All Attacks Articles

Feb 16, 2010 — Media Coverage: Man slapped by bear is fined for feeding wildlife

SANFORD, Fla. - A man who says he opened his door and was slapped by a bear pleaded no contest Tuesday to feeding wildlife and was fined $200 and placed on six months' probation. Ernest Stamm, 49, had been ticketed for feeding bears. Officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission captured the bear the next day and euthanized it. That angered Stamm's neighbors.

Dec 31, 2005 — Report/White Paper: Bear Spray vs. Bullets Which offers better protection?

No deterrent is 100% effective, but compared to all others, including firearms, proper use of bear spray has proven to be the best method for fending off threatening and attacking bears, and for preventing injury to the person and animal involved.

Jun 24, 2003 — Scientific Paper: Human injuries inflicted by bears in Alberta: 1960–98

Between 1960 and 1998, bears caused 42 serious or fatal human injuries in the Province of Alberta-29 (69%) by grizzly (brown) bears (Ursus arctos) and 13 (31%) by American black bears (U. americanus).

Dec 31, 1999 — Scientific Paper: Human Injuries Inflicted by Bears in British Columbia: 1960–97

From 1960-97, significantly fewer grizzly bears inflicted about 3 times as many serious injuries (N = 41 versus 14) but the same number of fatal injuries (N = 8) as black bears.