Two people were hospitalised after being chased by a bear in the town of Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia, according to local officials. The terrifying incident was caught on camera where pedestrians were seen running away from the bear before it lunged at one person.

Video | Bear goes on rampage, chases pedestrians in Slovak town

Japan is witnessing a dramatic increase in bear attacks as experts sound the alarm about rising encounters between bears and humans, as the animals struggle to find food in their natural habitats.

Japan grapples with unprecedented bear attacks amidst food shortages. Experts issue urgent warning

Experts in Japan are sounding the alarm as bear attacks in the country have reached an unprecedented level. Since April, at least 158 injuries and two deaths have been reported due to bear encounters, reported the Guardian.

Bear attacks surge in Japan amidst struggle for food and territory

A Florida woman recently got the biggest shock of her life as she stepped out onto the porch one evening with her dog. In a hair-raising event that got captured in the doorbell camera, the woman came across a bear who was poking its head around the corner.

Un‘bear’able encounter: Florida woman wildly screams after unexpected guest shows up at door. Watch

A woman was found dead in the United States’ Montana after an “apparent bear encounter” on the trail west of Yellowstone National Park, said the park officials, on Sunday (July 23).

US: Woman found dead on trail near Yellowstone National Park in suspected grizzly bear encounter

A female bear named JJ4 who had been sentenced to death for killing a trail runner last week has been granted a stay on the execution. The killer bear was to be 'tracked and euthanised' but the decision was overturned after animal rights groups successfully intervened.

Female bear that killed Italian man gets stay on execution after animal rights groups intervene

A polar bear reportedly killed a woman and her year-old son in a remote village community of Alaska on Tuesday evening. Authorities revealed that the polar bear entered the community area, and chased some villagers, before brutally attacking the woman and her kid.

Polar bear kills woman and child in Alaska. Know what's pushing the arctic animal to attack humans

During these dwindling days of summer, black bears and park rangers are in a fight over Canada's mountain fruit trees. Black bears are drawn to fruit trees, so townsite residents have been warned to remove the trees.

Canadian national park authorities advise people to remove fruit trees to keep bears away

A wild brown bear that took to the streets of the Japanese city of Sapporo has been shot dead by hunters after it injured four people. The brown bear was seen running on the streets of a residential area, leading to the closure of local schools.

Watch: Wild bear shot dead by hunters in Japan, ahead of Tokyo Olympics

Last month three men died in probable bear attacks while harvesting bamboo shoots in three separate incidents in a mountain forest

Human flesh, hair found inside Japan bear after fatal attacks