After nearly three months of sleep, bears at their sanctuary in Greece have awaken from winter hibernation and are once again ...

19 showed the thin bear swimming, turning over rocks on the beach and rummaging through washed-ashore seaweed in search of fish, shellfish and insects. Brown bears in Shiretoko, a UNESCO World ...

Given their wary nature, brown bears generally hesitated in the past to venture near human settlements. But lately there have been numerous sightings, including one on Sept. 25 in an urban district.