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Black Bear Rampage in Fukushima Injures Four and Remains at Large

Authorities say the episode reflects a broader rise in human-bear encounters driven by a larger bear population with fewer rural hunters available.

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Removes Two Snakes From Dr. Oz’s Florida Patio

Temple Elephant Runs Amok in Thrissur and Causes Widespread Damage

Escobar Searches for Puma Filmed Outside Country Club

Pregnant Cheetah Recaptured After Brief Escape at Beekse Bergen

Alligator Fight Shreds Florida Lanai During Mating Season

Police Called After Brookline Woman Surrounded by Three Coyotes on Dog Walk

Officer Injured in Iwate Bear Attack During Missing-Person Search

Vanderhoof Grizzly Attack Deemed Defensive With No Ongoing Threat

Wolf Captured in Hamburg After Woman Bitten in Rare Urban Attack

Albuquerque Zoo Elephant Briefly Escapes as Aging Fence Fails

Otter Bites Marathon Spectator in Cary, Prompting Rabies Treatment

Monrovia Bear Euthanized After DNA Links to Two Human Injuries

Monrovia Bear Family Captured After Woman Injured in Rare Encounter

Hamburg Records First Wolf Killed by Traffic on A25

Wild Elephant Kills Man Near Ranchi as Forest Teams Mount Containment Drive

Video Shows Coyote Pursue 3-Year-Old Through Pasadena Home Gate

After 30-Hour Search, San Francisco Mountain Lion Released With GPS Collar in Santa Cruz Mountains

NYPD Officer on Modified Duty After Shooting Raccoon on Queens Boardwalk

Crocodile Attacks Swimmer in North Queensland as Rangers Launch Search