Sitting quietly in our hide, it’s hard to muffle our squeals as a big brown bear looms on to the horizon. With a swagger, he sniffs the air, looks around as if to let us know this is very much ...

Last month, the nation's biggest conservation group sharply criticised the plan, noting that wolves are highly endangered and strictly protected under EU law.

SAPPORO--Increased sightings of brown bears in Hokkaido in winter suggest the animals are awakening earlier from hibernation or not hibernating at all, putting forestry workers in wilderness areas ...

This trip to Finland, and indeed our whole Nordic Road Trip is full of unique experiences – of things that we can’t do or see ...

DESCRIPTION: Brown bears are usually dark brown in color, with shades varying from cream to black. The brown bear is characterized by a distinctive hump on the shoulders, a slightly dished profile to ...

SAPPORO--The two friends had just set up a table and chairs in a forest clearing to share a meal of pizza and French fries when an adult brown bear came lumbering out of a thicket to steal their food.

The brown bear is a large bear distributed across much of northern Eurasia and North America. Adult bears generally weigh between 100 and 635 kg (220 and 1,400 lb). Its largest subspecies, the ...