Officials say there have been six reported grizzly bear sightings in North Idaho this season and are urging residents to secure attractants to avoid bear encounters.

In general, brown bear attacks on humans are rare, with between 11 and 12 on average recorded annually in North America, according to the National Institutes of Health. But they do sometimes occur.

Ross says North Idaho is home to about 50 to 75 grizzly bears and says people living alongside them can take steps to prevent ...

A hunter shot and killed a female grizzly bear in North Idaho Friday evening after mistaking it for a black bear. The hunter killed the grizzly in the Priest Lake drainage and immediately self ...

Grizzly bear mauls 2 college wrestlers in Wyoming 01:52. An archery hunter was injured in a grizzly bear attack on Sunday in a remote part of northern Idaho, wildlife officials said.

A hunter believed he was shooting a black bear when he fired his gun at an animal in northern Idaho, officials said. It turned out to be a federally protected grizzly bear. The hunter killed the ...

A hunter believed he was shooting a black bear when he fired his gun at an animal in northern Idaho, officials said. It turned out to be a federally protected grizzly bear.

Grizzly bear mistakenly shot, killed by hunter in North Idaho On Friday, May 9, a hunter shot and killed a young female grizzly bear he thought was a black bear. To stream KGW on your phone, you ...

Bears that find food near homes may lose their natural wariness of people. While a bear’s presence doesn’t necessarily mean ...

BONNER COUNTY, Idaho - A hunter in Bonner County shot a grizzly last week, thinking he was shooting a black bear. Idaho Fish and Game says the hunter shot the young female in the Priest Lake ...

A hunter believed he was shooting a black bear when he fired his gun at an animal in northern Idaho, officials said. It turned out to be a federally protected grizzly bear.