Polar bears are showing up near Arctic communities more often, and headlines suggesting they are “hunting humans” have spread ...
Aromatic attractants like meat caches, campsites, cooking areas, and sled-dog yards also lure them with the reward of food.
Other stories of recent bear encounters in Japan come to a more harrowing end. In October, local police in Iwate Prefecture, a region in northeastern Japan, reported that a man was out foraging ...
Polar bear encounters with humans are a regular concern for scientists and communities near polar bear habitats, but new research is showing the bears' reasons for coming in contact with humans might ...