A woman near Kenai was seriously injured after a brown bear sow with two cubs attacked her on her front deck. Wildlife officials are investigating, and the bears had not been found as of Thursday afternoon.

A bear that had killed eight sheep in Vardø earlier in the week was shot on Friday evening, according to the local mayor. The case sparked debate between sheep owners and wildlife advocates over whether the bear should be killed.

Researchers recorded unusually many polar bear visits this summer on small islands where eider ducks nest in Kongsfjorden, Svalbard. The increased bear activity is bad news for the birdlife.

After a black bear was shot dead in her front yard, a Whitehorse resident is concerned that people are inadvertently luring bears into the neighbourhood by feeding wildlife.

Yukon conservation officers are patrolling after a black bear chased a child near Whitehorse last weekend. The boy's mom managed to get between her child and the animal.