Zookeeper Jack Hanna, Director Emeritus at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, saved hikers from a possible grizzly bear attack Saturday. See the video below as Jack Hanna is interviewed by ABC News’ Diane Sawyer.
Jack Hanna and his wife Suzi were hiking in Montana’s Glacier National Park in mid afternoon. As they came around a corner they [...]
Here’s an interesting story about a black bear breaking into a car in Colorado and taking an unexpected joyride. I learned about this story in the BBC, “US bear takes short ride in car and leaves it wrecked“.
It seems the bear entered the car because it had a sandwich in the back seat. Once inside, [...]
If you are hiking in bear country, you’ll find the new 6-minute video, “Day Hiking and Wildlife“, from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park helpful. This black bear safety video covers hiking safety and educates viewers about the wildlife behavior of black bears and the appropriate responses and regulations to be followed by Park visitors.
This excellent video was [...]
At Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc. we are concerned about wildlife, including black bears. Under the direction of Lynn Rogers, the Wildlife Research Institute has been conducting black bear research for over 40 years.
Do you want to see how a black bear travels through her territory? This enlightening video shows Lily the black bear traveling [...]
This is a heartwarming video and story about an abused European brown bear named Betsy, once used in circus acts, on her way to a new home.
According to the article, “No-cares bear: Betsy gets room to roam in Romania” in chron.com, for nine long years Betsy endured a hellish life in a 5-by-8-foot cage in [...]
In this video, state fish and wildlife agents in Washington do a “hard release” of a big black bear that had found a bee hive and showed up in the neighborhood three nights in a row.
The “hard release” seems like a very innovative method to keep both black bears and people safe. Their use of a “bear dog” [...]
There’s a new effort to discover if the habitat of the grizzly bear, known also as the “brown bear”, includes the North Cascades in Washington. Scientists are putting out hair snags and remote cameras to obtain possible evidence.
This is very exciting news! From what I’ve read in the past about brown bear habitat, the thoughts were [...]
We care about bears and feature them in our children’s books One Child, One Planet, A Pirate’s Quest, and in our wildlife gallery. I want to to let you know about a group I recently discovered that is helping bears.
The World Society for the Protection of Animals is helping bears and other wildlife in the United [...]
Have you ever wondered if polar bears and grizzly bears could share the same habitat? I hope they can.
A great reminder about the large range of habitat required by grizzly bears is highlighted in “Grizzlies moving into polar bear region” in the Green Space column on Philly.com. Scientists have confirmed that grizzly bears have moved [...]
This video of a mother polar bear and cubs is amazing. The images are taken from the Arctic circle as a mother polar bear emerges from her winter long sleep with two new polar bear cubs.
With brilliant images of mother polar bear sledging down the slopes and cute cubs first taste of the Arctic air, this [...]
