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January 28th, 2012
Giant panda is getting better
Source: CBBC Newsround - Animals -  Jan 17, 2012
One of Edinburgh Zoo's pair of giant pandas, Sunshine, is back eating lots of bamboo as he recovers from colic.
Yuan Zi, a male giant panda, bites on bamboo inside his enclosure ...
Source: Yahoo! News Photos -  Jan 17, 2012

photo(Reuters) - Yuan Zi, a male giant panda, bites on bamboo inside his enclosure at the ZooParc de Beauval in Saint-Aignan, Central France January 17, 2012. A pair of giant pandas, which have been loaned to the zoo by China, will be on public view for the first time on February 11, 2012. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: ANIMALS POLITICS SOCIETY)


Orphaned grizzlies likely made it to den to hibernate: officials
Source: Vancouver Sun: Top Stories (British Columbia, Canada) -  Jan 15, 2012
Two Alberta grizzly cubs orphaned when their mother was killed by a train last spring have likely made it into a den for the winter.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/canwest/F229/~4/F4kvDAoUJlE" height="1" width="1"/>
Pandas depart for Paris research project
Source: China Internet Information Center: Environment -  Jan 15, 2012
A pair of pandas from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding left the capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province on Sunday morning and was expected to arrive in Paris after flying nearly 11 hours.
State welcome for pandas in France
Source: The Herald (Scotland)
JUST as Yang Guang and Tian Tian settle into their new Scottish home at Edinburgh Zoo, another pair of giant pandas from China touched down in a European capital.
Pandas arrive for new life in France
Source: ninemsn: World News (Australia) -  Jan 15, 2012
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Another Minn. bear to give birth live on webcam
Source: Science from Minnesota Public Radio -  Jan 15, 2012
The sister of Lily the black bear who gave birth while the world watched via webcam is preparing to give birth herself.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MPR_science/~4/QMqMQB_8LC4" height="1" width="1"/>
Cub on the Way for Black Bear Lily's Sister
Source: WDIO-TV (Duluth, Minnesota) -  Jan 14, 2012
Lily the black bear's sister, Jewel is getting ready to give birth to a cub.
Giant panda Yuan Zai is loaded onto a plane in a FedEx container ...
Source: Yahoo! News Photos -  Jan 14, 2012

photo(Reuters) - Giant panda Yuan Zai is loaded onto a plane in a FedEx container at Chengdu airport, Sichuan province January 15, 2012. Two giant pandas Yuan Zai and Huan Huan, to be loaned to ZooParc de Beauval in France, departed early on Sunday on a private plane to their new home. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA


Giant pandas Yuan Zai (L) and Huan Huan play inside their enclosure ...
Source: Yahoo! News Photos -  Jan 13, 2012

photo(Reuters) - Giant pandas Yuan Zai (L) and Huan Huan play inside their enclosure at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province January 14, 2012. The two giant pandas will be loaned to ZooParc de Beauval in France on January 15, 2012. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA


Donations pay for WA Wildlife Department bear dogs
Source: The Olympian - Northwest News (Washington State) -  Jan 13, 2012
When Washington Fish and Wildlife agents are tracking down bears that threaten homes or people they depend on Karelian bear dogs.
What does a bear do in the woods? Now we know
Source: MSNBC: Environment -  Jan 12, 2012
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game gives a definitive answer to that age-old question by fitting a big ol' brown bear with a collar and a video camera.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:4fe5af28e0c40c4d95419b85c63d171e:NPSYsCM3S%2FjiQ7zsPY7wo6w6LmTipq2nhwM0VkUJWWfDdOaqYRcaI2a2hGXskk9J0sdMhjSa33q%2FPw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:310fbe6ffb0b72fa60585fdecd528010:2N%2BtHDbWwCA8LV%2FHMTT19U4WC2BA4YU9quFs9v6F2s99Ke3Qhh2kdSfiSRP8qRlS4ESddjd05ZTu4vI%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=343bb9f51cb1c4e39fe06cf0ff6c63fe&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=343bb9f51cb1c4e39fe06cf0ff6c63fe&p=1"/></a> <img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=LifestyleLei&partnerID=167&key=segment"/><img alt="" height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://insight.adsrvr.org/track/evnt/?ct=0:n1cy22q&adv=wouzn4v&fmt=3"/>
Video: Video: View from grizzly bear’s perspective
Source: MSNBC: Science -  Jan 12, 2012

Jan. 12: The Alaska Department of Fish & Game fit brown bears with collar cameras, revealing new insights into their lives in the wild.  (Nightly News)The Alaska Department of Fish & Game fit brown bears with collar cameras, revealing new insights into their lives in the wild. (Nightly News)




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UK's recently arrived panda falls ill at zoo
Source: WTOL - Latest News (Ohio) -  Jan 12, 2012
One of two giant pandas on loan at a Scottish zoo has fallen ill and been removed from display.
Edinburgh Panda Yang Guang removed from public display after suffering colic
Source: Telegraph.co.uk: UK News -  Jan 12, 2012
One of the UK's two giant pandas has been removed from public show temporarily after suffering from colic.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://telegraph.feedsportal.com/c/32726/f/534871/s/1bc368f2/mf.gif' border='0'/>
Yao Ming helps release 6 pandas
Source: China Internet Information Center: Environment -  Jan 11, 2012
Six pandas bred in captivity wandered into an enclosed nature preserve in their native Sichuan Province Wednesday, a step toward eventually being reintroduced to the wild. Retired NBA star and conservation advocate Yao Ming attended a ceremony for the release of these pandas.
Musical Chairs…I Mean Bears!
Source: San Diego Zoo (California) -  Jan 11, 2012
If you come to the San Diego Zoo’s Panda Trek right now you may see a familiar face on exhibit. It’s Yun Zi! Currently we have the two boys out...
Orphaned bear cubs returned to Sierra mountains
Source: Oakland Tribune (California) -  Jan 11, 2012
Two orphaned bear cubs have been released in the California mountains nearly five months after a poacher killed their mother
6 captive-bred pandas released into wild in SW China
Source: China Internet Information Center: Environment
Six young pandas bred in captivity were released as a group of "pioneers" into an enclosed forest in southwestern China's Sichuan province on Wednesday.
VIDEO: Pandas get 'wildlife training'
Source: BBC News - Science and Nature -  Jan 11, 2012
Six Chinese pandas begin their lives in a controlled wildlife area in an effort to prepare them to be sent back to their natural habitat in the future.
Giant Pandas Yuan Zai (L) and Huan Huan eat bamboo branches ...
Source: Yahoo! News Photos -  Jan 10, 2012

photo(Reuters) - Giant Pandas Yuan Zai (L) and Huan Huan eat bamboo branches at Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda breeding in Chengdu, Sichuan province January 9, 2012. The two giant pandas will be loaned to ZooParc de Beauval in France on January 15, 2012. Picture taken January 9, 2012. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA


Black bear in tree in residential area removed
Source: Naples Daily News (Florida) -  Jan 9, 2012
A black bear that had climbed a tree in an Immokalee neighborhood was captured Monday morning after an hour-long standoff with onlookers.
Meandering bear removed from Immokalee neighborhood
Source: WBBH (Fort Myers, Florida) -  Jan 9, 2012
Collier County deputies and Florida Fish and Wildlife responded to a call of a bear in a tree in a residential area just before 11 a.m. Monday.
Cooperative research helps pandas and Chinese science
Source: China Internet Information Center: Environment -  Jan 8, 2012
Among all the fields of international research on giant pandas, breeding is the most prominent, experts said.
Pandas may find traveling hard to bear
Source: China Internet Information Center: Environment -  Jan 8, 2012
Giant pandas have been goodwill ambassadors for China for more than 1,000 years. They still serve that role, but animal conservation and scientific research, both nationally and internationally, play a bigger part.
Boy adopts rare orphaned bear cub
Source: ninemsn: World News (Australia) -  Jan 9, 2012
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Tucson's Polar Bear is in the Midwest looking for love
Source: KOLD - News (Arizona) -  Jan 5, 2012
Kobe the polar bear is adapting to her new home and awaiting her mate.
Famous Grand Teton grizzly delays hibernation
Source: KULR-8 Television: Wyoming News (Billings, Montana) -  Jan 5, 2012
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — One of the best known grizzlies in Grand Teton National Park has postponed her hibernation by more than a month this winter.
Black Bear Sightings Are On The Rise In Florida
Source: WJHG: Headlines (Panama City, Florida) -  Jan 4, 2012
Local wildlife officials say they are receiving more reports of bear sightings.
Andean Bear Sightings
Source: San Diego Zoo (California) -  Jan 4, 2012
Perhaps mothers with young cubs act differently because their cubs cannot walk very far, or perhaps mothers with young cubs wish to avoid encountering adult male bears; we’ll need more data to better assess these two hypotheses.
ACROSS the BIG SKY
Source: Great Falls Tribune - Local News (Montana) -  Jan 3, 2012
POWELL, Wyo. — The federal government is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit over a fatal grizzly bear mauling near Yellowstone National Park.
Government wants lawsuit over fatal grizzly mauling near Yellowstone dismissed
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Jan 3, 2012
POWELL, Wyo. - The federal government is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit over a fatal grizzly bear mauling near Yellowstone National Park. A 430-pound male grizzly mauled Erwin Evert of ...
Feds wants Wyoming grizzly mauling suit dismissed
Source: KULR-8 Television: Wyoming News (Billings, Montana) -  Jan 3, 2012
POWELL, Wyo. (AP) — The federal government is asking a judge to throw out a lawsuit over a fatal grizzly bear mauling near Yellowstone National Park.
Not-So-Cold Winter for Pandas
Source: San Diego Zoo (California) -  Jan 3, 2012
Many of our San Diego Zoo visitors have been surprised at how active our pandas have been. It doesn’t really get that cold here in San Diego; therefore, our bears...
A panda cub looks at a toy dragon, a New Year gift, in a nursery ...
Source: Yahoo! News Photos -  Dec 31, 2011

photo(Reuters) - A panda cub looks at a toy dragon, a New Year gift, in a nursery room at China's Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Ya'an, southwest China's Sichuan province December 31, 2011. Picture taken December 31, 2011. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA


VIDEO: Panda filmed eating meat in China
Source: BBC News - Science and Nature -  Dec 30, 2011
A wild panda has been caught on camera gnawing at the bones of a dead gnu, a type of wild cow, in China's Sichuan Province.
Panda cub's New Year gift
Source: China Internet Information Center: Environment -  Dec 29, 2011
A panda cub plays with a toy - a New Year gift - in a nursery room at China's Ya'an, Southwest China's Sichuan province, Dec 28, 2011.
Baby Polar Bear Cub Nursed by Humans
Source: ABC News: Technology -  Dec 25, 2011
The baby bear's mother wasn't making enough milk.

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More Christmas cake for panda pair
Source: ninemsn: World News (Australia) -  Dec 25, 2011
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National Zoo gets $4.5M for panda breeding
Source: Brattleboro Reformer (Vermont) -  Dec 18, 2011
Tuesday December 20, 2011 WASHINGTON -- The National Zoo announced a $4.
Man justified in killing grizzly
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Dec 22, 2011
KALISPELL (AP) -- Wildlife officials have determined that a Libby-area man was justified when he shot and killed a male grizzly bear at his home last month. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks ...
Humans have to raise polar bear cub in Denmark
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida) -  Dec 22, 2011
Libby-area man justified in shooting, killing grizzly
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Dec 21, 2011
KALISPELL - Wildlife officials have determined that a Libby-area man was justified when he shot and killed a male grizzly bear at his home last month. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks reports ...
VIDEO: Orphan polar bear cub in care
Source: BBC News - Europe - World Edition -  Dec 21, 2011
Siku, an orphaned polar bear cub, has been taken into care in Denmark after his mother did not produce enough milk.
Bear Plays Goldilocks
Source: Discovery Channel -  Dec 15, 2011
A 500-pound bear found a cozy spot for the night in New Jersey basement.
Man who killed first bear in Nevada hunt charged with illegal baiting
Source: Reno Gazette-Journal - Local News (Nevada) -  Dec 15, 2011
The Reno man who killed the first bear in Nevada's highly controversial black bear hunt faces charges he illegally baited the animals.
Photos: Black bear spotted in downtown Vancouver
Source: The Vancouver Sun: News (British Columbia, Canada) -  Dec 13, 2011
Conservation officers tranquilized a rogue black bear found standing atop a garbage truck in downtown Vancouver on Monday afternoon.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/canwest/F259/~4/AiOhJ4jLeuo" height="1" width="1"/>
Bear spotted rummaging in trash in downtown Vancouver
Source: CTV British Columbia (Canada) -  Dec 12, 2011
A black bear was spotted eating scraps on top of a garbage truck in downtown Vancouver on Monday. About eight police cars arrived at around 3:45 p.m. and shut down the area.
Big Question For 2012: Is the Polar Bear Doomed?
Source: Discovery Channel -  Dec 12, 2011
While the 'ice bears' will face some difficulties, the year 2112 may mark the final days for the animals. But, there is some reason to hope.
Grizzly bears increasing on Beartooth Front
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Dec 11, 2011
BILLINGS - Wildlife biologists say that reports of grizzly bears are increasing in Montana&#039;s Beartooth Front, but it&#039;s difficult to tell if there are more bears or just more bear ...
Montana grizzly reports increasing
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Dec 11, 2011
Wildlife biologists say that reports of grizzly bears are increasing in Montana&#039;s Beartooth Front, but it&#039;s difficult to tell if there are more bears or just more bear sightings. Barb ...
Dakota Zoo welcomes Montana grizzly bear cubs
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Dec 10, 2011
BISMARCK, N.D. -- Four grizzly bear cubs are calling North Dakota their new home -- at least for now. The three female cubs and one male cub were recently transported from the Montana Wildlife ...
Video captures bears raiding trash cans
Source: Local6.com (Florida) -  Dec 9, 2011
Surveillance video captured bears raiding trash cans outside a home in Seminole County.
Polar bear cannibalism: More ahead in warmer Arctic?
Source: MSNBC: Science -  Dec 8, 2011
Recent sightings off Norway suggest cannibalism may happen more often as warming temperatures reduce Arctic sea ice.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:5eca8f1b64b3106e27cd03eb9efb67b4:9xpvXQh6I%2B7S9V46trIZUtmpZTzDP6YCRK0YDgjMnx4CzkwePt3V1rPSJN7jUMjLVvHcBxpHQsBv1A%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Email this Article' alt='Email this Article' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/emailthis.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedcontent.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:f6b2b04cf5abfb9b12adb7662c93d49b:wW9bVJ%2BJmoP8fa71G6rEAtBQz4OQ2lpE8naA6swGGGedFdFoMwhNvv88GSt320pzpqDR6T6ILPvSbek%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Newsvine' alt='Add to Newsvine' src='http://images.pheedo.com/images/mm/newsvine.png'/></a> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/>
Pandas: Like Son, Like Mother
Source: San Diego Zoo (California) -  Dec 7, 2011
A few weeks ago, a very ambitious young panda named Yun Zi took the tree guard off of the little elm tree in his exhibit at the San Diego Zoo....
Meeting Addresses Living Among Black Bears
Source: WESH (Orlando, Florida) -  Dec 6, 2011
Black bears showing up in swimming pools, garbage cans and in backyards have become a familiar sight in DeLand.
Tips on avoiding grizzly bears not being received
Source: Grand Junction Sentinel (Colorado) -  Dec 4, 2011
Giant pandas Tian Tian and Yang Guang arrive in Scotland
Source: Guardian Unlimited - Environment -  Dec 4, 2011
<p>Two giant pandas gifted by China to Scotland on a 10-year loan arrived in Edinburgh</p><br/><p style="clear:both" />
Giant panda Tian Tian is loaded into a FedEx container to be ...
Source: Yahoo! News Photos -  Dec 3, 2011

photo(Reuters) - Giant panda Tian Tian is loaded into a FedEx container to be transported at Bifengxia panda breeding centre in Ya'an, Sichuan province December 3, 2011. Two giant pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, will be loaned to a zoo in Britain for ten years, and are expected to arrive in Edinburgh on December 4. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA


A staff feeds giant panda Yang Guang with food at the Bifengxia ...
Source: Yahoo! News Photos -  Dec 3, 2011

photo(Reuters) - A staff feeds giant panda Yang Guang with food at the Bifengxia panda breeding centre in Ya'an, Sichuan province December 3, 2011. The two giant pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang, will be loaned to a zoo in Britain for ten years, and expected to arrive in Edinburgh on December 4. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA


Giant panda Yang Guang walks at Bifengxia panda breeding centre ...
Source: Yahoo! News Photos -  Dec 2, 2011

photo(Reuters) - Giant panda Yang Guang walks at Bifengxia panda breeding centre in Ya'an, Sichuan province December 2, 2011. Two pandas, Tian Tian and Yang Guang who are being loaned to Edinburgh zoo for ten years, are expected to depart China for Edinburgh this Sunday. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS POLITICS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA


Bear killed in Yoho
Source: Banff Crag and Canyon (Alberta, Canada) -  Nov 30, 2011
A sub-adult male grizzly bear was killed by train in Yoho National Park Friday, Nov. 25. While many bears have already gone into hibernation, some are still actively searching for food and easier travel routes.[...]
Giant pandas coming to Edinburgh Zoo – What is the point?
Source: Wildlife Extra (England) -  Nov 30, 2011
2 female bears euthanized, 4 cubs to go to zoos
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Nov 28, 2011
State grizzly bear managers responding to repeated conflicts involving grizzly bears in northwestern Montana have euthanized two female bears and are holding four cubs at a wildlife center until ...
Two Montana grizzlies killed; four cubs in captivity
Source: Great Falls Tribune - Local News (Montana) -  Nov 28, 2011
KALISPELL — State grizzly bear managers responding to repeated conflicts involving grizzly bears in northwestern Montana have euthanized two female bears and are holding four cubs at a wildlife center until they can be placed in a zoo.
6 grizzlies captured, 2 adult females euthanized
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Nov 28, 2011
KALISPELL - State grizzly bear managers removed six grizzly bears from northwestern Montana, euthanized two adult females and are holding the cubs at a wildlife center while seeking a zoo that ...
Record number of orphaned cubs at rescue center
Source: Fort Mill Times (South Carolina) -  Nov 28, 2011
A poor season for nuts and berries means a Smoky Mountains rescue center for black bears has a record number of abandoned cubs.
Record number of orphaned cubs at rescue center
Source: WLOS (North Carolina) -  Nov 28, 2011
A poor season for nuts and berries means
Record number of orphaned bear cubs at rescue center
Source: Asheville Citizen-Times - Local News (North Carolina) -  Nov 28, 2011
TOWNSEND, Tenn. -- A poor season for nuts and berries means a Smoky Mountains rescue center for black bears has a record number of abandoned cubs.
Denver Zoo Polar Bear Cranbeary Gets New Suitor
Source: TheDenverChannel.com (KMGH 7) - Local News (Colorado) -  Nov 23, 2011
A polar bear at the Denver Zoo is getting another chance to become a mom.
Hunter fined $735 for accidentally killing grizzly bear near Libby
Source: Big News Network: Montana -  Nov 22, 2011
KALISPELL - A man who accidentally shot and killed a grizzly bear while hunting black bear south of Libby reported the shooting to state wildlife officials and paid a $735 fine. State Fish, ...
Polar bears wait for the freeze
Source: BBC News - Science and Nature -  Nov 21, 2011
Polar bears' webcam broadcast live from the tundra
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