A sheepherder in the Colorado mountains was severely injured Tuesday in an encounter with a black bear, sustaining head bites and other wounds, according to wildlife officials.

A 250 pound bear attacked and severely injured a 35-year-old man in southwestern Colorado in what is the first reported bear attack on a human in the state so far this year. It happened on Tuesday ...

A bear attacked and severely injured a man in southwestern Colorado in what is the first reported bear attack on a human in the state so far this year.

A black bear attacked a sheepherder in the Colorado mountains, leaving the 35-year-old man severely injured with bites to his head and other wounds, wildlife officials said. The bear suspected of ...

Bear bites sheepherder on the head A man was "severely injured" after a 250-pound bear attacked him in the Colorado wilderness this week, marking the state's first reported bear attack this year ...

DENVER (AP) — Wildlife officials say a black bear attacked a sheepherder in the mountains of southwestern Colorado this week. The 35-year-old man was severely injured with bites on his head and ...

A Peruvian sheepherder gazes at a mountain slope with one of his dogs after returning from a day spent with his herd of sheep. The Spanish-language version of this story is available here.

The sheepherder who filed the lawsuit was employed in the United States on a temporary H-2A visa for agricultural guest workers. The U.S. Labor Department administers the visa program.

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The 35-year-old worked as a sheepherder on a grazing allotment in the San Juan National Forest near Durango, a small city in the southwest part of the state, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife.