A woman in Oregon and her son were given a fine of $15,000 after the mother encouraged her son to poach two black bear cubs in northwestern Oregon last year. The 52-year-old woman and her 29-year-old son both lost their hunting privileges but only until February 2026. They are reportedly on probation until February 2028. […]
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Black Bear Stuck in Icy Minnesota Culvert Rescued by Crews
A black bear who had been stuck in an icy Minnesota culvert was rescued by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The bear had gotten stuck during hibernation in an icy culvert alongside a road near Wannaska. The male black bear was around 6 years old and weighed between 375 and 400 pounds. Bears occasionally […]
Grizzly bears could be hunted in three US states after Biden administration takes the first step toward ending federal protections for the species – which has ‘recovered’ from the threat of extinction in the northern Rockies
The Biden administration took a first step toward ending federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains on Friday, which would open the door to future hunting in several states including, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said state officials provided ‘substantial’ information that grizzlies have recovered from the […]
Petition: Demand End to Legal Slaughter of Black Bears
The New Jersey Wildlife Division has approved an “emergency” black bear trophy hunt this month. A two-judge panel ruled against a bid by animal rights organizations to stop the hunt. The judges ultimately decided to back the state officials who say that the hunt is needed to “protect the public” from the bear population. The […]
New Jersey Bear Hunting Season Opens After Judges Rule Against Animal Rights Organizations
New Jersey is once again continuing with its highly controversial bear hunt after a two-judge panel ruled against a bid by animal rights organizations to stop the hunt. The two State Appellate Division Judges, Lisa Rose and Carmen Messano, ruled that the animal rights organizations failed to demonstrate they are entitled to injunctive relief. In […]
New Jersey black bear hunt challenged by animal protection groups
A court has granted animal protection groups’ request for an emergency court challenge to stop a black bear hunt from taking place next Monday in New Jersey. The state’s Fish and Game Council authorized the hunt earlier this month. The groups allege that the council bypassed required procedures for a hunt by misusing an emergency […]
Outcry as North Carolina allows bear hunting in sanctuaries
A decades-long ban on bear hunting in parts of North Carolina has been overturned by the state’s wildlife resources commission, in a move that has sparked outcry from local residents and American animal rights groups. The North Carolina commission voted to allow bear hunting in three bear sanctuaries, encompassing an area of 92,500 acres of […]
Victory! After public outcry, there will be no spring bear hunt in Washington
Today, the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission voted to set aside the 2022 spring bear hunt! The 4-4 vote means that mother bears and their dependent cubs will be protected from trophy hunting at a time when they are most vulnerable. Bears need time to pack on weight and raise their newborn cubs after winter […]