Alaska's wildlife tours offer close encounters with whales, bears and bald eagles

Discover the allure that draws global visitors to experience Alaska's unique ecosystem. Sponsored by Holland America ...
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Several bear encounters interrupt US troops’ parachute training in northern Japan

The soldiers jumped into Narashino Training Area in Chiba prefecture and Ojojibara Maneuver Area in Miyagi prefecture, both ...
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An Alaska outdoorsman breaks down why state troopers trust 12 gauge slugs for bear defense in the wild

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State parks where you’re most likely to encounter a grizzly

If you’re hoping—or trying hard not—to see a grizzly, “state park” probably isn’t the first phrase that comes to... The post ...
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Alaska made it officially illegal to wake a sleeping bear: Here’s why

Alaska law prohibits waking a sleeping bear, even to take a photo, addressing one of the state’s most dangerous wildlife interactions, in which tourists and photographers risk fatal encounters for ...
Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Three archery hunters in the Taylor Fork OK after separate grizzly encounters

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. BIG SKY — Three archery hunters are uninjured after two recent encounters with grizzly bears in ...
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"I shudder to think how often I’ve courted disaster, unknowingly, like this"

I shudder to think how often I’ve courted disaster, unknowingly, like this. The episode drives home a stark truth: out here, who detects the other first can determine who survives. Alert, we become ...