Woman Attacked by Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone’s First Bear Attack of 2020 On the morning of June 22, 2020, a woman, age 37, from Columbia, Missouri, sustained a minor injury from a protective mother grizzly bear while hiking on the Fairy Falls Trail near Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park, WY. Related: VIDEO (Graphic Content Warning): Bear v Bison – A Reminder That the Animals in Yellowstone Are Wild The woman was […] SnowBrains | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Shed Hunter Severely Injured in Grizzly Bear Attack Near Cody, WY A man was attacked and injured by a grizzly bear Friday while shed-hunting in Sunlight Basin northwest of Cody, WY. The man, who suffered a severe neck injury, was flown to the hospital where he is receiving treatment. He was identified by Associated Press as local man Spencer Smith, 41. “The safety of outdoor recreationists is always at the forefront of […] SnowBrains | May 4, 2020 0 Comments
2 Bears Euthanized After Man Was Bitten Through His Tent Wildlife officials say two bears were euthanized after a man was attacked at a campground in southwest Colorado. The man was camping near the Blanco River when, shortly after midnight, he heard a noise outside his tent. Assuming it was a bear, he remained quiet. Matt Thorpe with Colorado Parks and Wildlife says “the next thing he knows, the bear […] SnowBrains | July 30, 2019 0 Comments
Deer Protecting Fawns to be Killed After Attacking and Seriously Injuring 85-Year Old Woman Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officials say a mother mule deer will be killed after it attacked and seriously injured an 85-year-old woman. Officials responded at about 4:30 pm Wednesday to a mule deer doe with two fawns that allegedly attacked and injured the woman as she walked her dog within city limits near Sunset Meadows, reports the Craig Press. Officers […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2019 0 Comments
Bison Charges and Gores Woman in Yellowstone National Park | Third Animal Attack in a Week A 59-year-old woman from Santa Rosa, California, was gored by a bison at Yellowstone National Park after a crowd got too close to the animal, the third animal attack in a week at the park. The group she was in were within 15-feet of the bull on a boardwalk in the Lower Geyser Basin when the incident took place. The crowd apparently […] Steven Agar | June 11, 2018 2 Comments
Mountain Biker Killed and Friend Injured by Cougar in Extremely Rare Attack Near Snoqualmie, WA Two friends riding their bikes in a mountainous, wooded area of Washington State on Saturday morning were attacked by a cougar, which killed one of them in the state’s first such fatality in more than 90 years, the New York Times reports. The authorities said the two cyclists saw the cougar, a 100-pound male, in pursuit and one of them […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2018 0 Comments
