A bear wandered onto a lot at the Valencia Six Flags magic mountain amusement park on May 5 wandered onto the lot at the Valencia amusement park on May 5 and got stuck between two connex cargo trailers. California Fish and Wildlife first received a call from Six Flags security reporting that the bear had […]
Tag: Black Bear
Bear Cub With Head Stuck In Plastic Jug Rescued Just In Time In Connecticut
Connecticut is home to over 1,200 black bear who are naturally curious animals. They will sniff and poke their heads into empty containers in search of food – which can lead to a dangerous situation. DEEP Wildlife biologists immediately responded to a report of a bear cub spotted with its head stuck in a tight […]
71-year-old Pennsylvania woman gored by a bison in Yellowstone National Park
The wildlife of Yellowstone National Park, which welcomes over three million tourists annually, is one of its main draws. More than 360 species live in the 3,472 square miles of alpine meadows, sagebrush steppe, grasslands, and subalpine woods that make up the park, including black bears, moose, elk, bighorn sheep, bison, Canada lynx, and gray […]
End old-growth logging in carbon-rich ‘crown jewel’ of U.S. forests: Study
The Tongass National Forest in the U.S. state of Alaska is a special place for conservation biologist Dominick DellaSala, even after decades of traveling the world to study temperate rainforests. “The trees are enormous,” DellaSala, chief scientist at the Earth Island Institute’s World Heritage project, told Mongabay. “It’s like being in a cathedral. It’s an […]
Lost Black Bear Cub Rescued After Starving for 3 Days
This little bear cub may have had a rough start, but he’s a fighter! He was first spotted high up in a tree in the Bradshaw area of Roanoke. After 36 hours, there was still no sign of mom, so locals notified the police. This little boy was rescued by a retired conservation police officer […]
22 Moon Bears Tortured at South Korean Breeding Farm Are Now Enjoying Life at a Sanctuary!
22 Asiatic black bears had spent their entire lives locked in small metal cages at a South Korean breeding farm. In this horrific place, not only were they prisoners, but their gallbladders and bile were harvested and marketed as cures for sore throats, cancer, and more recently, as a coronavirus treatment. “They lived in the […]
Grizzly bear shot and killed near Fernie, COs seeking information
A grizzly bear was recently shot and killed near Fernie and conservation officers are looking for information. According to local conservation officer Ryan Gordon, they received a call around 6 p.m. Monday from an individual who found a dead bear off River Road Extension around 5 km outside of Fernie. He said they believe the […]
Connecting fragmented wolverine habitat is essential for their conservation
Present day wolverines, which emerged during the ice age, have been declining globally despite their many adaptions to live in challenging, rugged environments. These large land-dwelling weasels evolved to scramble up trees and climb steep, snowy mountains. Wolverines’ snowshoe-like paws, heavy frost-resistant fur and powerful muscles let them thrive in some of the coldest places […]