Sweden has recently authorized the culling of nearly 500 brown bears, representing approximately 20% of the country’s total bear population, as part of its annual bear hunt. This decision has sparked significant concern among conservationists who fear the impact on Europe’s large predator populations. Once on the brink of extinction in the 1920s, Sweden’s brown […]
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Bear Cubs Tumble Down Mountainside As Mother Bear Defends Them From Attacking Male
Mother bears have to do what mother bears have to do. If you’ve ever wished to see how, “If you want them, you’re gonna have to go through me” would play out in the wild, this video should do the trick. Photographer Brad Josephs was out in Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska when […]
Photographer’s Video of Two Brown Bear Cubs Playing Like Human Kids Is Everything
Just like human siblings, animal siblings can get along one minute and then fight the next minute, even if sometimes it’s just for fun. Isaac Spotts is an amazing wildlife photographer who normally captures animal moments in Yellowstone, however during a recent visit to Alaska, he caught an amazing interaction between two brown bear cubs, […]
Romania to step up cull of brown bears after hiker killed
Romania’s parliament has approved the culling of almost 500 bears this year in an effort to control the “overpopulation” of the protected species after a deadly attack on a hiker sparked nationwide outcry. The country is home to 8,000 brown bears, according to the environment ministry, Europe’s largest brown bear population outside Russia. Bears have […]