Bears
What's true and what's false when it comes to bear behavior.
Learn how to stay safe in bear country from myth-busting biologist Tom Smith. By Ted Alvarez
Bears in the lower 48 have rebounded from decades of declining populations and shrinking habitat. Also improving: your chance of seeing a bruin in the wild. By Ted Alvarez
Grizzlies vanished from North Cascades National Park five decades ago. Or did they? Our scout joins the search for Washington's elusive mountain ghosts. By Ted Alvarez
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With 1 million bears roaming North America, chances are pretty good that you'll cross paths with one of them at some point. To make every encounter safe, from grizzly bears to black bears, bone up on bruin identification and etiquette.
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
Learn to use this lightweight method of getting your food out of a bear's reach.
Our resident bruin expert answers all your questions in our weekly feature, 'Ask A Bear.'
What makes a backpacker a backpacker? It's not the garage full of gear or piles of guidebooks--it's the experiences, from thru-hiking a long trail to pushing your personal envelope to inspiring a child's love of wilderness. Here we present BACKPACKER's new Life List: 10 experiences to add to your tick-listnow--and the key skills you need to nail them.
Learn your black bears from your brown bears then figure out how to keep them away from your camp.
