The drunk bear-chaser who was the subject of a viral Facebook post by the North Adams police department launched his assault in a misguided attempt to protect school children, police told MassLive.

NORTH ADAMS (CBS) -- The man who drunkenly chased a bear through the woods with a dull hatchet was just trying to protect children, police say. MassLive.com reports that the star of the widely shared ...

YOSEMITE, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Yosemite National Park is home to hundreds of black bears, but rangers say tourists are posing a risk to their livelihoods. Drivers have hit 18 so far this year. Now, ...

Yosemite National Park is home to hundreds of black bears, but rangers say tourists are posing a risk to their livelihoods and share how Yosemite bear chasers keep the animals wild. Yosemite National ...

A huge black bear with an enormous belly has been caught on camera roaming the Voyageurs National Park in northern Minnesota. A video, uploaded by the Voyageurs Wolf Project, shows the chunky bear ...

It’s bear-lovers’ favorite time of year again — at least outside of Fat Bear Week. The National Park Service’s Explore camera is back on and pointed at bears feasting on sockeye salmon in Alaska. The ...