Bear

2024 - 7 - 11

Unbearably Wild: From Playful Cubs to Head-Butting Hunters

Bear encounters - Bear sightings - Grizzly bear adoption - Human-wildlife coexistence - Plastic pollution - Sports events - Wildlife conservation

From unexpected backyard visits to daring rescues, bear encounters around the world are on the rise! Find out how these majestic creatures are making headlines.

A Sanford couple in Florida got a surprise play-date when a momma bear and cub visited their backyard unannounced. Meanwhile, in Northwest China, a brown bear had its head stuck in a plastic bucket after a food stealing attempt. Morgan State Athletics celebrated Holmes leading the Bears with 34 points, diving into their rich sports history. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources captured a black bear cub near Dobbins Air Reserve Base after sightings. Despite numerous bear encounters, a recent run-in with a black bear left one individual on edge from a wildlife walk. Japan is considering relaxing bear hunting laws due to a spike in attacks, including a record 219 incidents in the past year, six of which were fatal.

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Momma bear, cub have surprise play-date in Sanford couple's ... (FOX 35 Orlando)

SANFORD, Fla. - A Sanford couple had a pair of unexpected visitors drop by their backyard unannounced this week. Jay and Lisa Dougherty had heard of a bear ...

Brown bear whose head is stuck in a plastic bucket rescued in ... (Global Times)

A recent video of a brown bear in Northwest China's Qinghai Province with its head stuck in a plastic bucket after trying to steal food from local herders ...

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Classic Bear Recaps: Holmes Leads Bears with 34 Points, Stun ... (Morgan State Bears)

As we conclude the 2023-24 Morgan State Athletics season, we embark on a journey through time to delve into the rich history of our athletic program.

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Bear cub captured after sightings near Dobbins Air Reserve Base ... (WSB Atlanta)

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources says it trapped a black bear cub near Dobbins Air Reserve Base on July 5.

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Goldfinches are a welcome splash of color at our backyard feeders (Bemidji Pioneer)

Yet for all my bear encounters, none was as nerve-racking as a run-in I had with a black bear last month. I was deep into one of my many weekly wildlife walks, ...

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Japan wants to relax bear hunting laws as attacks rise (BBC News)

In the year to April, there were a record 219 bear attacks in the country - six of them fatal.

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Grizzly bear adopts her mom's abandoned cub in Kananaskis Country (Rocky Mountain Outlook)

KANANASKIS โ€“ The daughter of a famous female grizzly bear has adopted one of her mother's cubs in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in ...

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Reports of black bear spotted in Carrier Mills (KFVS)

According to Police ...

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Grizzly bear adopts her mom's abandoned cub in Kananaskis Country (LakelandToday.ca)

The daughter of a famous female grizzly bear has adopted one of her mother's cubs in what is believed to be the first case of its kind in Kananaskis Country ...

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Bear sightings on the rise around county - Addison Independent (Addison County Independent)

A BLACK BEARS wanders through a Middlebury resident's front yard this past Sunday. · MIDDLEBURY RESIDENT MATTHEW Duquette spotted this black bear on Danyow Drive ...

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Bear wanders 90 miles from north Georgia mountains down to ... (WSB Atlanta)

Channel 2โ€ฒs Berndt Petersen was along Hamilton Mill Road in Gwinnett County where neighbors say they spotted yet another bear. The Davanzo family says a small ...

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Bear busts into Revelstoke home (Pentiction Western News)

A safety warning was issued by Revelstoke Bear Aware after a bear broke into a home on CP Hill.

Bear Sighting Reported in Carrier Mills (wmix94.com)

CARRIER MILLS โ€“ Carrier Mills Police Chief Scott Isaacs says there are eyewitness reports of a black bear at large near the village of Carrier Mills.

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Doorbell camera captures bear's visit to Four Oaks home (WRAL.com)

Strickland said she has lived in the home for over nine years. She said she checks her surveillance cameras every morning. โ€œWe catch raccoons, deer, fox and ...

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Black Bear spotted roaming around in Carrier Mills (WSIL TV)

CARRIER MILLS, Ill. (WSIL) -- A lot of people contacted News 3 saying they had spotted a bear near Carrier Mills, Illinois. At least one person caught it on ...

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