Whether it’s a beach getaway or a camping trip, animal encounters — some potentially dangerous — can happen on any vacation. Rachel Levin, a San Francisco-based writer (and a New York Times Travel ...

HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KPRC/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A 14-foot-long alligator charged a troop of Girl Scouts on a camping trip last weekend. The terrifying encounter at the Huntsville State Park in Texas ...

Ah, summertime. The sunshine, the warm air, the thrill of camping and escaping technology, the fear of … encountering a bear? Let’s be clear: Bear encounters, especially instances when a bear is ...

Wildlife sanctuaries, conservation centers and animal encounters often provide animal lovers with an opportunity to interact with magnificent creatures outside of a zoo setting. Sometimes that means a ...

GATLINBURG, Tenn. — An employee at an eastern Tennessee theme park had a scary encounter with a black bear on Thursday. “No. No. Ain’t got nothing for you, buddy,” one person can be heard in the video ...

SPRINGFIELD — It was nearly 100 degrees in the shade and the humidity was oppressive on a recent day at The Zoo in Forest Park. But “Hades” wasn’t hot — in fact, the aptly named Argentine black and ...