AFOGNAK ISLAND, Alaska — Everyone here has a bear story. Not a bear-spotting story, which is almost daily, but a bear encounter, a confrontation where both parties have a choice to make — fight or ...

Rule number one on a Kodiak Island adventure: Never surprise a bear. "Stay together, talk in normal tones and don't make sudden movements," instructs guide Fred Katelnikoff, shouldering a rifle and ...

Feb. 24 (UPI) --A pair of Kodiak bears living at a Wisconsin zoo celebrated their 10th birthday with a party themed after a favorite activity among humans in their age group: Minecraft. Munsey and ...