ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A brown bear attacked a woman as she hiked a popular trail in a hillside neighborhood in Anchorage, ...

A recent study proposed a connection between an increase in the black bear population and a higher prevalence of blacklegged ticks, colloquially known as the deer tick, which spreads Lyme disease ...

Grasp the tick as close to the skin's surface as possible using clean fine-tipped tweezers. If fine-tipped tweezers are not ...

Lyme disease and the other tick-borne diseases that the little bugs carry can be deadly. The CDC says that Lyme disease is but one of as many as 20 diseases carried by ticks, some more deadly than ...

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick. This type of tick carries Lyme disease, an illness that can cause a rash ...

Mother bear 399 and her children. Source: Thomas D. Mangelsen, Images of Nature/with permission. Grizzly bears are fascinating, intelligent, and sentient animals who often get a bad rap because on ...

Be Vigilant in Tick Prone Areas: Dense woods and grassy areas are favored by the lone star tick, including your own backyard. Any time you go out hiking or even just play in your yard, do regular tick ...

Ticks live in North Carolina year-round, and can transmit serious illnesses such as Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky ...

“We ask that you please do not agitate the bear, try to feed it, or try to take a selfie with it,” Pressnell said. “If you see the bear, you can call us. We are staying in contact with Wildlife.

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick. This type of tick carries Lyme disease, an illness that can cause a rash ...