Bear hunting has long been a controversial issue in Florida, with opponents saying that killing bears for sport won't reduce human-bear interactions. But calls to hold a hunt have been growing.

The woman was hiking the Basher Trail in Alaska's Chugach Mountains when the bear attacked and mauled her, the Anchorage Fire Department said.

The last confirmed report of a black bear in the Golden Gardens Park area was in 2009, according to the state Department of Fish and Wildlife.

A black bear was killed at Yellowstone National Park after crushing an unoccupied tent and outsmarting a food storage pole this summer, officials announced.

Black bears may look alike to most of us, but Anthony Ballard swore he encountered one in the Mississippi wilderness that seemed familiar. Turns out he was right, only the bear weighed less than 5 pounds at their previous encounter.

The incredible encounter was captured "in one of the most remote places left on the planet," Casey Cooper told Newsweek.

Following the recent attacks across Japan, the police and a hunt club conducted a bear drill, featuring a man in a costume playing the bear.

Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson is expected to bring tough coaching to quarterback Caleb Williams in their first year together.