his year’s Fat Bear Week in Alaska’s Katmai National Park – an annual event allowing fans to vote online for their favored portly bear – is drawing to a close. This biological motivation to seek out ...

Bears have a great sense of smell and wander into camp sites in search of food. These bear encounters are not only dangerous ...

Camping in bear country is a thrill, but it ain’t no joke when you’re sharing the woods with furry giants. Whether you’re pitching a tent in Yellowstone or the Smokies, staying safe around bears is ...

In a new book, Lamar Underwood recounts some of the worst-case scenarios between humans and bears — and shares advice for avoiding the "ultimate predator" Johnny Dodd is a senior writer at PEOPLE, who ...