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Orphaned bear cubs released in Sierra National Forest

Two orphaned bear cubs were released in the Sierra National Forest by the California Department of Fish and Game. Hikers found the 6-month cubs last summer after their mother was illegally killed by a poacher. Enjoy the short video below about the release of these two cute bear cubs.   Video Link “Bears Released In [...]

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Bear snaring proposed for Alaska: Former governor calls it a “train wreck”

The use of snares to kill bears is a “train wreck” of wildlife management policy, former Alaska governor Tony Knowles said as he announced he was joining biologists in opposing the expansion of such methods, according to the article “Ex-Alaska governor Knowles, former biologists to oppose snaring of bears to help moose numbers“. The former governor [...]

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Bear Cub House opens: Rescued bear cubs enjoy first outing

The new bear Cub House is open at the Animals Asia Moon Bear Rescue Center in Vietnam. The bear cubs, all rescued from smugglers, explore the great outdoors for the first time in the short video below! Video Link Cub House opens in Vietnam Torn from their mothers at a very young age, these four cubs [...]

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Grizzly bear attacks

  What is the answer to stay safe from grizzly bear attacks while still enjoying nature and respecting these beautiful bears? The recent rash of grizzly bear attacks in the news has me searching for answers. In the article, ”Drought brings out aggression in hungry bears“, Mike Krueger, a wildlife biologist with Texas Parks & Wildlife, says a lack of [...]

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End bear farming: Watch Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell next Monday

Ending bear farming has been a topic many of you visit our blog for to learn more and how you can help. Well, some good news! Jill Robinson, founder of Animals Asia, the nonprofit working to end cruel bear farming, will be a guest on the CNN/HLN show Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell next Monday, August 29 at [...]

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Bears and humans: Encounters on the rise

Bear photo courtesy USFWS. Bear and human run-ins are on the rise. Imagine walking into your kitchen and seeing a bear! That’s what happened in Colorado to Griffin W. Smith, a college student home last week who came downstairs for breakfast to discover a black bear eating from the dog’s dish. You can read the article, [...]

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Bear rescue video: Inside the Moon Bear Rescue Center

If you love bears like I do you’ll enjoy this video (contains some graphic images) below of the Moon Bear Rescue Center. Join Jill Robinson, Founder and CEO of Animals Asia Foundation, as she takes you behind the scenes on a heart-warming tour of the organization’s Moon Bear Rescue Center in Sichuan Province, China. Video [...]

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Black bear roaming through New Jersey suburb is lovesick

Black bear photo courtesy stock.xchng. A black bear in New Jersey is looking for love. The animal probably could use a dating service more than he needed the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife, according to the cute article, “Bear found roaming through NJ suburbs is more lovesick than homesick“. State officials said the 3-year-old male [...]

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Triple Trash Bears: National Geographic Videos

Triple Trash Bears by National Geographic is an excellent and entertaining video about problem bears. Watch below as animal experts try to shoo away or catch and relocate these elusive black bears to keep people, and bears, safe. Video Link Triple Trash Bears

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The Bear Whisperer, Steve Searles, is back!

Steve Searles is The Bear Whisperer and he is back on Animal Planet! I watched The Bear Whisperer on TV last year and blogged about it (“Bear whisperer” helps Mammoth Lakes cope with widlife). It was one of the best shows about bears I’ve seen! I’m happy the show, Bear Whisperer Returns, will be on Animal [...]

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