Few years on the Earth
For more than a month, Ken Johnson’s home in Altadena, California, has been shared with an uninvited and unwelcome occupant: a 500-pound black bear living beneath his house. What began as an alarming wildlife encounter has escalated into a prolonged ordeal involving property damage, sleepless nights, and growing frustration with state authorities. Johnson now says … Read more
The quiet mountain forests of Miyagi Prefecture became the scene of a tragic and deeply unsettling incident in December when an elderly hunter lost his life under harrowing circumstances. Mitsuo Kato, an 89-year-old resident of Sendai City, was found dead while checking traps he had set in a familiar forested area of Yamato Town. What … Read more
The death of 26-year-old hiker Sota Keisuke on Mount Rausu in Japan’s northern prefecture of Hokkaido has drawn national attention, not only because of the rarity and brutality of the incident, but also because of the detailed reconstruction of events made possible by modern wearable technology. Keisuke was attacked by a brown bear while hiking … Read more
Florida’s first legal black bear hunt in ten years has reopened a deeply divisive debate about wildlife management, conservation ethics and human encroachment on natural habitats. The 2025 season, which runs from December 6 to December 28, has drawn extraordinary public attention, both for the overwhelming demand for permits and the equally strong resistance from … Read more
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has confirmed that wildlife officers euthanized the wrong black bear while investigating the fatal mauling of a Missouri man earlier this month in the Ozark National Forest. The revelation, announced on Thursday, has reignited debate about wildlife management, human-wildlife coexistence, and the limits of forensic tracking in unpredictable … Read more
The untamed wilderness often serves as the backdrop for tales of survival and adventure, but sometimes, it becomes the setting for unexpected tragedy. In a bizarre and fatal hunting accident in Virginia, a hunter’s life was cut short in an ironic twist of fate. Lester C. Harvey, a seasoned outdoorsman and family man, tragically lost … Read more