A woman was enjoying a popular trail in Yosemite National Park when a large tree branch fell and crushed the hiker.

A hiker is recovering from her injuries after a bear mauled her on a trail outside of Anchorage, Alaska. Get the story here.

On Sunday, a mountain lion attacked a 4-year-old child at Olympic National Park in Washington. Get the story here.

Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is ablaze thanks to a wildfire on each side of the canyon.

Felix Baumgartner, an extreme athlete nicknamed the “Missile Man,” died in a paragliding accident in Italy. He was 56 years old.

Harris Levinson, a well-loved Washington high school teacher, fell to his death while hiking California’s John Muir Trail.

Officials at Yellowstone National Park made the difficult decision to “lethally remove” a black bear. Here’s why.

A strange-looking bird, the sage-grouse, may now be locally extinct in North Dakota. A recent survey apparently found zero of these birds.

A forest ranger died “while camping.” But he was actually working, and he missed 11 check-ins with his employer before they went looking.

Rescue crews found a missing 19-year-old surfer on an uninhabited island off the coast of Australia. Get the incredible story here.