“It can be like combat shooting,” says Tom Smith, a professor of wildlife science at Brigham Young University and co-author of the article “Efficacy of Bear Deterrent Spray in Alaska ...

A B.C. man has been awarded more than $795,000 after suing an Alberta company for injuries sustained from a defective bear ...

SAPPORO--A can of spray repellent probably offers the best chance of surviving an encounter with a bear in the wilderness. Experts say a sharp spike in deaths and injuries from the apex ...

The most extensive study to date on bear self-defense shows that bear spray is more effective than firearms at deterring ...

Most of the 2,800 residents live behind electric fences and use electric bear deterrent mats to keep bears away. Wildlife officials call the situation in Pine Mountain a human-black bear conflict ...

They said she hadn't carried bear spray deterrent recommended by wildlife experts in areas where these large carnivoran mammals roam. She is believed to have been killed during a chance encounter ...