Bear news, features and articles
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Bigfoot? Sasquatch? Nope, it's probably just a black bear — unless you live in FloridaBigfoot reports across North America have been linked to the presence of black bears, but the research can't account for sightings in Florida.
By Patrick Pester Published
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Extinct 'hypercarnivorous' California grizzly bears were actually mostly vegetarian before Europeans showed upAlthough extinct California grizzlies upped their meat consumption following European colonization and agricultural expansion, they were mostly veggie and smaller than what historical sources claim.
By Sascha Pare Published
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'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for speciesBird flu could be another blow for polar bear populations that are already at risk from climate change.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Half-asleep bears are wandering around Siberia because it's too hot to hibernateBears that are struggling to hibernate due to abnormally warm weather in Russia's Amur region are wandering around in a daze, having suppressed their metabolism in preparation for winter.
By Sascha Pare Published
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Bear linked to multiple attacks in Japan found dead alongside its final victimJapanese officials found the body of a missing student alongside the corpse of a brown bear that likely killed him. The bear is also suspected of attacking several other people in the area.
By Harry Baker Published
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Grizzly bear filmed brutally mauling black bear in rare footageA series of videos taken on a roadside in Canada show a grizzly bear attempting to drag a dead black bear up a hill as it bites and mauls the corpse.
By Hannah Osborne Published
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Hungry bears invade and overrun abandoned city in Canada after wildfire evacuationsYellowknife, which was recently evacuated due to the threat of wildfires, has become overrun with black bears that have moved into the empty streets in search of food.
By Harry Baker Published
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'Polar bear capital of the world' soon to be overrun with record number of bears due to shifting sea iceThe Canadian town of Churchill has already had more than four times as many polar bear visitors this year compared with the same time last year, and many more could soon be on the way.
By Harry Baker Published
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Black bear caught napping in a bald eagle's giant nest on Alaska military baseBlack bears sometimes raid the nests of bald eagles and expel birds too young to fly from them, which can threaten the local population of raptors.
By Sascha Pare Published
