There were only 73 reported polar bear attacks on humans between 1870 and 2014, according to a study published this month in Wildlife Society Bulletin.But 20% of those attacks happened in just the ...

Polar bear attacks on humans rarely happen, although they can occasionally occur in Arctic communities that are close to the bears' habitats. This undated file photo shows a polar bear baring its ...

Polar bear attacks on humans likely to become more common: study. By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 12, 2017 2:11 pm. Updated July 12, 2017 2:18 pm. 1 min read.

While attacks on humans are extremely rare, polar bears are more likely to attack a person when they are “nutritionally stressed” and in “below-average body condition,” according to a 2017 ...

A study released in 2017 showed a dramatic uptick in polar bear attacks on humans. The study found that between 1960 and 2009, there were 47 attacks total by polar bears on people.

Polar bears are at the top of the food pyramid and humans are potential prey for them, however, an attack like the one in Alaska is likely a result of a young or desperate bear. "If this was a ...

Polar Bear Attacks Couple in Their Driveway — Why Polar Bears Are Coming Closer to Humans. ... As humans move into animal spaces or animals are drawn into human spaces for food or shelter, ...

The team researched polar bear attacks back to the 1870s, and found that polar bears had been most likely to attack humans in 2010 through 2014. Oh, and as the ice melts, more humans will show up ...

When an attack occurs, the bear is often hungry, young and unwell. "A healthy polar bear that's out on the sea ice is not going to have a lot of incentive to attack a human being," said McCall to ...