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.

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.

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 ...

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.

DENVER (AP) — 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.

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.

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 ...

Sheepherder Kurbanali Matsayin and his sheepdog are seen at the foot of Mount Muztagata on the Pamir Plateau, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2023. Photo: Xinhua ...

A former sheepherder says he was forced to work without pay, transportation and barely enough food at a remote Idaho ranch for years. The sheep rancher, meanwhile, says his former employee was ...