At Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Bear 609 traveled 1,000 miles back home after being relocated. On June 2nd, the female black bear was trapped after numerous people complained about her. For years she has been stealing food and items from bystanders, including a backpack from a fisherman. After trapping and tagging her with a…
Mark, a 24-year-old brown bear, is Albania’s last restaurant bear. This bear has spent over 20 years locked in a cage outside a restaurant near Tirana road. Since he was a cub, he has been in a small cell eating the scraps that were given to him. Now, thanks to Four Paws International, he will…
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…
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…
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….
Kicking Horse Mountain Resort has a grizzly bear called Boo. This year, Boo turns 20 years old! On March 20th at 11:15 am, Boo emerged from his den. It took him 20 minutes to dig his way out through the snow. The resort has asked guests to be mindful and quiet around this area. According…
NYDEC shared an adorable video of a staff member holding a cub after they tracked a black bear den. The mission was to track the sow and replace her VHF (very high frequency) collar. After tracking the den and sedating the sow, the team discovered three black bear cubs. When a bear is sedated it’s…