Grizzly Bears

PHOTOS: The Grizzlies Of Yellowstone

Posted 05.07.2012

From Douglas H. Chadwick: On a midsummer tundra day in Alaska, I hiked to a hillside overlooking a cascade. The waters thrummed and thundered, some...

What Polar Bears Were Doing Half A Million Years Ago

Posted 04.20.2012

By: Jennifer Welsh, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 04/19/2012 02:13 PM EDT on LiveScience Polar bears have been chilling on the ice far lon...

Katherine Bindley

A Grizzly Bear Coat Raised $14,000 On Kickstarter?

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 04.18.2012

The crowd-funding website Kickstarter is known for getting projects -- both practical and noble -- off the ground. There's that watch that syncs i...

What Bears Think When They See Campers

The Huffington Post | Kia Makarechi | Posted 01.25.2012

The trip to the "wild" holds a romanticized spot in the minds of families across the world, but just how wild are campsites and national parks with ro...

PHOTOS: A Grizzly Drama In The Tetons

Margie Goldsmith | Posted 03.25.2012

Margie Goldsmith

"Kind of like a bear soap opera..."

Alaska Expands Aerial Culling Of Bears

Los Angeles Times | Posted 01.18.2012

Reporting from Seattle— In a new package of policies criticized even by some hunters, the Alaska Board of Game on Tuesday opened the door to aerial ...

7 Bears Captured In Yellowstone Mauling Probe

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 11.27.2011

BILLINGS, Mont. — Seven grizzly bears have been captured near the scene of a fatal mauling of a Michigan hiker in Yellowstone National Park, but...

Becoming a Skunk

Casey Anderson | Posted 11.06.2011

Casey Anderson

This summer in Yellowstone National Park, on two separate occasions, two men lost their lives from encounters with grizzly bears. Both of these men did not carry bear pepper spray, and if they would have, they would likely still be alive.

Eco Etiquette: How To Avoid Dangerous Wildlife Encounters

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 10.09.2011

Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I want to get out more in...

Alaska Bear Attack: Myth-Busting Mainstream Media Inaccuracies

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 10.02.2011

AlaskaDispatch.com

Ten things you could learn from the "lamestream media" about this week's Alaska bear attack -- only to be misinformed: 1. Chicago Tribune: The bear ...

Grizzly Severely Mauls Alaska Bear Hunter

Reuters | Posted 07.16.2011

May 17, 2011 12:34:03 AM ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 16 (Reuters) - An Alaska bear hunter who was severely mauled by a grizzly over the weekend has ...

Salmon Management Should Include Bears, Whales and other Wildlife

Chris Genovali | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Genovali

As last year's returning wild Pacific salmon headed upstream, scientists spawned a thought-provoking proposal about how taking less salmon might bring more benefits to both ecosystems and economies.

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Deaths Near Record Levels

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 05.25.2011

BILLINGS, Mont. — Grizzly bear deaths neared record levels for the region around Yellowstone National Park in 2010, but government biologists sa...

Wildlife Official Supports Yellowstone Grizzly Hunts

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

POWELL, Wyo. — A Wyoming wildlife manager says he supports hunting grizzly bears now that the population in the Yellowstone National Park area h...

Idaho Pastor Calls For 'Open Season' on Yellowstone Grizzlies

Todd Wilkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Todd Wilkinson

Kerry Gunther, Yellowstone's chief grizzly biologist, figured that the odds of being attacked by a grizzly in Yellowstone are one in 2,000,000. The odds of being struck by lightning are one in 500,000. Is the reverend also cursing the sky?

Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Hungry This Year, Could Attack Humans In Search For Food

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 05.25.2011

BILLINGS, Mont. — Yellowstone's grizzlies are going to be particularly hungry this fall, and that means more dangerous meetings with humans in a...

Yellowstone Grizzly Bear Attack: Reflecting on the Root of the Problem

Casey Anderson | Posted 05.25.2011

Casey Anderson

Though the facts are not entirely clear, one thing can be said for sure. As development and climate change destroy habitat and food sources, bears and humans will be pushed together.

Jim Cole Dead: Author Who Survived TWO Grizzly Bear Attacks Dies Of Natural Causes

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A Montana man who recently published a book about surviving two attacks by grizzly bears has died of natural causes. Jim Cole w...

Whitebark Pine: Functionally Gone in Much of the Greater Yellowstone

Louisa Willcox | Posted 05.25.2011

Louisa Willcox

"We've been saying that whitebark pine will be functionally lost in the ecosystem. I would say now that it has already been functionally lost in much of the ecosystem," Jesse announces flatly.

Summer Camp at Sperry Chalet Glacier National Park, Montana

Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.25.2011

Lisa Mirza Grotts

John Muir, an American naturalist and founder of the Sierra Club, may never have hiked to the Sperry Chalet, but I think even he would have been impressed by the mountain splendor of its setting.

Would a Grizzly Bear Certify This Fishery?

Chris Genovali | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Genovali

As the Canadian federal inquiry examining the 2009 Fraser River sockeye salmon collapse in British Columbia kicks into full gear, one might be surprised to learn that at the same time, some want to designate this fishery as "eco-certified."

The Ethics of Killing Large Carnivores

Chris Genovali | Posted 05.25.2011

Chris Genovali

To evolve our relationship with large carnivores and other wild animals in North America we could start by placing greater emphasis on examining the ethics and morality of the very concept of hunting for sport and entertainment.

Casey Anderson Teaches Best Friend Brutus The Bear How To Swim (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

In anticipation of National Geographic's new US network, Nat Geo Wild, we're previewing various clips from some of their wild new shows. In the premi...

Grizzly Bears: Wildlife Officials Ask Conservation Groups To Buy Land For Habitats In Rockies

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

BILLINGS, Mont. — Wildlife officials from the United States and Canada plan to encourage conservation groups to buy key parcels of grizzly bear ...

Stephen Colbert's Secret Plan to Defend America

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011

Joe Cirincione

Stephen Colbert's plan to string a microscopically thin razor along our entire border is brutal, indiscriminate, dangerous... and smarter than the nuclear defense we now have.