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This is a list of human deaths caused by bear attacks in North America by decade in reverse chronological order. These fatalities have been documented through news media, reports, cause-of-death statistics, scientific papers, or other sources. For general information on the topic, see bear attack.
Pages in category "Deaths due to bear attacks" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. ... List of fatal bear attacks in North America; B. Binky ...
1923, March. Pack of wolves. Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan. "March 16, 1923 Karl Lynn world war veteran and one of the best known trappers and mushers in the north country is believed to have lost his life in a fight with a pack of timber wolves, two hunters reported here today.
Over 130 attacks have been documented in [1] North America in the past 100 years, with 28 attacks resulting in fatalities. Fatal cougar attacks are extremely rare and occur much less frequently than fatal snake bites, fatal lightning strikes, or fatal bee stings. [2] [3] [4] Children are particularly vulnerable. The majority of the child ...
A bear attack is an attack by a bear on another animal, although it usually refers to a bear attacking a human or domestic pet. Bear attacks are of particular concern for those who are in bear habitats. They can be fatal and often hikers, campers, fishers, and others in bear country take precautions against bear attacks.
This was the second creation of five lists (Shark, Bear, Alligator, Cougar, Snake) relating to fatal animal attacks in North America or the USA. My intent in creating the first, List of fatal, unprovoked shark attacks in the United States, was to provide users a centralized, concise summary of what, when, where and how these attacks happened.
There were 52 fatal black bear attacks from 1900-2003, to-wit: Alaska - 5 lower 48 - 11 Canada - 36. There have been roughly 50 fatal brown bear attacks during the same time period. There have been about 5 fatal polar bear attacks. So we're looking at 100-110 attacks roughly to fill the table up. The old Hoke appreciates all the help he can get ...
In the history of North America, surely there have been other fatal bear attacks that we don't know about. For example, when the first North Americans arrived, there was the short-faced bear, the biggest badass on the planet since T-rex. We can assume, but not add to the article, that they killed many people.