Bear Science

Bears

Facial Recognition Tech for Bears Might Just Be the Future of Conservation

Paul Galloro

Survival

Bearpacker

Environment

In the Woods of Oklahoma, Researchers Are Helping to Rebuild a Bear Population

Elizabeth Miller

Environment

This Is What Happens When You Strap a GoPro to a Bear

Adam Roy

Nature

The Pacific Northwest Trail is Pitting Hikers Against Grizzly Bear Activists

Elisabeth Kwak-Hefferan

Videos

Here's What it's Really Like to Work in Polar Bear Country

Amelia Arvesen

Bears

PODCAST: How to Stay Safe Around Bears

BACKPACKER Editors & Contributors

Nature

In Search of the Spirit Bear

Elizabeth Miller

Essays

Introducing BEARPACKER Magazine

Adam Roy

Gear Reviews

The Best Gear for Hikers Who Love Bears

Amelia Arvesen

Bears

Quiz: Can You Tell Black Bears and Grizzlies Apart?

Adam Roy

Conservation News

What Wildfires Mean for Bears

Stephanie Butzer

Bears

Rangers and Bear Researchers Share Their Best Grizzly Encounters

Stephanie Butzer

Nature

Quiz: What Kind of Bear Are You?

Adam Roy

Skills Videos

Human vs. Bear: Can Our Editors Survive?

Jesse Albanese

Nature

When Polar Bears Break the Rules in Churchill, They Go to Bear Jail

Amelia Arvesen

Nature

Bear Movies, Ranked by Realism

Ryan Wichelns

News

Meet Otis, the Fattest Bear

Adam Roy

Nature

This Vet Gives Baby Bears a Second Chance

Elizabeth Miller

Bears

Quiz: Test Your Bear Knowledge

Ethan Schowalter-Hay

Nature

Global Warming is Changing How Bears Eat—and That Could Mean Trouble

Elizabeth Miller

Bears

Get This Job: Bear Biologist

Lara Kaylor

Nature

The Battle Over Louisiana's Black Bears

Nick Weldon

Environment

Bear vs. Bear Dog

Megan Michelson

Conservation News

Bring Grizzlies Back to the North Cascades

Ethan Shaw

Bears

Why the Park Service Killed a Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone

Kerry Gunther

News and Events

Study: Bears Are Scared of Drones

Adam Roy

Nature

The World's Smartest Bears

Steve Howe