As bear conflicts with humans are on the rise across Connecticut, bear self-defense products are popular items in outdoor recreation stores, as many residents plan to hike, camp, hunt and fish in the ...

FLORENCE, Mont. — Bear spray was invented in the 1980s by a University of Montana graduate student, Carrie Hunt. Over 40 years later and bear spray is a very important tool for human-wildlife ...

Montanans hunting or recreating outdoors this fall are encouraged by the Interagency Grizzly Bear Committee to carry and know how to use bear pepper spray. The IGBC, created in 1983 to lead the ...

Make certain you have bear pepper spray at the ready and know how to use it. Always maintain a safe distance from bears. Stay calm. Immediately pick up small children and stay in a group. Behave in a ...

A search continued Monday for a man accused of directly spraying three people with bear spray, and exposing several others to it, at an Albertsons grocery store in Westminster only a day prior.

GREENWICH VILLAGE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Six people were injured after a spray attack in a crowded Manhattan park. Police say someone started using bear repellent -- similar to pepper spray -- in ...

Safety in national parks often depends on practical tools and a clear understanding of animal behavior, and rangers develop strong preferences based on extensive field experience. Encounters with ...