Hunting of polar bears for their skins and trophies must be banned or the iconic Arctic species will die out, a conservationist has warned. Not only are the animals battling to survive the impact of climate change, which is melting the ice they need to hunt on, but trophy hunters and a soaring demand for […]
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Pennsylvania hunters killed record 4,653 black bears in 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Wildlife authorities say Pennsylvania hunters killed 4,653 black bears last year, setting a new record. The Pennsylvania Game Commission said Monday the total is far above last year’s total of 3,153, which was the 11th highest total recorded but was also the lowest in almost a dozen years. Game commission officials […]
39 Bears Checked-In On First Day Of Black Bear Hunting Season, Runs October 21-25
GARRETT COUNTY, Md. (WJZ) —Monday was the first day of the black bear hunt in Maryland, and one man in Garrett County was the first to check in a bear this season. Carl Lee checked-in a 539 lb. male bear on the opening day, one of 39 checked-in that day. Western Maryland is home to […]
Poachers shot ‘shrieking’ newborn bear cubs and their mother as game camera recorded
A game camera captured footage of two men illegally shooting a sow black bear and two cubs in their den and then attempting to cover it up, according to a Wednesday dispatch from Alaska Wildlife Troopers. What the men didn’t seem to realize: The bears were being monitored on video and audio as a part […]
Cinder the Bear Was Tragically Killed by a Hunter, After Famously Surviving a Wildfire
One evening in July 2014, as the worst wildfire in the history of Washington State burned nearby, a little bear cub with third-degree burns on each of her paws crawled up a driveway into Steve Love’s backyard. Love gave the emaciated cub fruit and water through the night until an officer with the Washington Department […]
Judge delays public grizzly bear hunts as he considers federal protections
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the opening of the first public grizzly bear hunts in Wyoming and Idaho in more than 40 years, as he considers whether the government was wrong to lift federal protections on the animals. The US district judge Dana Christensen’s order came just two days before the states prepared to […]
POLL: Should the trophy hunting of Grizzly Bears be banned nationwide?
Conservationists are finally celebrating an epic victory after decades of fighting to protect grizzly bears in British Columbia. In August, the government announced its commitment to ending grizzly bear hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest and throughout the province. While the news was welcomed at the time, major concerns were raised about a loophole that […]
POLL: Should Yellowstone Grizzlies be removed from the Endangered List?
To see how far we’ve come in restoring grizzly bear populations in and around Yellowstone National Park, consider: There are five times more grizzlies now than there were in 1975, when they were first protected under the Endangered Species Act. The area grizzlies roam has increased by half. And conflicts with bears attracted to landowners’ […]
