding machines,” says Heather Johnson, a research wildlife biologist with the US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center and a member of the IUCN North American Bear Expert Team. …

Woman found dead on trail near Yellowstone National Park after ‘apparent bear encounter’
1 year, 8 months ago

Woman found dead on trail near Yellowstone National Park after ‘apparent bear encounter’

Hindustan Times  

A woman was reportedly discovered deadon a trail in Montana near Yellowstone National Park after what appeared to be a bear encounter on Sunday, July 23. According to officials, grizzly bear tracks were found at the scene The Custer Gallatin National Forest has now issued an emergency closure of the Buttermilk area for human safety. The area closure follows these …

Grizzly bear kills hiker near Yellowstone, the third such fatal attack in as many years
1 year, 8 months ago

Grizzly bear kills hiker near Yellowstone, the third such fatal attack in as many years

LA Times  

A grizzly bear walks along the North Fork of the Flathead River in Montana. A grizzly bear attacked and killed a woman over the weekend outside the Montana town of West Yellowstone, officials said, forcing the closure of a national forest while trackers searched for the animal. The Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department issued a news release Monday morning …

Women attacked by grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park dies
1 year, 8 months ago

Women attacked by grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park dies

India Today  

A woman was found dead in Montana on Saturday after coming into contact with a grizzly bear on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park. The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks said in a statement on Sunday that the woman was found deceased on a trail near West Yellowstone, a Montana town nestled in the Custer Gallatin National …

Woman gored by bison at Yellowstone during engagement trip gets sweet proposal at hospital
1 year, 8 months ago

Woman gored by bison at Yellowstone during engagement trip gets sweet proposal at hospital

The Independent  

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Woman seriously injured by black bear after opening cabin door to let dog out
1 year, 9 months ago

Woman seriously injured by black bear after opening cabin door to let dog out

The Independent  

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Grizzly bears may soon be hunted as US moves toward lifting protections in Yellowstone and Glacier parks
2 years, 1 month ago

Grizzly bears may soon be hunted as US moves toward lifting protections in Yellowstone and Glacier parks

The Independent  

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Judge revives limits on wolf killing near Yellowstone park
2 years, 4 months ago

Judge revives limits on wolf killing near Yellowstone park

The Independent  

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Vermont game wardens investigating bear attack; victim OK
2 years, 4 months ago

Vermont game wardens investigating bear attack; victim OK

Associated Press  

WINHAL, Vt. — Game wardens are investigating a bear attack in the southern Vermont town of Winhall in which a woman was injured near a condominium complex where a mother bear and cubs had been seen regularly this summer and fall, officials said Thursday. “Bear attacks in Vermont are rare, but it is absolutely critical that Vermonters take every step …

Grizzly bear attacks, injures antler hunters in Wyoming
2 years, 5 months ago

Grizzly bear attacks, injures antler hunters in Wyoming

Associated Press  

— A grizzly bear attacked and injured two men who apparently surprised the bruin while they were recreating in the Shoshone National Forest in northwestern Wyoming, state wildlife officials said Monday. The encounter happened Saturday while the men were off a trail and searching for antlers shed by deer and elk in the forest southeast of Yellowstone National Park, the …

Two women mauled by black bear who appeared to ‘guard the victims’ when police approached
2 years, 5 months ago

Two women mauled by black bear who appeared to ‘guard the victims’ when police approached

The Independent  

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Colorado man shoots, kills bear after it entered his home
2 years, 7 months ago

Colorado man shoots, kills bear after it entered his home

Associated Press  

DENVER — A Colorado man had a rude awaking early Saturday morning when a roughly 400-pound bear flipped the lever doorknob to his home and rummaged through some dog food, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials said Monday. The homeowner, Ken Mauldin, grabbed a gun and shot the bear multiple times until it collapsed and died just after 2 a.m., said …

Bear sought after attack on NJ woman heading to check mail
2 years, 10 months ago

Bear sought after attack on NJ woman heading to check mail

Associated Press  

LAFAYETTE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Authorities say a woman was taken to a hospital after she was attacked by a black bear as she walked down a New Jersey road to check her mail. Officials said the 34-year-old woman saw two to three bears and was “involved in a physical encounter with one of them.” A neighbor used a car horn …

Authorities not looking for bear suspected in fatal attack
2 years, 11 months ago

Authorities not looking for bear suspected in fatal attack

Associated Press  

— Authorities in Montana have not tried to track down a grizzly bear suspected in the fatal mauling of a hiker last week because it did not appear to be a predatory attack, state and local officials said Monday. Tracks left at the scene and the nature of the attack suggest that a grizzly killed him, Park County Sheriff Brad …

Father-of-four killed by grizzly bear in Yellowstone national park
3 years ago

Father-of-four killed by grizzly bear in Yellowstone national park

The Independent  

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Montana sheriff says hiker killed, grizzly bear suspected
3 years ago

Montana sheriff says hiker killed, grizzly bear suspected

Associated Press  

— A Montana man who went missing while hiking earlier this week was killed in a suspected encounter with a grizzly bear north of Yellowstone National Park, authorities said Friday. Clouatre’s father told The Associated Press that the victim grew up in Massachusetts and moved more than two decades ago to Montana, where Clouatre met his future wife, Jamie, and …

Montana curbs wolf hunt after 23 from Yellowstone killed
3 years, 1 month ago

Montana curbs wolf hunt after 23 from Yellowstone killed

Associated Press  

— Montana wildlife commissioners on Friday moved to shut down gray wolf hunting in a portion of the state around Yellowstone National Park, amid mounting criticism over a record number of the animals shot or trapped after roaming across the park boundary this winter. Greg Gianforte told Yellowstone Superintendent Cam Sholly in a recent letter that once a wolf exits …

Bear attacks Florida woman on her own driveway
3 years, 2 months ago

Bear attacks Florida woman on her own driveway

The Independent  

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Montana wants protections lifted so public can hunt grizzlies
3 years, 3 months ago

Montana wants protections lifted so public can hunt grizzlies

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Following a spate of grizzly bear attacks in 2021, Montana officials have called for the …

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