On November 15, The Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomed two Andean bear cubs. This is the first successful breeding for the zoo of the Andean bears since 2014. Craig Saffoe, the curator of Andean bears at the zoo, said that this successful breeding showcases their effort to improve the numbers of the species. The cubs will…
Residents of Ringwood are furious to learn that four bear cubs were killed in the area. For a while, Ringwood, New Jersey residents have been enjoying watching the mama bear and her four cubs. Everyone took pictures when they saw them and got no aggression from the mother. The video provided by one of the…
In Japan, a rock climber fought off bear while descending Mt. Futago. Imagine climbing down a rocky mountain and being face-to-face with an angry Asian black bear! The incident happened on October 1st, and the video was posted online on the 5th. Since then, the video has gone viral and even TMZ reposted it. Not…
Fat Bear Week 2022 is from October 5th through October 11th. Since 2014, people have been voting for their favorite chubby bear from Brooks River in Katmai National Park, Alaska. Right now is the time when bears are preparing for the long winter and gain a few pounds. Some of us can relate when cabin…
When a grizzly bear and a polar bear mate, they create offspring called pizzly bears. Due to fast climate change, these hybrid bears could be on the rise. In 2006, the first pizzly was spotted in the Canadian Arctic. This hybrid bear had white fur, brown patches, long claws, and a humped back. Since the…
In California, a brown bear stole candy from 7-Eleven store. On September 6, the cashier at the store saw the door open but no one entered. When he looked down, instead of a human, he found a bear for a customer. The bear was hungry for some candy and didn’t pay for any of the…
In Colorado, a man shot a bear nine times in his home. Ken Mauldin was asleep when his wife’s screams woke him up. At two in the mornin, his wife found a bear in the house. Her screams, “There’s a bear in the house” woke him up and he acted on instinct. He grabbed his .40 caliber semi-automatic…
In the Arctic, the polar bear population is threatened by human waste. According to the new research, polar bears struggle to find and hunt seals. To reprimand for the lack of seafood, they are following their nose and ravaging human waste instead. Like our brown and black bears, polar bears are coming into town to…
A brown bear attacks a sow and dies, in recent video footage recorded by two onlookers in Castilla y Leon. The mother bear was walking up the cliff with her her cub when a brown bear came from the other side blocking their way. The large male brown bear proceeded to attack the mother to…
On Friday night, a mother bear and two cubs were struck by a car, leaving one orphaned cub behind. At 8:43 PM Greenfield Police Officers responded to the call and came to Route 2. At the scene, the officers heard squealing made from the third cub. The orphaned cub climbed a tree to seek refuge….
The DEC has updated their guidelines in helping people reduce human-bear conflict. In NYS it’s recommended that you remove your bird feeders by April first. In any black bear state you need to remove bird feeders in spring to prevent damage to them and avoid attracting bears. The first year that we moved upstate, we…
Are you ready for our Bears Trivia Quiz Game? This short quiz will test your bear knowledge. Do you know how many layers of fur bears have? How about, who is the bears closes relative? You’ll find the answers to these and other bear facts in the below quiz. Be sure to leave your results…