A video capturing a bear’s amusing struggle to climb onto a hammock in Vail, Colorado, has entertained viewers across the internet. The clip, shared on TikTok by Courtney Vucekovich (@courtneyvucekovich), showcases the bear’s comical efforts to get comfortable, only to end in frustration as it continuously fails to balance itself on the swinging fabric. The […]
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Wisconsin boy, 12, shoots bear as it mauls his father
A 12-year-old boy fatally shot a black bear as it was mauling his father in the US state of Wisconsin, say wildlife officials. Owen Beierman, 12, took aim at the bear as it pinned down his dad while they were on a legal hunting trip. “Owen was a hero,” Ryan Beierman, 43, told the Minneapolis […]
As bears fatten up this fall and enter CT homes at record levels, wildlife officials urge caution
Ah, fall in Connecticut. It’s a beautiful time of year: bright leaves and crisp air coalescing into the perfect backdrop for a season of harvest and, if you’re a hungry black bear, hyperphagia. Wait, hyper-what? “Hyperphagia” is science-speak for what wildlife officials more casually call the annual “power-eating marathon” of Connecticut’s black bears. And these […]
Hunters shoot at charging grizzly bear and two cubs, killing the mom, MT officials say
Two hunters shot at a charging grizzly bear and her two cubs in Montana, killing the mom, wildlife officials said. The pair was bowhunting in Tepee Creek, north of West Yellowstone, on Sept. 9, the Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks said in a Sept. 13 news release. West Yellowstone is in southwestern Montana, near the […]
Petition: Help Hold Reckless Campers Responsible for Getting a Beloved Bear Killed
Victor the beloved black bear loved to wander around Mammoth Lakes, California. All the locals knew him. They said he was used to being around people and wasn’t bothered by most human behavior. A host at the area’s Pine City campground said Victor was always very calm, and mild-mannered, and that “it took a lot […]
Petition: Demand an Immediate Ban on Sweden’s Annual Bear Cull
Sweden is currently allowing the slaughter of 486 wild brown bears, which constitutes a shocking 20% of the country’s remaining population. This practice, which has already seen more than 150 bears killed in just the opening days, is nothing short of a brutal massacre and poses a severe threat to the survival of the entire […]
Watch out hikers – bears are fattening up for winter
With warm weather ongoing and Labor Day still weeks away, you might not be thinking about incoming fall yet – but your local bears are. Wildlife officials in Montana have issued a warning to campers and hikers to expect increased bear activity now through November as the state’s bruins ready themselves for winter torpor. The […]
“Fleeing in panic” from charging bear, diabetic hiker spends night lost in the backcountry
A diabetic hiker who spent the night in Colorado’s backcountry and nearly ran out of life-saving medication says she panicked when she was charged by a bear and became lost. According to Alamosa Volunteer Search And Rescue, the out-of-state woman was hiking at Zapata Falls in the San Luis Valley on August 12 with a […]