Summer officially drew to a close over the weekend, leaving many of us who love spending time outdoors in our hiking boots feeling a little blue. Not to worry, though, Fat Bear Week 2024 is just around the corner to cheer you up, and you can place an early vote now. If you don’t already […]
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Technicians counting salmon expect to see grizzlies
In the middle of the fast-flowing Chilkoot River, an Alaska state employee sits on a small perch over a narrow, fence-like structure and stares down into the rush of water. Eagles look on from the trees overhead as the river thunders around boulders nearby. The worker’s back is turned to a female grizzly bear creeping […]
Push to Replace Bearskin Caps Worn by King’s Guards
An ongoing campaign by an animal rights group is targeting the use of real bear fur in the iconic bearskin caps worn by the King’s Guards at Buckingham Palace. On Thursday, the group highlighted the rising costs of these ceremonial hats, with prices soaring by 30% in just one year. The Ministry of Defense revealed […]
Bear’s Hilarious Attempt at Using a Hammock Goes Viral
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]