Montana wildlife officials have captured a female grizzly and two of her three cubs in a campground near Yellowstone National Park where a man was killed and two others injured in a bear attack.
Montana wildlife officials have captured a female grizzly and two of her three cubs in a campground near Yellowstone National Park where a man was killed and two others injured in a bear attack.
KINGSTON, Wash. -- Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife officers have captured two black bear cubs near Kingston and sent them to a wildlife shelter.
A 3-4 year-old female grizzly was released in the Cabinet Mountains on Sunday, July 25 as part of the program to augment the grizzly bear population in the Cabinet-Yaak ecosystem.
State wildlife officials are looking for the person responsible for poaching a large black bear near Craig last weekend. Fish, Wildlife and Parks game wardens say the cinnamon-colored male weighing...
Southwest China's Sichuan Province, home to the endangered giant pandas, has experienced a "baby boom" for the endangered species with three cubs born in two days.
(AP) - In this photo provided by China's Xinhua News Agency, Giant panda 'Ju Xiao' holds its baby at the Bifengxia base of the Chinese giant panda protection and research center of Wolong, in Ya'an, a city of southwest China's Sichuan Province, Tuesday, July 27, 2010. Giant panda 'Ju Xiao' gave birth to twins at the Bifengxia base on July 27. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Heng Yi) ** NO SALES **
Bear sightings are becoming more and more common in our area, but one Merrill woman saw a sight barely anyone sees – a mother bear and her four cubs in her yard.
(AFP/File) - A giant panda is seen playing at a panda reserve in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province. Four pregnant pandas bred in captivity have been released into an area of forest in southwest China to prepare their cubs for life in the wild, state media reported.(AFP/File)
By Pam Doyle Canmore Leader Two bears were killed by vehicles in the area within the past week, one of them a member of the province's threatened grizzly bear population.[...]
The bear responsible for mauling two Vancouver Island campers was killed by conservation officers Wednesday night when it returned to the scene of the attack.
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 22, 2010 7:05 PM ET </em> CEDAR CREST, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico Game and Fish officials say two people have killed black bears in the Albuquerque area, and a third bear died...
City officials have advised trail users to avoid Rover's Run after recent bear sightings. The Parks and Recreation Department said a sow brown bear and three cubs were seen in the area several times in the past week.
By Pam Doyle Canmore Leader Two bears were killed by vehicles in the area within the past week, one of them a member of the province's threatened grizzly bear population.[...]
KALISPELL — State wildlife officials have moved a 249-pound young male grizzly bear from the Flathead National Forest to augment the grizzly population in the Cabinet Mountains south of Troy. Fi...
An investigation has found that researchers who tranquilized and studied a grizzly bear hours before the animal killed a hiker near Yellowstone National Park bear took down warning signs as they lef...
There have been at lease two sightings of black bears in West Georgia in a month, but state Department of Natural Resources officials say there is no cause for concern.
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) — Grizzly bears are running into people more often this summer in Wyoming — and wildlife officials say the weather is mostly to blame.
Grizzly bears are running into people more often this summer in Wyoming _ and wildlife officials say the weather is mostly to blame. A cold spring and heavy late-season snows in the mountains have ...
Each year thousands of people from all over the world venture to Katmai National Park and Preserve -- a wildlife sanctuary in Alaska's own back yard -- drawn by the chance to see brown bears in the wild.
Southwest China's Chengdu City, capital of Sichuan Province, has seen its first giant panda cub born this year, a spokesperson with Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding said Friday.
CORTEZ, Colo. - A black bear that bit two kids camping on their backyard then ran off is still on the loose in southwest Colorado.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife has set a trap for the bear, which bit a brother and sister around midnight Thursday while the kids were sleeping in their backyard in Cortez.
Both suffered only minor injuries. Officials say the 14-year-old boy screamed and shined his flashlight on the bear, which ran away. The boy and his sister were both bitten on their legs but weren't seriously hurt.
DOW Patt Dorsey says a trap was set Thursday but that the bear was not caught by Friday afternoon. There have been no other reports of bears in the area.
PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — The Bridger-Teton National Forest is ending a temporary ban on camping in the Upper Green River area because no grizzly bears have been spotted there for a week.
Grizzly that wandered the Montana plains commits a final unpardonable sin- Yes, and a year ago it ate some sheep. Two chickens this year were two too many. It makes me sad because it reminds me that no matter what we fantasize, the bears and us are stuck in a depressed, overpopulated, bureaucratized world with [...]
CORTEZ (AP) - A black bear that bit two kids camping on their backyard then ran off is still on the loose in southwest Colorado.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife has set a trap for the bear, which bit a brother and sister around midnight Thursday while the kids were sleeping in their backyard in Cortez.
Both suffered only minor injuries. Officials say the 14-year-old boy screamed and shined his flashlight on the bear, which ran away. The boy and his sister were both bitten on their legs but weren't seriously hurt.
DOW Patt Dorsey says a trap was set Thursday but that the bear was not caught by Friday afternoon. There have been no other reports of bears in the area.
An Anchorage family got a big and potentially dangerous surprise Wednesday. Police confronted a thief who broke into their home, but the furry offender stood his ground, even when confronted by armed officers.
The alarm generally goes off at “oh-dark-hundred” in the morning, for most keepers at the San Diego Zoo begin their work day at 6 a.m. Upon arrival at work, one changes into a uniform and shoes that are used only on Zoo grounds. The Red Book, a daily diary recording relevant information, will be checked: [...]
Having a tough time telling “who’s who” on the camera? Here are a few helpful identifiers:
First, now that breeding season is over, if you see two bears together most likely it is our siblings Kalluk and Tatqiq. They truly enjoy each other for playing and often times sleep in close proximity, especially [...]
GREAT FALLS - A grizzly bear that wandered from the Rocky Mountains to the Loma area last year and was recently captured again after eating two hens near Great Falls has been euthanized. Mike Made...
Staff members at the Fish, Wildlife & Parks lab in Bozeman euthanized the "Loma Bear" at about noon Thursday after efforts to find a zoo or research center to take the grizzly failed.
JACKSON, Wyo. - Ten grizzly bear deaths have been documented in the Yellowstone ecosystem so far this year, a rate comparable to past years. One other grizzly death is suspected. Of the 11 deaths, ...
Park lifts camping ban forced by bear activity. Casper Star Tribune. Related. Grizzly bites Casper man near Union Pass. Jackson Hole Daily. This isn’t all that far from the upper Green - – - – - - Posted earlier on July 10. Grizzly bears prompt camping closure in popular Upper Green River area
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 15, 2010 11:34 AM ET </em> JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) - Ten grizzly bear deaths have been documented in the Yellowstone Ecosystem so far this year, a rate comparable to past...
The prairie loving "Loma Bear," captured for a second time Monday north of Carter, isn't headed west to the Bear Center at Washington State University and likely will be killed unless a zoo agrees to take the young grizzly, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials said Thursday.
Washington State University officials today said they will not take possession of a male grizzly bear that wandered from the Rocky Mountains to the Loma, Mont., area last year and was captured Monday after breaking into a chicken coop northeast of Great Falls.
GREAT FALLS - The male grizzly bear that wandered from the Rocky Mountains to the Loma area last year has been captured again after breaking into a chicken coop northeast of Great Falls. Fish, Wild...
Rare grizzly living on the Montana plains likely to be killed A grizzly bear that was relocated from near Loma, Montana to west of the Continental Divide last year has been recaptured on the plains of Montana after being accused of killing more sheep and some chickens. Authorities have approached the Bear Center at Washington [...]
<p>Polar bears in the Hudson Bay area of Canada are likely to die out in the next three decades, possibly sooner, as global warming melts more Arctic ice and thus reduces their hunting opportunities, according to Canadian biologists.</p>
The male grizzly bear that traveled the Teton River last summer almost to Loma was captured again early Tuesday morning by state wildlife officials in rural Chouteau County after eating grain and breaking into a chicken coop to dine on two hens. 'He pushed the door open early Sunday morning and got into the coop and ate the chickens,' says Wendy Kamm, Fish, Wildlife and Parks game warden in Fort Benton. 'When he came back and we captured him.
A young grizzly, dubbed "Loma Bear" for its historic journey east onto the prairie last summer, was captured again Monday on the plains of Chouteau County, this time north of Carter.
This is Asheville, N.C., a city of 70,000-plus people. It is not Jellystone Park, the home of Yogi and Boo Boo. Cities are for people, not bears, and the bears that have been roaming Asheville neighborhoods and downtown are not Yogi and Boo Boo.
ESTES PARK, Colo. (AP) - A malnourished bear that weighed just 13 pounds when it was rescued last March has been nursed to health and released into the Colorado mountains. The Colorado Division of Wildlife reports that the female bear now weighs about 65 pounds and has been released somewhere between Estes Park and Boulder. The bear was discovered near Aspen Highlands in March. The bear was nursed at the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation's rehabilitation center near Silt. Volunteers fed the bear a special yogurt through a syringe and gave it antibotics. Volunteers said the bear didn't get too accustomed to people and should be safe in the wild.
Depending on where you are in the Rockies this year, the annual summer bear season could mean black-bear sightings in your front yard or a near-death experience while looking through the jaws of a hungry bear.
ASPEN - The tiny, yearling bear rescued off the back of Aspen Mountain last March has been returned to the woods. The bear's plight - it weighed just 13 pounds and was near death when an unidentified woman plucked the animal from near Midnight Mine Road - captured local interest. It tipped the scale at close to 65 pounds when it was transported for release on Friday, said a volunteer at the Pauline S. Schneegas Wildlife Foundation's rehabilitation center near Silt. Colorado Division of Wildlife officials took the bear to a spot in the high country, between Boulder and Estes Park on the Front Range, according to Randy Hampton, DOW spokesman. "We hopes it hangs out in the woods," he said. Though the bear barely outweighed a 10-pound sack of potatoes when it was rescued, it was already a year old. It had been fed - "people were dumping food along the road," Hampton said - but it was ill an unable to keep food down. It
Conservation officers have decided to destroy a bear caught on the North Shore on Sunday after reports that the animal was acting aggressively and going through people's garbage and sheds.
The Colorado Division of Wildlife killed a bear early Saturday morning after it bit a man near the Manna Soup Kitchen, 1100 Avenida del Sol in Durango.
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The release of eight orphan black bears on the former Green Pond golf course property on Green Pond Road by state wildlife workers upset a resident and has prompted township officials to start investigating how the state handles rehabitating bears.
ANCHORAGE - Tyler Nord doesn't remember the moment the grizzly pounced on him. He couldn't tell you what her breath smelled like or how soft her fur was. All he remembers is summoning the adrenaline that was coursing through his body to his legs to push her off.
ANCHORAGE - Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell said the federal government dramatically underestimated the potential economic impact of designating critical habitat for polar bears.
ANCHORAGE — Tyler Nord doesn’t remember the moment the grizzly pounced on him. He couldn’t tell you what her breath smelled like or how soft her fur was. All he remembers is summoning the adrenalin...
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The release of eight orphan black bears on the former Green Pond golf course property on Green Pond Road by state wildlife workers upset a resident and has prompted township officials to start investigating how the state handles rehabitating bears.
Gov. Sean Parnell says an independent economic analysis shows the federal government has dramatically underestimated the potential effect of designating critical habitat for polar bears.
JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — Grizzly bear sightings have forced Bridger-Teton National Forest officials to ban overnight camping in the Upper Green River area until further notice.
By Pam Doyle Canmore Leader Bear mating season has grizzly bears doing what comes naturally, but what may seem odd to hikers in the area of the Skogan Pass, who witnessed the behaviour on Saturday.[...]
Varied and numerous grizzly activity closes national forest camping from forest boundary to well past Green River Lakes- I remember when the nearest grizzlies were 20 miles to the north of here. I am glad to see grizzlies have returned in strength to the Wind River Mountains. I hope they get these problems worked out [...]
A bear in a Colorado Springs neighborhood would stop at next to nothing to get a meal this week, and experts are reminding us to take steps when it comes to these four-legged creatures with very large appetites.
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 9, 2010 8:24 PM ET </em> ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell says an independent economic analysis shows the federal government has dramatically underestimated...
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A grizzly bear that was born in Grand Teton National Park has been captured and moved back into the park after killing a calf south of the park's boundaries.
The Conservation Officer Service has been dealing with a high rate of conflicts between bears and humans this spring, with incidents spiking over the last few months.
Tyler Nord doesn't remember the moment the grizzly pounced on him. He couldn't tell you what her breath smelled like or how soft her fur was. All he remembers is summoning the adrenaline that was coursing through his body to his legs to push her off.
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The release of eight orphan black bears on the former Green Pond golf course property on Green Pond Road by state wildlife workers upset a resident and has prompted township officials to start investigating how the state handles rehabitating bears.
About 20 years ago, a bear was smacked out on I-70 near Frisco while making a Dumpster run. It was stuffed and became known as Bumper the Bear, mascot of the National Roadkill Museum. Today, 12-year-old Bumper sits in the Schoolhouse Museum on Old Main Street Frisco with nary a mention of his notoriety. And just down the street in Rob Philippe's Antique Train Barn Emporium is the National Roadkill Museum Outlet. Bumper was the subject of a weekly column in the long-gone Ten Mile Times, which offered up tid-bits of local stuff along with recipes, menus, and oft-submitted T-shirts, Roadkill Helper, Canned Roadkill and Roadkill Red Wine. Even Denver's Westword did a cover story. Right now Colorado Division of Wildlife authorities are looking for Bumper's brother, an even larger bear which was like-wise fatally injured when it was apparently hit by an as-yet-un-ID'd vehicle at Mile Marker 201 on I-70 on July 1. The strangeness doesn't end there. Colorado
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — A young grizzly bear that entered one tent, damaged another and bit a generator at Yellowstone National Park's Norris campground has been captured and sent to the zoo.
We have a winner for the Douglas County Historical Society's June photo contest. Almeta Bey-Carrion entered some of our initial contests and she is back as the June winner with her great photo of a mama bear and her baby. Thanks, Almeta, and congratulations on your great photo. We have heard that the historical society's June 19 flea market was so successful that there just might be another one toward the end of summer. For now it may be just a rumor, but if we hear of a possible date, we'll let you know. If you would like to see another flea market this summer, call Cindy at 782-2555 and let her know. Have you gotten your Taste of the Towns tickets yet? Aug. 7 will be here before you know it and you don't want to be left at home while everyone else is out tasting our local restaurant fare. And you don't want to miss the opportunity to visit the shops along the walk. This is always a memorable evening of food and fun and music and dancing. We'd hate to think you missed it just becaus
A 201-pound black bear that was swimming in Lake Parsippany was chased up a tree on Lake Shore Drive and later released to a nature preserve in Chester Township on Thursday.
(AP) - American-born panda Tai Shan bites a cake on his fifth birthday at the Bifengxia Panda Base in Ya'an, in southwest China's Sichuan province, Friday, July 9, 2010. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **
Southwest China's Sichuan Province has had its first giant panda cub born this year, a spokesperson with the China Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in Wolong told Xinhua Friday.
Yang Gangkun calls out to two pandas lying on their backs chewing bamboo. They push themselves up and slowly amble over for their morning workout at a breeding center in southwest China.
A 51-year-old Bailey man suffered bite wounds from a bear inside his home early Thursday morning. The man discovered the bear in his basement and approached it in hopes of getting the animal to leave. The 320-pound, male bear was later shot and killed. According to wildlife officers, the family heard sounds in their kitchen shortly after midnight on Thursday morning and quickly determined that a bear had entered the home. The man attempted to monitor the bear's whereabouts and was bitten as the bear tried to get past him. A Division of Wildlife officer, responding alongside deputies from the Park County Sheriff's Office, located the bear outside the home and killed it. "The instructions we give our wildlife officers are clear: Public safety is our first priority," said Reid DeWalt, area wildlife manager. "Bears that enter homes are a threat to public safety. When we're dealing with aggressive or habituated wildlife, people come first." The
BAILEY, Colo. (AP) - A 51-year-old man is out of the hospital after being attacked by a bear in his home in Bailey in the mountains west of Denver. State wildlife officials say the man, whose name wasn't released, was bitten by the bear early Thursday when he found the animal in the basement of his house. Sheriff's deputies and a state wildlife officer tracked the 320-pound male bear and shot and killed it. State wildlife officers say the family heard sounds in the kitchen shortly after midnight. The man was bitten as the bear tried to get past him. State wildlife officers say bird feed put out by homeowners, accessible trash and open windows and doors can attract bears looking for something to eat.
YELLOWSTONE NATIOINAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — A young grizzly bear that entered one tent, damaged another and bit a generator at a Yellowstone National Park campground has been captured and sent to a Montana zoo.
ROCKAWAY TWP. - The release of eight orphan black bears on the former Green Pond golf course property on Green Pond Road by state wildlife workers upset a resident and has prompted township officials to start investigating how the state handles rehabitating bears.
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 8, 2010 12:44 PM ET </em> ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Three mountain bikers who were knocked down by a brown bear on the Resurrection Pass Trail were able to escape with minor...
I’ve been away from the San Diego Zoo for a while, but the intervening months have brought many changes to the San Diego Zoo and, of course, to “our” pandas. Coming back to work has given me fresh eyes, almost like a guest, and the Zoo is truly an even more remarkable place than I [...]
Bears show off for the cameras and more in this week's top animal photos.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/canwest/F229/~4/GdtefeA31K8" height="1" width="1"/>
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks officials trapped the male bear Tuesday night in the Grizzly Gulch area southwest of Helena after a resident reported that four of her hens were killed in a chicken ru...
Three mountain bikers were mauled on Resurrection Pass Trail Tuesday after coming across a brown bear sow with cubs. A U.S. Forest Service EMT treated the bikers for some minor scrapes and abrasions.
(afp.com) - Fancy trying your hand looking after pandas? A global competition launched by the Chengdu Panda Base in China means a lucky few will get a taste of being a keeper for the endangered animals -- of which there are just 1,600 left in the wild. Duration: 00:01:48(afp.com)
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Campers with tents and pop-up trailers are again using Yellowstone National Park's Norris Campground after wildlife managers captured a grizzly bear.
A Philmont Scout Ranch employee killed a bear early Wednesday after it jumped on a tent and scratched and bit a camper, the Department of Game and Fish reported Wednesday.
NICEVILLE — People in a Niceville neighborhood are concerned about a resident who moved in over the holiday weekend.
Since July 4, folks living around Bayshore Drive have seen a large black bear roaming their yards and taking refuge in their trees....
(AP) - Under a canopy of bamboo, Mei Xiang, one of the National Zoo's pandas, eats a fruit popsicle on a warm summer day in Washington, on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
(AP) - Tian Tian, one of the National Zoo's pandas, appears to wipe his face while eating a fruit popsicle on a warm summer day at the zoo in Washington, on Wednesday, July 7, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 7, 2010 11:25 AM ET </em> SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - A bear has been shot dead after attacking a tent and scratching a camper at Philmont Scout Ranch in northern New Mexico.
By Pam Doyle Canmore Leader Bear mating season has grizzly bears doing what comes naturally, but what may seem odd to hikers in the area of the Skogan Pass, who witnessed the behaviour on Saturday.[...]
(AFP) - A giant panda enjoys a shower to cool off in the summer heat at a zoo in Beijing on July 5, 2010. The temperature in China's capital has reached 40 degrees celcius.(AFP)
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 6, 2010 12:14 PM ET </em> JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - The staff at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center are wondering where the bears are.
Bear season is approaching its peak, and Washoe County will let another summer pass without a law controlling management of the trash responsible for worsening human-bear conflicts.
A giant panda at the Beijing Zoo gave birth to twins last week, but the careless mother accidentally killed one after previously abandoning the other, zoo management confirmed Tuesday.
(Reuters) - Giant pandas enjoy a cake made from ice and fruits at Shanghai Wild Animal Park in Shanghai July 6, 2010. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
KALISPELL (AP) — State wildlife officials say a food-conditioned male black bear was captured near Whitefish and euthanized. Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear management specialist Tim Manley says th...
Kenai police have killed a brown bear sow and two cubs after the sow tried to enter one home and actually got into another. Police chief Gus Sandahl says the bears were shot shortly after entering that home.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge officials say bear activity has prompted the closure of a forested area between the Russian River Ferry entrance, the Kenai River and the Sterling Highway.
Michaelle Jean did a little panda-diplomacy Sunday in a bid to seal a deal that would see China send two Giant Pandas to Canada.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/canwest/F229/~4/DmcB43FupnE" height="1" width="1"/>
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 4, 2010 4:24 PM ET </em> KENAI, Alaska (AP) - Kenai National Wildlife Refuge officials say bear activity has prompted the closure of a forested area between the Russian River...
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 4, 2010 4:04 PM ET </em> KENAI, Alaska (AP) - Kenai police have killed a brown bear sow and two cubs after the sow tried to enter one home and actually got into...
Is Monte Miller - the man state officials accuse of causing the largest bear removal case in state history - a nature lover or a menace? Talk to the people in the tiny Long Beach Peninsula village of Oysterville and you'll hear both points of view.
(Reuters) - Canada's Governor-General Michaelle Jean and her daughter Marie-Eden hold a panda during a visit to the Chengdu Giant Panda Breeding and Research Base in Sichuan province July 4, 2010. REUTERS/China Daily (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS ANIMALS SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
This is going to sound a little weird. I had a bear problem on my mountain. The bears had gotten into my garbage before it got picked up. They have been on the porch twice.
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - July 3, 2010 12:14 PM ET </em> BOISE, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says it will begin trapping grizzly bears in the Centennial Mountains in eastern Idaho near...
BOISE, Idaho -- The Idaho Department of Fish and Game says it will begin trapping grizzly bears in the Centennial Mountains in eastern Idaho near the Montana border and is asking visitors to heed bright orange warning signs and stay away.
Biologists with the agency plan to trap the bears after the Fourth of July in an area that runs from Henrys Lake to Interstate 15 near Spencer.
The agency says the warning signs will be placed at major access points where the trapping is being done with bait, snares and culvert traps.
The trapping is part of the state's contribution to the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team efforts, and is required under the Endangered Species Act to study grizzly bear distribution in the region.
EL DORADO COUNTY, Calif. - A 200-pound bear that attacked a camper at an El Dorado County campground early Friday morning, was shot and killed by officials, according to a California Fish and Game spokesman.
ELDORADO NATIONAL FOREST Bear seeking food claws camper's face State wildlife officials say a man camping with his wife in Eldorado National Forest is recovering from wounds suffered from a bear attack. A spokeswoman for the California Department of Fish and...
ASPEN - Camping spots on upper Castle Creek Road were closed by the U.S. Forest Service Friday after a black bear invaded tents to get food Wednesday night and Thursday. No one was hurt in either incident, according to Aspen-Sopris District Ranger Scott Snelson. Officials posted warning signs urging campers to make sure food was properly stored in vehicles after Wednesday's incident. When a bear attacked a tent at an unoccupied campsite on Thursday, agency officials decided to close the spaces rather than take chances. "People have to take care of their food or we're going to end up with injured people and dead bears," said Snelson. There is no campground in the area that was closed but designated campsites are scattered along the gravel portion of upper Castle Creek Road. The black bear invaded campsite number six, roughly 2 miles from the end of the pavement, on Wednesday night. Recreation staff supervisor Martha Moran said she didn't talk to the man directly, bu
It’s about time for an update on our panda girls Zhen Zhen and Su Lin, don’t you think? Thanks to keeper Juli Borowski, who answered my questions while cleaning panda exhibits–a true “multitasker”!
Juli described almost three-year-old Zhen Zhen as a teenager going through a super-cute, crazy stage. The little dynamo is never still for long. [...]
A racket that startled the Taorminas awake in their Virginia City Highlands home just after midnight Wednesday morning "sounded like the house was coming down," said Tom Taormina. The couple sprang from their bed. Midge ran upstairs to grab the rifle and Tom raced into the kitchen, switching on the light. Just inches from where he stood was the window, left open a crack to let in the night air, with its screen and drapes missing. Tom stood there staring out into the blackness when something very strange happened. "A paw came reaching inside trying to swipe at me," said Tom. "Then I see a bear occupying the entire front window." He said he a did a "little backwards dance," then rushed forward screaming and banging on the glass. It must have frightened the large black bear, he said, because as quickly as the two came face to face through the thin glass, the animal disappeared into the night. During June, Storey County Sher
FRISCO, Colorado - Wildlife officials are looking for the body of a bear struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday on Interstate 70 near Frisco. The Division of Wildlife received a report of the killed bear in the late morning. When officials arrived to retrieve it at about 1 p.m., the carcass was missing. The incident took place at mile marker 201.8. Passersby reporting seeing the driver of a white, flatbed tow truck pick the animal up and remove it from the scene. "We would like to talk to any individuals who have information on the whereabouts of the bear," said Division of Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton. "Someone may have been picking it up to remove it from the highway, but they have not contacted us." Wildlife officials are looking for any information that might help them recover the bear, including the name of the tow truck company or the truck's driver. "People can't just keep any animal they find on the side of the road. Wit
Forestry workers in southwest China's Sichuan Province said Friday they spotted four giant pandas in a nature reserve where none have been seen for 10 years.
We will readily admit that we don't know much about soccer. One thing we do know, though, is that this giant panda is pretty bad at it. Just look at that form, or lack thereof! This panda doesn't know what...
An aggressive black bear that caused the postponement of West Milford’s annual Fourth of July fireworks was captured and euthanized late last Thursday.
KALISPELL - State wildlife officials say a food-conditioned male black bear was captured near Whitefish and euthanized. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear management specialist Tim Manley says t...
FRISCO - Wildlife officials are looking for the body of a bear struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday on Interstate 70 near Frisco. The Division of Wildlife received a report of the killed bear in the late morning. When officials arrived to retrieve it at about 1 p.m., the carcass was missing. The incident took place at mile marker 201.8. Passersby reporting seeing the driver of a white, flatbed tow truck pick the animal up and remove it from the scene. "We would like to talk to any individuals who have information on the whereabouts of the bear," said Division of Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton. "Someone may have been picking it up to remove it from the highway, but they have not contacted us." Wildlife officials are looking for any information that might help them recover the bear, including the name of the tow truck company or the truck's driver. "People can't just keep any animal they find on the side of the road. With bears, t
Searchers are using dogs to track a bear that attacked a camper in El Dorado County overnight outside of Pollock Pines in the Eldorado National Forest.
Issues restraining order on sales in the Cabinet-Yaak where 45 bears live- Good news for this struggling, but now finally increasing, grizzly population up against the Montana-Idaho-B.C. border. Story in the Missoulian. By Rob Chaney.
ASPEN - A camping area near Aspen is off limits to July Fourth campers after a black bear rummaged through two campsites.
No one was injured at the Castle Creek area in the White River National Forest, a remote area with undeveloped campsites. But the U.S. Forest Service closed it Friday to keep campers safe and help keep the bear - which has had no previous problems - from picking up more bad habits, spokesman Scott Snelson said.
The radio-collared bear entered a tent and feasted on granola, baked beans and chicken bones at a campsite on Wednesday and then visited Jeff Powell's site on Thursday, shredding his family's tent.
Powell, from Durango, said he had locked all his family's food, along with toothpaste and deodorant, in the car as a precaution following the earlier break in. The bear returned to the area while Powell was out for a bike ride and his wife and 2-year-old were hiking. A couple stopped by the side of the road later told him the bear was in
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Bear activity is beginning to pick up in town with a few people having run-ins with the bruins but it’s nowhere near last year, which was one of the worst seasons on record, according to authorities.</p>
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The best strategy for dealing with bears is to avoid them in the first place, said Kevin Frey, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks bear biologist in Bozeman.
A food-conditioned male black bear was euthanized yesterday after it had gotten into numerous conflicts in the Lion Mountain area in Whitefish.
The bear had approached humans aggressively, and pushed on house windows and doors. The bear also killed chickens and geese, and got into bird feeders and garbage. It was seen regularly in Whitefish Lake State Park and reported a number of times by Whitefish residents.
After humans had several close encounters with bears over the weekend, 911 tapes released to Eyewitness News 4 expose alarming moments during the run-ins.
<img src="http://www.zandavisitor.com/dailynews/image/1007/3853/R100_1aaa panda.JPG" width="100" height="66"> <br>Zoo Atlanta's Animal Care Team and Outside Experts Opted to Employ Artificial Insemination By Keisha N. Hines Atlanta, GA - Early indications are that Zoo Atlanta's 12-year-old female giant panda Lun Lun may be expecting her third cub. Hormone analysis and other recently available physiological assays indicate a pregnancy after Zoo Atlanta's animal care team and outside experts opted to employ artificial insemination (AI) after Lun Lun and 12-year-old Yang Yang, failed to mate during Lun Lun's critically brief window of fertility. Lun Lun would be in the very early stages of pregnancy and the pregnancy could be lost - a common phenomenon in giant pandas. In coming weeks, physiological and behavioral monitoring of Lun Lun will continue. Ultrasound procedures will also be conducted in an effort to track the progress of a developing fetus.
Portions of the Jungle Habitat site were reopened on Thursday, despite the continued search for a mother bear involved in a recent attack on the grounds.
A black bear ran up a tree in this central Oregon town before authorities coaxed the animal down with cantaloupe and barbecue sauce as more than 100 people watched.
Red River Gorge, closed since Sunday after a black bear attacked a hiker along the Pinch-Em Tight Trail, will reopen Friday morning, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park staff members captured and euthanized a black bear that had been frequenting campgrounds and picnic areas.
Another grizzly bear was killed by a train along a notorious stretch of railway just west of Banff. The 130-kg untagged male — believed to be about five or six years old — was hit by a Canadian Pacific Railway train around 11:40 p.m.[...]
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Yellowstone National Park staff members captured and euthanized a black bear that had been frequenting campgrounds and picnic areas.
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - June 30, 2010 10:35 PM ET </em> ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico authorities say one bear has been killed and conservation officers are looking for another after separate...
Fourteen giant pandas made a public group debut at Shanghai Wild Animal Park on Wednesday, marking the opening of the zoo's giant panda pavilion, China News Service reports.
A bear climbed two trees at Village Green Park in downtown Sisters Wednesday afternoon, creating quite a scene - before escaping officials trying to trap it and wandering off unharmed.
Another grizzly bear was killed by a train along a notorious stretch of railway just west of Banff. The 130-kg untagged male — believed to be about five or six years old — was hit by a Canadian Pacific Railway train around 11:40 p.m.[...]
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - June 30, 2010 7:24 PM ET </em> YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) - Yellowstone National Park staff members captured and euthanized a black bear that had been frequenting...
HELENA – A federal judge has blocked three logging projects in the Kootenai National Forest over claims they would harm the area's endangered grizzly bear population.
The Alliance for the Wild Rockies filed the lawsuit in November to stop the projects meant to reduce fire danger and provide commercial logging opportunities.
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<p>STREETSBORO, Ohio (AP) -- A roaming bear captured with strawberry shortcake bait and relocated from an Ohio suburb nearly two weeks ago has been found dead.</p>
<p>WEST MILFORD, N.J. (AP) — A northern New Jersey community is postponing its holiday fireworks display as authorities search for a bear that attacked a hiker and his dog last week.</p>
Five bears have been killed, and another five relocated to Mount Rainier from the small town of Oysterville, Wash. "It was completely unnatural, and it was caused by people feeding wild animals," said Sgt. Dan Chadwick
Three Kootenai National Forest logging projects have been halted because they failed to properly analyze how the work would affect a dwindling population of grizzly bears there. U.S. District Judge...
HELENA — A federal judge has blocked three logging projects in the Kootenai National Forest over claims they would harm the area's endangered grizzly bear population. The Alliance for the Wild Ro...
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Most hikers and campers in the Sierra Nevada know they are not supposed to feed the bears. Now, the U.S. Forest Service is going to help make sure they don't.
The Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest has started selling and renting bear canisters for back-country visitors. The canisters cost $75. They rent for $2.50 a day with an $82 deposit.
Bear canisters are not required in the Humboldt-Toiyabe as they are in Yosemite National Park and the Inyo National Forest. But Forest Service officials say they are the best way to protect humans and keep the bears natural in the wild.
Agency spokeswoman Lindsay Pulliam says they are so effective that wildlife biologists have observed bears walk away from a camp once they spot the containers.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — The daughter of a hiker killed by a grizzly bear shortly after the animal awoke from tranquilizers says researchers may have taken down signs warning passers-by of their work near Yellowstone National Park.
OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington state wildlife officials say five black bears that were being fed by people on the Long Beach Peninsula had to be euthanized because they were too used to people.
A black bear that mauled a hiker eluded traps Tuesday and a scenic area in the DanielBoone National Forest remained closed to the public following the rare attack by an Appalachian bear on a human.
A Bella Coola Valley resident, criticized by provincial conservation officers for failing to put up an electric fence to protect his chickens, hunted down a mother grizzly bear before turning his sights on her three newborn cubs.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/canwest/F259/~4/O6Ljz0UvcfI" height="1" width="1"/>
Washington state wildlife officials say five black bears that were being fed by people on the Long Beach Peninsula had to be euthanized because they were too used to people.
ashington state wildlife officials say five black bears that were being fed by people on the Long Beach Peninsula had to be euthanized because they were too used to people.
State officials said they've euthanized five bears that had become "so dangerously habituated to people" in the small town of Oysterville in Pacific County.
RED RIVER GORGE, Ky. — The Red River Gorge area in Daniel Boone National Forest is closed until further notice after what officials said was the first black bear attack on a human in modern Kentucky history.
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - The daughter of a hiker killed by a grizzly bear shortly after the animal awoke from tranquilizers says researchers may have taken down signs warning passers-by of their work near ...
A black bear that mauled a hiker in the Red River Gorge eluded traps Tuesday, and the scenic area in the Daniel Boone National Forest remained closed to the public after the attack.
Washington state wildlife officials say five black bears that were being fed by people on the Long Beach Peninsula had to be euthanized because they were too used to people.
I find it so interesting to see the weight comparisons of the five pandas born at the San Diego Zoo. The chart below was provided by our helpful Nutrition Department staff. You’ll have to scroll down a bit to see it, as it’s large. I added a photo of Yun Zi with two of his [...]
If visitors to Jellystone Park had bear-proof canisters for their picnic baskets, Yogi Bear would have had to go back to nuts and berries. The Carson Ranger District of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest is renting and selling bear canisters for back-country visitors. Rental costs run $2.50 daily, and require an $82 deposit; canisters may also be purchased for $75 (plus tax). Although bear canisters are not required on the forest, all backpackers and stock users are strongly advised to use proper food storage methods. Bear canisters are required in Yosemite National Park and on the Inyo National Forest. "The most effective method of food storage for backpackers is a bear-resistant canister," said Lindsay Pulliam, Visitor Information Service Specialist. "For stock users, the most effective method is bear-resistant panniers or steel drums," continued Pulliam. Bears cannot open any of these containers because they cannot gain a hold with their claws. Wil
The 10 giant pandas on loan to the city for the World Expo said goodbye to the Shanghai Zoo yesterday as they were taken to their new home at the Shanghai Wildlife Park.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Polar bear policy in America can be summed up succinctly: The iconic bears are threatened with extinction, and so far nothing much is being done. Two years after they were listed under the Endangered Species Act, the...
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If you read the Sitka police logs often enough, one word describes the call that’s listed again and again: “BEAR.” Sometimes it’s a sighting of an actual bear, but many times, the call comes in because someone sees trash strewn about a yard, or along a road. The city has been [...]
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - June 28, 2010 3:05 PM ET </em> ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A 250-pound black bear sought for dragging a woman from her tent has been captured and killed after the attack at a picnic...
MIDDLEBURG, Fla. -- Several residents in the Middleburg area have reported seeing a black bear, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
State Game and Fish officials are warning people that bears are extremely aggressive this year. That point was made Sunday morning when a bear dragged a woman out of her tent and killed her dog.
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - June 28, 2010 9:55 AM ET </em> ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A woman is recovering Monday after authorities say a bear driven frantic by the smell of food terrorized a campsite in the...
The bear, believed to be between four and five years old, had been wandering the residential area for two weeks, conservation officer Jack Trudgian said.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/canwest/F259/~4/NYYpEQTVjsE" height="1" width="1"/>
By Hamish MacLean Canmore Leader A recent decision by the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) has conservationists upset over what's seen as further encroachment into grizzly bear habitat. The ERCB conditionally approved a Petro-Canada application to create 11 sour gas wells, two [...]
Two years after polar bears were listed under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has taken no major action in response to their principal threat, the loss of sea ice habitat due to climate change.
<p>On Friday around 10 p.m., the Niagara County Sheriff's Office
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ANCHORAGE - Polar bear policy in America can be summed up succinctly: The iconic bears are threatened with extinction, and so far nothing much is being done.
<!-- --> <em>Associated Press - June 27, 2010 2:05 PM ET </em> ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Conservation officers with the New Mexico Game and Fish Department have captured and killed a bear suspected of harassing...
It's the sixth grizzly to die, on the same stretch of track, in the past 3 years.
Parks canada says around 11:40 last night a young adult male grizzlly bear was killed 7 k's west of Banff.
They believe the grizzly was feeding on grain after finding some already digested as well as grain on the track.
Because of the green vegetation in the valley bottoms and mating season, Parks Canada says there's ...
<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/bear_sign_thumb1.jpg" align="left" border="0" />The New Mexico Department of Game and Fish has confirmed that a bear suspected of harassing people in the East Mountains has been trapped and destroyed.
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PARKS – Glacier National Park recently announced new rules that make it easier to haze or kill problem grizzly bears — a response to last year’s shooting of a bear that had become increasingly bold around humans. Glacier wildlife biologist John Waller said the new rules allow the park to take action with bears that have run-ins with people before bigger problems can develop.
Another grizzly has been killed by a train along a treacherous stretch of track near the Town of Banff, once again raising concerns about the viability of the population given what is becoming an increasingly serious problem in the mountain park.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/canwest/F229/~4/HFfN2zqXBZ8" height="1" width="1"/>
<p>Polar bears in the Hudson Bay area of Canada are likely to die out in the next three decades, possibly sooner, as global warming melts more Arctic ice and thus reduces their hunting opportunities, according to Canadian biologists.</p>
After humans had several close encounters with bears over the weekend, 911 tapes released to Eyewitness News 4 expose alarming moments during the run-ins.