Drilling Blocked in Alaska’s Chukchi Sea - Polar Bears International

"A native group cheered at the news that a U.S. judge stopped companies from developing oil and gas wells on leases in the Chukchi Sea, home to 10% of the world’s polar bears. The court ruled that the Minerals Management Service failed to analyze the environmental impact of such development. Concerns about the effects of an oil spill on area wildlife, including polar bears, prompted a lawsuit against the drilling."

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Traps set for bear that killed camper

"COOKE CITY — One man was killed in a bear attack around 1 a.m. Wednesday at Soda Butte Campground a mile east of here. Two other campers in separate campsites in the campground also were injured. It is unclear if they were attacked by a black bear or a grizzly of if more than one bear was involved."

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Giant Panda Accidently Gassed in China - TIME NewsFeed

Submitted to Lily the Black Bear on Facebook!

"This just might be the saddest news you will hear today—a giant panda, living in China's Jinan Zoo, died after accidently being gassed with carbon monoxide and chlorine."

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Black bear gets in NH house, eats fruit, drinks water from fishbowl, takes stuffed bear to go | StarTribune.com

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 "LACONIA, N.H. - A black bear walked into a New Hampshire house through an open door, ate two pears and a bunch of grapes, took a drink from the family fishbowl and grabbed a stuffed bear on its way out the door"

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Watch : Bear cub wrestles a salmon dipnet | adn.com

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Bear cub wrestles a salmon dipnet adn.com: "Bear cub wrestles a salmon dipnet"

NJ has stacked the deck to support a bear hunt

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Via NorthJersey.com

"After reading Ed Rummel's recent letter in Suburban Trends, I see that Rummel is now attacking bears, even though he knows nothing about them.

If he really wanted to know about the true nature of black bears, he should check out Dr. Lynn Roger’s website (bearstudy.org). Dr. Rogers, 'the' expert on black bears, has studied them for over 40 years at his research institute in Ely, Minn."


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Will the Queen's Guard Ditch Bearskin and Don Stella McCartney's Faux Fur Caps? : TreeHugger

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"There's controversy in Queen's country: Currently, one bear is killed for every bearskin cap that the Queen's Guard's wear and Peta UK along with famed fashion designer Stella McCartney, are not happy."

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