GREAT FALLS — A hiker had a close encounter with a bear on Saturday, August 23, 2025, in Sluice Boxes State Park, about 35 ...

The viral clip showed tourists screaming and fleeing as a bear charged around them at Glacier National Park in Montana.

Hikers in British Columbia and Montana successfully fended off attacking bears in two separate incidents using this compact deterrent.

A 34-year-old woman was injured by a brown-colored bear on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, near Lake Janet in Glacier National Park.

A couple of grizzly bears bluff-charged hikers in Kananaskis, prompting bear warnings to be issued. On Aug. 30, it was ...

The hikers warded off the grizzlies by deploying two canisters of bear spray during an encounter that lasted about a minute.

Bear Encounters 101 Fortunately, violent encounters between humans and animals are rare, but there's still a lot to learn before hiking in bear country.

A blast from a 10-ounce aerosol canister of capsicum spray may have saved the life of a backcountry hiker in Glacier National Park on Wednesday afternoon.

The pair were on a wedding anniversary hike in the Kananaskis Country area, where both black and grizzly bears are common.

A woman was attacked by a bear in Glacier National Park, Montana, this week — and experts say she’s lucky her hiking partner blasted it with bear spray.

ASSINIBOINE PROVINCIAL PARK, British Columbia — A woman on a short backpacking trip said she found herself face-to-face with ...