More than 400 endangered animal and plant species could face accelerated extinction after the Donald Trump administration’s decision to rescind a rule that has protected old-growth forests for more than two decades. According to a new report from the Center for Biological Diversity, the rollback of the Bill Clinton-era “roadless rule” could put 7.4m acres (3m hectares) of endangered-species habitat and nearly […]
Tag: Black Bear
Japan officials hunt bear that raided couple’s fridge amid string of break-ins
Authorities are searching for a bear that sneaked into the home of an elderly couple and raided their fridge amid concerns it may be behind 14 break-ins across a Japanese town in the past fortnight. On Monday evening, Mitsuo Matsubara, 87, was confronted by a large Asiatic black bear when he went to investigate a […]
Researchers find evidence of elephant poaching in remote Bangladesh forest
Communities living around a remote, mountainous forest in southeastern Bangladesh, close to Myanmar, have reported cross-border incidents of elephant poaching for years but there was no confirmed evidence. A new study has now documented the first known physical signs of elephant poaching in the forest. The Sangu-Matamuhuri Reserve Forest in southeastern Bangladesh, bordering Myanmar’s Rakhine […]
It climbs like a cat, roars like a lion and wears a white crescent on its chest: Meet the secretive creature you’ve probably never heard of
What are moon bears? Where do moon bears live? Learn all about the beguiling moon bear in Heidi Quine’s expert guide Moon bears numbers continue to decline and we risk losing this enigmatic species, says Heidi Quine from Animals Asia. Learn all about moon bears in her expert guide What are moon bears The charismatic […]
Man Found Dead in Arkansas Campground Was Likely Killed by a Bear. This Would Be the Second Fatal Attack There in a Month
A 60-year-old man who was found dead at an Arkansas campground Thursday was likely killed by a black bear, according to officials in Newton County. In a statement issued Wednesday, the Newton County Sheriff’s Office said it was still awaiting autopsy results to determine the man’s cause of death, but that a preliminary investigation led […]
Idaho allows cowardly, dangerous bear baiting. It’s time to end it | Opinion
If you feed bears because you’re trying to photograph them, you’re likely to get busted. But feeding bears in 12 states and national forests in ten of those states is fine if you’re only trying to kill them. Shooting bears over bait is legal in Alaska, Arkansas, Idaho, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Wyoming, […]
Black bear cub found in tree after 69-year-old woman attacked, WI officials say
A 69-year-old woman was left seriously injured after she was attacked by a black bear, Wisconsin officials say. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said the woman called 911 around 2 p.m. Saturday, July 12, to report the black bear attack near Comstock. The woman was located and taken to a hospital, where her condition […]
Mama bear of 5-month-old cubs euthanized after breaking into trailer, attacking camper
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (WJW) — A black bear has been “removed” following an attack on a camper in a state park near Lake Tahoe, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) reported. The bear — which had “a long history of human conflict,” according to CDFW — reportedly broke into a trailer on […]