By Andy Blatchford (via msn.com) OTTAWA - High population density is a feature of most Group of Seven capitals — but Ottawa stands out among its international peers these days with an unusual demographic situation: a sudden influx of bears. Black bear sightings surged of late in Canada's national capital region. Conservation officials say they've already …
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A healthy population of grizzlies in and around Glacier National Park means the bear may soon come off the endangered species list. But more bears mean more confrontations with humans.(Image credit: Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks, via AP) via Grizzlies Have Recovered, Officials Say; Now Montanans Have To Get Along With Them — News : …
Polar bear shot dead after attacking cruise ship guard - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44996873
Why do we love (and fear, and kill) polar bears with so much intensity? At Longreads, Michael Engelhard, a wilderness guide and anthropologist, looks into the Arctic predator’s grip on our imagination. via A Beast for the Ages — Discover
What is wrong with the policy makers at the Interior Department, are they themselves the hunters, or are they just as depraved as those who think baiting bears with doughnuts and bacon is either ethical or honourable? Where's the public outcry? I don't understand how such cowardly policies are even being considered. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/interior-dept-moves-allow-alaska-bear-hunting-doughnuts-bacon-n876306?cid=public-rss_20180522
(HANOVER, N.H.) — A bear whose life was spared last spring by New Hampshire’s governor has returned with four new cubs to the college town where she has feasted for the last few years. The bear was to be euthanized last May after two of her offspring entered a home near Dartmouth College in Hanover.… via …
In many parts of the world, it is illegal to shoot a brown bear with cubs. The restrictions have made mother bears more likely to spend an extra year with their cubs.(Image credit: Ilpo Kojola/Nature) via New Study Finds Mother Bears Are Sticking Around With Their Cubs Longer — News : NPR
The Northern Herper 