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…
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…
On Tuesday, a man was found guilty of stealing bear cubs from their den. In 2019, Cody Dylon Setzer, 29, and a co-worker were working for a timber management company. They stumbled upon a den and saw the two cubs. Instead of leaving the family alone, they snatched the cubs for themselves. On March 9th,…
In Tennessee, an orphaned cub was accepted by another nursing black bear mother. Last week a black bear was hit by a car, leaving behind her cub. A person happened to walk by and heard the cub crying. They called the Appalachian Bear Rescue to help the cub. If it wasn’t for this person, the…
A petition was started by Alesha Dixon for the Queen’s guards to stop using bear fur hats. The British singer and television personality feels that it’s time to switch over to faux fur hats instead. With the help of PETA, they’ve launched the petition hoping for something to change. They have until July 6, 2022…
A community in South Lake Tahoe is looking for a black bear, nicknamed “Hank the Tank.” This 500 pound black bear has been causing real havoc in the community for a while. The locals are distraught over what to do next. Some are for trapping and relocating the bear while others want it killed. So…