Editor’s Note: Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, Texas Tech Libraries, is the editor of Caprock Chronicles. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. He would like to thank Dale Peterson for the ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – 2026 is looking to be a record year of bear encounters in southeast Idaho and western Wyoming, with Idaho Fish and Game receiving multiple calls each day regarding bear ...

A bear climbs a tree in Duluth on May 6, 2015. The DNR said another bear injured a man and a dog in Solway Township, west of Duluth, early Monday morning. A man and his dog received minor injuries ...

ASPEN, Colorado — It's that time of year when bears bulk up for winter. But according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife, drought-driven food shortages are driving bear sightings in neighborhoods and ...

POWELL — Tim O’Leary has a knack for taking unforgettable images of the Yellowstone ecosystem and Big Horn Basin wildlife. His award-winning photographs are his pride and his work in the habitat is ...

A Northwest Montana landowner shot and killed a male grizzly bear Thursday morning following a close-range encounter outside a Trego area residence, north of Whitefish. According to Montana Fish, ...

This group was hiking in a national park when they encountered two grizzly bears. Initially, they were scared, but they later admired the bears and were excited to see them. Vance blindsided by ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn — State wildlife agents have killed 60 bears in Sevier County this year. Since 2020, the most bears killed statewide was 32 in 2024. This year, the number is 61 statewide. The lone ...

BONNERS FERRY — The man was up in avalanche country working to install a repeater when he heard a clump of snow flop off the branches. At first, the Forest Service worker didn't think much of it and ...

There are plenty of takeaways from the Philadelphia Eagles embarrassing loss to the Chicago Bears Monday night. The Eagles were outplayed and outcoached. They didn't belong on the same field as the ...

Dog-versus-bear tales tend to go viral—but a new analysis suggests the reality of what unfolds is different than most imagine. Researchers combed through 326 documented dog-bear encounters from 1901 ...