Coyote Peterson, author of "Coyote Peterson's Brave Adventures: Wild Animals in a Wild World" offers some tips and tricks for staying safe during a bear encounter. Following a transcript of the video.

COLORADO, USA — Bear sightings and conflicts were higher ... vehicles or fences. More than half of encounters were linked to trash while 21% were linked to livestock, chickens or beehives.

SAPPORO--A can of spray repellent probably offers the best chance of surviving an encounter with a bear in the wilderness. Experts say a sharp spike in deaths and injuries from the apex ...

There were more than 5,000 reports of human sightings and conflicts with black bears in Colorado last year, nearly 15% above the five-year average.

A jogger had a heart-stopping encounter with a brown bear and two cubs on a narrow hiking ... Protection Agency finished phase 1 of its work in the Palisades and Eaton fire areas earlier this ...