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NEWS ABOUT: bear

bear stories: 13 news summaries

 Bald Bears Stump 
 German Zookeepers 

Mystery condition leaves bears hairless as winter sets in

Nov 5, 09 3:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Zookeepers in Leipzig are scrambling to figure out why three bears have lost their fur coats. The spectacled bears, South American natives who normally have dark rings around their eyes, have gone almost completely bald just when they should be growing even thicker coats for the onset of winter. The... More »

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hair loss • zoo • zookeeper • bear

THAT'S MY CAVE, MAN

 Bear Kills Kashmir Militants 

Pair didn't have time to fire weapons in cave

Nov 4, 09 2:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Two Islamic militants were killed by a bear in their—and, likely, its—cave hideout in Indian-controlled Kashmir today. “The attack seems to have been so violent and quick that both the militants had no chance to fire back at the wild animal,” a military official tells the... More »

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Kashmir • bear • bear attack • militants

 Bear Encounters on the Rise 

As populations increase, run-ins grow also

Jun 13, 09 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Most bears fear people, yet they are increasingly seen rummaging through garbage, pillaging bird feeders, and even attacking us humans, the AP reports. Some analysts blame state bans on bear hunting, which allowed the US bear population to more than double between 1989 and 2006, jumping from 165,000 to... More »

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hunting • hunters • biologists • bear

(Newser) - Anchorage has long been a bear-friendly town, but with three uncharacteristic maulings last summer some residents want a more aggressive wildlife management policy this year, the AP reports. The city of 285,000 is also home to more than 300 bears and borders a national park that officials have called... More »

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Alaska • wildlife • population control • grizzly bear • bear • Anchorage • bear attack

 Tenn. Dad Saves Son From Bear

Pop uses rocks to beat back bear in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Aug 13, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - A desperate dad pried open the jaws of a black bear and pelted him with rocks as the animal attacked his 8-year-old son during a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. "The bear was staring at me," said the boy, Evan Pala, who was... More »

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parenting • animal attack • bear • bear attack • Great Smoky Mountains

Bear Attack Fuels Debate Over Alaskan Trails

Salmon and garbage attract them, but city and state duck the issue

Aug 3, 08 7:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - A teenage biker's recent bear mauling in Anchorage has renewed debate over safety on the city's trails—and outrage among residents who want long-sought changes, the Anchorage Daily News reports. At issue is the salmon and human waste that attract bears, experts say, but city and state have so far... More »

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Alaska • wildlife • grizzly bear • bear • Anchorage • bear attack

Starving Russian Bears Menace Miners

Pack of 30 bears surround platinum mine, eat guards

Jul 26, 08 11:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pack of starving bears has surrounded a platinum mine in Russia's remote Kamchatka peninsula, the Los Angeles Times reports. Two guards have been eaten, and terrified miners are refusing to work. The government has sent a team of snipers to kill the ravenous bears, thought to be starving because... More »

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Russia • miners • animal attack • animal • bear

Canadian Town Split on Bear Birth Control

'Garbage bear'
takes her cubs
downtown for dinner

May 1, 08 2:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plans to put a British Columbia bear on birth control have stirred up controversy in Whistler, reports the Victoria Times-Colonist. The wild bear, known as Jeanie, is a local celebrity who's been featured in a BBC documentary, but authorities say she is putting her life in danger by coming... More »

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Canada • birth control • British Columbia • animal • bear

Probe Launched Into Fatal
Grizzly Attack

Man died from single bite; showbiz bear may have been playing

Apr 25, 08 4:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - California safety officials have launched an investigation into the death of an animal trainer killed by a showbiz grizzly bear. The 39-year-old man died from a single bite to the neck while wrestling the 700-pound bear Rocky for a promotional video for a social networking start-up. The company he was... More »

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safety • animal attack • grizzly bear • bear

 Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer 

Bear in Will Ferrell movie bites trainer's neck

Apr 23, 08 4:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - A grizzly bear used in movies attacked and killed its trainer yesterday in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 700-pound bear, which appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro, lunged at the 39-year-old man and bit him in the neck. Staff at the animal training center managed to... More »

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animal attack • Will Ferrell • Semi-Pro • grizzly bear • bear

Knut 'Doesn't Know He's a Polar Bear'

Overexposed to humans, celebrity animal is miserable

Mar 25, 08 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Poor Knut: The celebrity polar bear, no longer the ball of fluff who captivated animal lovers around the world, is miserable without human contact and doesn't realize he isn't a person. "Knut must go. As soon as possible," a keeper at the Berlin Zoo said of the 300-pound... More »

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Knut • Berlin Zoo • zoo • Thomas Doerflein • polar bear • zookeeper • bear • anthropomorphizing

Berlin Zoo Accused of Selling Animals for Slaughter

Politician says director sold hippo, bear family

Mar 19, 08 2:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A German politician has filed a criminal complaint against the director of the Berlin Zoo, accusing him of selling animals for slaughter, Der Spiegel reports. The complaint cites examples of a hippopotamus and a family of bears allegedly sold in Belgium. Bernhard Blaszkiewitz vehemently denied the accusations, which he described... More »

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Germany • breeding • Berlin • Berlin Zoo • Green Party • hippopotamus • Bernhard Blaszkiewitz • bear • exotic animals

British Jets Intercept 8 Russian 'Bears'

Kremlin's renewed long-range recon flights buzz Britain, Norway

Sep 6, 07 3:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - British fighter jets intercepted eight Russian recon bombers today as they approached British airspace in the latest long-distance forays to display Vladimir Putin's renewed virility in air power. Authorities said the aircraft did not enter British airspace, the Guardian writes. Norwegian planes monitored the same eight bombers in international airspace... More »

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Russia • Alexander Litvinenko • Norway • Cold War • Russian military • aircraft • Royal Air Force • Britain • bear

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