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Bears Overrun Weather Report

Invaders interrupt broadcast at Pennsylvania TV station

(Newser) - In Scranton, Pennsylvania, earlier this week, the weather forecast was cloudy with plenty of bears. The city's WNEP-TV station does its weather broadcasts live from an outdoor area it calls "the backyard," and four black bears walked onto the set seconds before weatherman Kurt Aaron began a... More »

Ted Nugent Fined $10K Over 'Crazy' Hunting Law

He exceeded bear hunt quota on 2009 Alaska trip

(Newser) - More gun fun with the Motor City Madman. Ted Nugent has agreed to a $10,000 fine for illegally shooting and transporting a black bear in Alaska in 2009, according to a plea he signed with prosecutors there, reports the Anchorage Daily News . In addition to the fine, Nugent will... More »

Bear Moves Into LA 'Burbs

Oblivious texter nearly walks into new neighbor

(Newser) - There goes the neighborhood. A black bear apparently sick of roughing it in the wilds of California decided to check out a suburb 10 miles north of Los Angeles in the Verdugo Mountains area. The bear was spotted lounging on a lawn before investigating several backyards, shooting him to the... More »

Hidden Victims of Border Fence: Black Bears

Scientists say barrier hurts their migration

(Newser) - They're seeing their homeland divided by a border fence—and with very little say in Washington, there's not much they can do about it. The fence along the border of Arizona may pose a threat to ... black bear migration, researchers say. Using pieces of barbed wire to catch... More »

'Celeb Cub' Likely Targeted, Killed by Hunter

Researchers suspect popular black bear 'Hope' is gone

(Newser) - Researchers fear that a black bear who gained Internet fame after her birth was shown on a "den cam" has been killed by a hunter in northeast Minnesota. "Hope," a 20-month-old cub, has not been seen since Sept. 14, and workers at the North American Bear Center... More »

Woman Fights Off Bear to Save Dog

One punch to the nose sent beast packing

(Newser) - Quick, what's the most badass thing you've ever done? Was it as badass as punching a full grown black bear in the face? Because that's what Alaska native Brooke Collins did this weekend, when she saw a bear about to make a meal out of her beloved... More »

Burglar Bear Suspected in 50 Break-Ins

'Bubba' so big, bullets bounce off his head

(Newser) - There’s a 700-pound unstoppable burglar on the loose in Nevada, and he is out for honey. Or maybe pie. The Nevada Department of Wildlife is on the hunt for “Bubba,” a gigantic, nearly legendary black bear who has broken into at least 50 homes and caused $70,... More »

Bear Hunt to Protect Suburban New Yorkers

Growing bear population takes to eating garbage

(Newser) - Suburban New Yorkers have been bumping into New Jersey residents a lot scarier than the cast of Jersey Shore: black bears. The animal's growing population has lead the state to approve a six-day bear hunt, its first in 5 years, this December. Officials plan to issue up to 10,000... More »

Black Bear at Zoo Bites Off Woman's Fingers

And, yes, alcohol was a factor

(Newser) - The signs around the bear's cage say "Stay away from fence" and "Do not feed animals." A Wisconsin woman disregarded both and lost four fingers as a result. The 47-year-old walked past barriers at the Lincoln Park Zoo and started feeding a black bear out of a... More »

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