1.   And, after bear attacks and death by freezing, the subject it memorializes is one of the more terrible features of Alaskan life.

2.   Experts say that bear attacks are rare, and that fatal attacks are even more uncommon, but that this incident had an unusual combination of circumstances.

3.   If a bear attacks, they recommend dropping to the ground and playing dead.

4.   Statistics on bear attacks are difficult to compile.

5.   The moral lessons of family bonding are clear as the Denver family endures a bear attack and a trip over the Rocky Mountains.

6.   Bear attacks have increased in the Pacific Coast region since spring, when restrictions on salmon fishing were lifted, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday.

7.   Predatory bear attacks are very rare because bears perceive humans as a threat rather than prey, said Bruce Bartley, a spokesman for the state wildlife division.

8.   Signs posted on the island warn of the danger of bear attacks.

9.   The male bear attack occurred when the woman was picking raspberries in a forest in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, the daily Segodnya said.