bears

Federal polar bear research critically flawed

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:47:53 -0500

Research done by the U.S. Department of the Interior to determine if global warming threatens the polar bear population is so flawed that it cannot be used to justify listing the polar bear as an endangered species, according to a study being published later this year in Interfaces, a journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS®).

When bears steal human food, mom's not to blame

harminka — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:55:02 -0500

Researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) found that the black bears that become habituated to human food and garbage may not be learning these behaviors exclusively from their mothers, as widely assumed. Bears that steal human food sources are just as likely to form these habits on their own or pick them up from unrelated, “bad influence” bears.

Pepper Spray For Deterring Bears A Viable Alternative To Guns

admin_huliq — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 15:13:06 -0500

Hikers and campers venturing into bear country this spring may be safer armed with 8-ounce cans of bear pepper spray than with guns, according to a new study led by a Brigham Young University bear biologist.

Bear spray a viable alternative to guns for deterring bears

harminka — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 12:47:57 -0500

Hikers and campers venturing into bear country this spring may be safer armed with 8-ounce cans of bear pepper spray than with guns, according to a new study led by a Brigham Young University bear biologist.

New study changes conditions for Spanish brown bears

harminka — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:53:43 -0500

Brown bears from the Iberian Peninsula are not as genetically different from other brown bears in Europe as was previously thought. An international study being published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, PNAS, shows that, on the contrary, the Spanish bear was only recently isolated from other European strains.

Arctic climate models playing key role in polar bear decision

harminka — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:57:19 -0500

The pending federal decision about whether to protect the polar bear as a threatened species is as much about climate science as it is about climate change.

German polar bear Knut turns one year old

admin_huliq — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:59:54 -0600

Knut, Germany's famous polar bear, turned one at the Berlin Zoo yesterday. For the celebration he had a healthy cake with fruits and vegetables, fish and rice on lettuce topped with a candle-shaped rolling pin.

Six of the world's bear species under threat of extinction

Dinka — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:55:59 -0600

According to an assessment by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the largest international conservation network, six of the world's eight species of bear are threatened with extinction.

Surburban Romania rife with 'foraging' bears

Dinka — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:28:22 -0600

In many parts of Europe wild animals like bears and wolves are making a comeback, and in one country the bear population is flourishing.

Don't Feed the Bears

Wilber123 — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 13:44:39 -0500

Ever been to the Smoky Mountain National Park and watched the short movie called " Don't Feed the Bears " ? The reason you can't feed them is that once you do they no longer will find food for them selves, and will expect you to provide it for them. If you don't they will break in your camp site, tents and steel your food. If you get in their way they will kill you. They'll become such a nuisance and a danger to the public they eventuality have to be impounded and sometimes put to s ....

Cross border haul of Illegal bear and tiger parts seized in Russian Far East

Anastvatz — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 02:20:22 -0500

Customs and the Frontier Service in the Primorskii province in the Russian Far East have seized a massive cache of illegal wildlife products bound for China.

Studying status of black bears in Missouri

harminka — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 04:35:26 -0500

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia are studying the status of black bears in Missouri. Black bears were abundant in the state during the 18th and 19th centuries, but have been considered almost extinct in Missouri since the late 19th century. The results of the MU study will be used by the Missouri Department of Conservation to help manage Missouri's black bear population.