Bears

'Bear cams' give Alaska biologists a glimpse into the life of the city critters

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Biologists at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game are getting a peek into what city bears do all day.

- This undated photo provided by Jen Chapman shows two male black bear cubs, “Koda” and “Whiskey,” that came to the Great Basin Wildlife Rehabilition in Springville, Utah after they became separated from their mother. They’ll be transferred to the National Wildlife Research Center in northern Utah in about two weeks when they are weaned from the bottle. (AP Photo/Courtesy Jen Chapman)

Black bear cubs rehabbing at Utah facility

SPRINGVILLE -- A pair of black bear cubs who lost their mother are fattening up nicely at a wildlife rehab center in central Utah.

Great Basin Wildlife Rehabilitation executive director Patti Richards says “Koda” and “Whiskey” were found in central Utah in mid-March. The two male cubs weighed just five and six pounds.

The rehab center in Springville, Utah, usually gets bear cubs weighing 40 pounds.

A bear eats fresh produce from the garden at a house along Barre Paxton Road in Rutland, Mass on Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. (AP Photo/Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Tom Rettig)

Drought conditions driving bears into towns

 

CASPER, Wyo. -- Drought conditions causing a lack of food may be pushing young black bears closer to humans and into towns, according to wildlife officials.

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department trapped one yearling male black bear near Garden Creek on Saturday after a two-week search. They relocated him high in the Laramie Range, said Justin Binfet, Casper region wildlife management coordinator for Game and Fish.

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In this May 9, 2012 photo provided by Donna Wiltsie, a bear searches a porch for food in Catskill, N.Y. With their normal summer diet of greens and berries shriveled by summer heat and drought, hungry bears in New York and other states have been rummaging through garbage, ripping through screens and crawling into cars in search of sustenance. (AP Photo/Donna Wiltsie)

Dry summer means more encounters with hungry bears

OLD FORGE, N.Y. — With their normal summer diet of greens and berries shriveled by summer heat or drought in many spots nationwide, hungry bears are rummaging through garbage, ripping through screens and crawling into cars in search of sustenance.

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Bears trash home in Bearsville

BEARSVILLE, N.Y. — The upstate New York hamlet of Bearsville is living up to its name.

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Wyo. black bear conflicts increase

Messy campers and dry weather have combined to make this early summer bear season a little worse than normal.

Bears interrupt outdoor TV weather report

SCRANTON, Pa. -- A mama bear and three of her cubs were caught on camera at a northeastern Pennsylvania television station seconds before a live weather report was about to begin.

FILE - This June 2011 file photo shows Grizzly bear No. 399 crossing a road in Grand Teton National Park, Wyo., with her three cubs. People now can use their phones to find out where somebody has just seen a bison, wolf or grizzly bear in Yellowstone National Park. The new apps take wildlife viewing to a new level but not without raising concerns for the well-being of wildlife, park rangers and the tourists themselves. (AP photo/Tom Mangelsen, File)

App can help you spot wildlife in Yellowstone

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Pretty soon, the best place to be on the lookout for wolves, grizzly bears, bison and other wildlife in Yellowstone National Park could be your phone.

(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) Lee Armstrong (right) and Alice Swimm look at two bears and a bench carved out of trees along the Ogden River Parkway in Ogden on Tuesday.

Carved bears court wedding proposals at MTC Park

OGDEN — An addition to the MTC Park in Ogden is a cute attraction as well as a monument to the volunteers who serve there each week.

A carved female and a male bear, facing each other with a bench between them, are adorned with the words “Love Hill” encased in a heart and the instructions “propose here.” Both bears have the wide eyes of those contemplating marriage.

“I thought because they are posing for pictures all the time and weddings, something romantic would fit in,” said Dennis Miller, who carved the bears and made the bench between them, then built steps up the hill to the creation.

Woman survives bear attack at Florida apartment complex

LONGWOOD, Fla. -- Terri Gurley held on tightly as her dog Riley jerked at the leash and began to growl at the darkness early Friday morning.

The 57-year-old woman turned her head after tossing her pup's waste into the trash compactor of her Seminole County apartment complex when she came within five feet of a 300-pound female black bear.

FILE - This July 8, 2010 file photo shows a brown bear fishing for salmon in the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. While conventional wisdom may suggest bringing a gun to a bear fight is a solid way to win, experts say it's largely a false sense of security. (AP Photo/Brainerd Dispatch, Steve Kohls, File)

BYU study shows bear spray more effective than guns

PROVO — While bringing a gun to a bear fight may seem like a solid way to win, experts say the gun largely provides a false sense of security — and would be similar to trying to shoot, and stop, a small car careening toward you at speeds of up to 35 mph.

Investigation unclear what prompted Yellowstone maulings

HELENA, Mont. — An investigation into the second of two fatal grizzly bear maulings last summer at Yellowstone National Park was unable to conclude if the same bear was responsible both deaths, a report released Monday said.

Foraging Grizzly Bear in Alaska

Alaska to increase aerial gunning of bears

In a new package of policies criticized even by some hunters, the Alaska Board of Game on Tuesday opened the door to aerial gunning of bears by state wildlife officials. It also debated a measure that would allow more widespread snaring of bears -- including grizzlies, which are officially considered threatened across most of the U.S.

Cable guy finds sleeping bear in basement

HOPATCONG, N.J. -- A cable TV repairman got quite a surprise when he walked into the basement of a New Jersey home.

There was a 500-pound bear sound asleep on the floor.

Bear hunt brings out protesters

HACKENSACK, N.J. -- New Jersey has agreed to permit more bear-hunt opponents at one of its key check-in sites for a planned protest Saturday and allow a member of the group to photograph a carcass as it's weighed.

The settlement came as the parties appeared Thursday before a state Supreme Court justice as part of an appeal by the Animal Protection League of New Jersey. Judge Barry Albin encouraged the two sides to hash out a deal instead of moving forward with the process, an attorney for the animal rights group said.

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