Bear spray isn't just for bears. The powerful deterrent works on a variety of animals. However, it isn't a cure-all, and many ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Stephen Barclay, 36, and Leanne Reid, 31, recruited total stranger on the internet for weekend-long sex session Owen Greenan was sprayed with bear repellent couple bought in Canada After fleeing ...

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 ...

“I knew bears sometimes show up here, watching children wearing bear-deterrent bells,” she said. “But I didn’t expect it would happen. I should bring a bear bell, too.” ...

Five weeks before that, two bowhunters looking for elk north of West Yellowstone shot and killed a charging female grizzly bear, then wounded a juvenile grizzly that also came at them. Get any of ...