Bear spray is a specific aerosol spray bear deterrent, whose active ingredients are highly irritant capsaicin and related capsaicinoids, that is used...

Pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum spray, OC spray, capsaicin spray, or capsicum spray is a lachrymator (tear gas) product containing the compound capsaicin...

the great bears including brown and polar bears. Bear spray, a form of pepper spray, is the most effective defense against attacking bears. Although this...

three species of bears are recognized: the brown bear, the black bear (Ursus americanus), and the polar bear (Ursus maritimus). A black bear searching garbage...

study by U.S. and Canadian researchers has found bear spray to be more effective at stopping aggressive bear behavior than guns, working in 92% of studied...

attacks such as being loud, traveling in groups, and bear spray/firearms. American black bears are abundant in much of North America. In the US and Canada...

should hike in groups and always carry bear spray – a form of pepper spray that is used to deter aggressive bears. His body was found in the Lake Village...

fare. Contestants were provided a map, GPS tracker, travel guide, and bear spray. On 28 September 2022, the BBC announced that the programme was due to...

and refusing to carry bear spray to use as a deterrent. In his 1997 book, Treadwell relayed a story where he resorted to using bear mace on one occasion...

claws its way through, injuring Jenn's arm. She briefly wards it off with bear spray but it returns, and Jenn watches in horror as Alex is dragged from the...