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The last fatal polar bear attack to occur in Alaska was in December 1990. Similar to Tuesday's, the 1990 attack was unprovoked. York said that in 1990, it had been a thin and hungry bear.
A walkway leading into the school in Wales, Alaska, where a 24-year-old woman and her 1-year-old son were killed in an encounter with a polar bear on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, is seen in this photo ...
Polar bear attacks rare, but increased concern due to ice loss In Alaska's recent history, fatal polar bear attacks have been rare. A polar bear killed a man in the village of Point Lay, farther ...
A polar bear attack that killed a mother and her 1-year-old son in far western Alaska this week underscores the risks of living alongside the world's largest land carnivores and has renewed ...
Fatal polar bear attacks have been rare in Alaska's recent history. In 1990, a polar bear killed a man farther north of Wales in the village of Point Lay.
A mom in Alaska who chased off a bear after it tried to attack her son outside their home claimed she stared the predator "right in the eyes" and growled at it before it ran away.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A man was nearly ... served with the US Fish and Wildlife Service for more than 30 years. Tyler Johnson said his father’s experience with bear attacks helped save his life.
A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew saved a man in Alaska who said he was attacked and constantly harassed by a bear for a week straight. Coast guard officials said an aircrew was on their way to the city ...
According to a report from Alaska health officials, 68 people were hospitalized after bear attacks between 2000 and 2017. During that period, 10 people died. Bear attacks happen most frequently ...