The brown bear heavyweight persevered through a jaw injury this year that will permanently hinder his ability to fight and ...

After years of bulking season, Chunk the brown bear has finally lived up to his name — and his waistline — by winning Fat Bear Week 2025. Chunk who weighs over 500kg (1,200 lbs) even overcame a broken ...

Experts say warmer weather is also affecting the hibernation patterns of bears, which can weigh 1,100 pounds and outrun a ...

The seventh bear-related death recorded in Japan this year was a man, estimated to be in his 70s, who was reportedly picking ...

The famous bears of Alaska's Katmai National Park are enjoying an abundance of salmon, and even some playtime, as they pack on pounds to prepare for the winter.

The figures do not include a suspected bear attack involving a 60-year-old hot spring worker who went missing on Thursday ...

The three-year-old brown bear was fitted with a stent to drain the fluid during the five-hour operation. He was presented on ...

Each year, Fat Bear Week voters select the animal that "best exemplifies fatness and success" among brown bears at Alaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve. The contest is hosted by Katmai National ...

SAPPORO--Shinichiro Ando, the victim of a vicious bear attack a few years ago, says insufficient support measures have ...

Seven people have died since April this year - the highest number since figures started being recorded in 2006, officials say ...

Japan will take tougher measures to control its population of bears, its environment minister said Friday after recent record ...

Japanese officials are searching for a bear in connection with the gruesome deaths of three people in the last week, ...