Tomas Puerta got on the skiff to head in and grab some groceries for his friends, but the forester never made it home. Boaters found the skiff abandoned in Poison Bay on Chichagof Island. As soon as they went to the shore, a brown bear and her sows showed up. Police were then called in. They [...]
Brown Bear Hunting
Norwegian Woman Avoids Moose, Hits a Bear with Her Car
This woman just could not catch a break. A woman was driving near Hanestad village in Norway when she saw a moose in the middle of the road. Swerving to miss the moose, she landed her car right into a brown bear. “The driver had lost a bit of speed as she tried to avoid the [...]
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Philadelphia Eagles Defense End Stranded in Alaska. Misses Camp.
Jason Babin doesn’t exactly relax in the off season. After a bit of a disappointing season in 2011 with the Philadelphia Eagles missing the playoffs. But Babin didn’t let that stop him from planning an extreme brown bear hunt in Alaska. But that hunt did get in the way of Babin getting back for the [...]
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Scientifically Proven: Bear Spray Better than a Gun?
Back in 2008, Thomas S. Smith, Brigham Young University Bear Biologist and Associate Professor of Wildlife Science, released his first study that showed the bear spray was more affective in deterring a bear attack than a gun. Well, Dr. Smith is back at it, and has released another study that is more proof that a high [...]
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Brown Bear Snags Salmon. Falls Asleep
Yolanda, an Alaskan brown bear, loves to fish, but after a long day's work she gets tuckered out just like the rest of us. Recently, she got so sleepy that she fell asleep in the river before she even got to enjoy her freshly caught salmon! According to the Daily Mail, wildlife photographer Rick Sheremeta [...]
Bear Charges Tourist in China
No, this is not a State Farm commercial.Check out this video of a brown bear charging a tourist's car in the Xinjiang province of China. The man, who was looking for wildlife in the area, captured the encounter using his cell phone's video camera, reports BBC News. Luckily, he closed the window in time, and [...]
Brown Bear Toe-Touch
This photo was just too good not to pass on. This is Mimmi the brown bear, who lives at Ähtäri Zoo in Finland. Photographer Meta Penca captured her doing a nice little stretch. I guess when you have to climb trees, swim, and run, you have to stay loose. –Brian McClintock (Via National Geographic)
Russia Bans Polar Bear Hunting
Even though the United States agreed to a quota of 29 of polar bears, Russia shot down any chance of a season this year. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is a polar bear conservationist, and was instrumental in shutting down the season. Despite their status as endangered, the U.S. and Russia had an agreement in [...]
Alaska Bans Stun Guns for Hunting
I'm not sure what applications a taser has for hunting, but Alaska officials are hoping that banning the use of stun guns will eliminate people practicing "catch and release hunting." This is a phenomenon that I haven't heard of, but evidently people will tase a big game animal like a moose, take a photo with it, [...]
Ukrainian Man Tries to Smuggle a Live Bear out of Russia in a Blanket
Here's one that the border patrol in Russia probably wasn't expecting to encounter. A man heading back to his home in the Ukraine was stopped at the border in Russia when officials discovered the 23-year-old bear under a blanket in his van. The officials have detained Anatoly Kolodenko, who claims to be a circus performer, and it is [...]
