While the black bear is common in some urban areas -- with sightings even in Vancouver's suburbs as the bears search for ripe fruit from the trees and troll the recycling bins -- the grizzly bear is British Columbia's wilderness giant. Visiting with grizzlies in the wild had long been a dream of mine, and this spring we decided to head up the coast to see if we could view some of BC's iconic mammals.

Despite the knowledge that many species depend on salmon, humans have never managed fisheries with wildlife in mind. A salmon can enter a fishing net or the mouth of a grizzly bear, but can we manage for the interests of both?

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. - Yellowstone National Park authorities will not try to capture a female grizzly that killed a backcountry hiker becau...

THE CANADIAN PRESS — Bleeding from severe lacerations and puncture wounds, his arm broken, Johnny Johnson walked nearly a kilometre to find help aft...