Bears

Officials In Colorado Treated To 400 Bear 'Selfies' On Wildlife Camera

One bear was so ready for its close-ups as part of Boulder's project to monitor wildlife habitats.
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Alaska Bear Cub Euthanized After Testing Positive For Bird Flu

Wildlife officials believe the black bear cub likely ate a bird that had died from the dangerous strain of avian influenza.
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Man Charged After 4 Bear Cubs Are Shot Dead In New Jersey State Park

Residents mourned the death of the popular cubs, who were seen often with their mother.
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Vermont Woman Mauled By Bear After Letting Dog Outside: 'It Was Terrifying'

Sarah Dietl watched her Shih Tzu chase a bear cub up a tree only for its mother to emerge and maul her hand, head and torso. Dietl's scalp needed 15 staples.
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Fat Bear Week Crowns Winner After Vote Fraud Rocks Alaskan Contest

747, named after the jumbo jet, weighs an estimated 1,400 pounds — but fraud nearly cost him the annual competition.
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2 Fat Bears Have Formed A Friendship Experts Say Is Groundbreaking

It's Fat Bear Week, and an unlikely friendship is in bloom.
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4 Black Bears Killed In Alaska Campground Reserved For Homeless

Wildlife workers killed a sow and her two cubs and another adult bear that were raiding food from the camp.
By By MARK THIESSEN, AP

Bear Looking For Food Dies Inside Hot Car On Sweltering Day

A black bear's death in Tennessee was a sad reminder of the dangers of both hot cars and leaving food unattended in bear country.
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Family Finds Out 'Odd' Snoring Noises Are 5 Bears Hibernating Under House

A California family was perplexed by "rumbling, snoring-like noises" they heard all winter. Then the bears woke up.
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500-Pound Bear 'Hank The Tank' Gets Reprieve Following New DNA Evidence

A black bear nicknamed Hank was wrongfully accused of at least some home break-ins in South Lake Tahoe, California.
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