The Alaska Board of Game has extended it’s predator control program, resulting in the murder of numerous bears and wolves — 94 brown bears, five black bears, and five wolves — in just May and June. These actions, meant to boost caribou calf survival, lack scientific evidence and severely disrupt Alaska’s ecosystems by slaughtering innocent […]
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7 Humane Ways to Keep Bears Out of Your Garden
When we think of garden pests, we typically envision smaller animals, something between insect size and raccoon size. Deer may wander into the situation as well. But, when a huge bear ambles into the garden, the stakes get notably higher. Bears, especially black bears, can be garden pests. They love to orchards and berry patches, […]
Bear Cub Adopted in Rare and Adorable Occurrence
One of the premier locations in the world to witness brown bears is Brooks Camp in Alaska. The camp is located where the Brooks River flows into Naknek Lake. Here, brown bears are a common sight from July to September. However, recently a rare sight has warmed wildlife officials’ hearts. They observed the adoption of […]
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Bears Just Want to Have Fun! Brown Bear Iris Plays with Logs [Video]
Ready for a big long “aww”–fest, Green Monsters? Then check out this video from Animals Asia, that depicts Iris – a Eurasian brown bear – wrestling with a clump of dry leaves and tackling logs to her heart’s content! Sadly, this light-hearted playtime was never available to Iris during her former life as the inmate […]
‘Killer bear’ on death row after fatal mauling of jogger ‘is innocent’ with DNA bombshell
After a bear killed a jogger in northern Italy last month, the authorities moved swiftly to capture the animal and put it down. But animal activists say the bear on “death row” at the Casteller animal care centre, near the city of Trento, Italy, is innocent. Andrea Papi was killed by a bear on April […]
Killer bear that disembowelled a trail runner in Italy is captured and set to be euthanised, despite having three cubs
A wanted killer bear which mauled a jogger to death and attacked two other people has finally been captured by authorities in Italy. They have vowed to now put the bear down despite her having three cubs – a decision likely to spark controversy. Officials announced the capture of Jj4 – or Gaia as she […]
Brown Bears And Polar Bears In Siberia Might Soon Start Creating Hybrids Called The ‘Brolar Bear’
If you think about hybrids, what’s the first species that comes to mind? Some of the more popular ones you’ve probably heard of are ligers, tigons, coywolves, or even mules! To be honest, I didn’t know that the mule was a hybrid between a donkey and a horse until just recently. But another species that’s […]
Italian bear famous for bakery break-in dies after being hit by car
Italians are mourning the death of a rare brown bear who became famous for his jaunts to small mountain villages in the Abruzzo region. Affectionately known as Juan Carrito, the three-year-old Marsican bear was killed after being hit by a car in the town of Castel di Sangro on Monday afternoon. “It is with great […]