The Inuits living in Kaktovik, Alaska hold an annual whale hunt. The controversial killing of bowhead whales is their native tradition, and it’s attracting polar bears. According to National Geographic, Steven Amstrup, chief scientist at Polar Bear International, said he’s not surprised. Polar bears “are not dumb animals,” Amstrup said. “They know the time of year [...]
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What’s a Polar Bear Doing in the Bronx?
He’s playing water polo! This guy lives at the Bronx Zoo, where he was batting some balls around his pool on a hot Sunday afternoon. When the GoHuntn team returned an hour later, he was sound asleep.
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Man-Eating Crocodile Found While Filming Show for Outdoor Channel
Dallas Safari Club’s Ivan Carter is the host of Tracks Across Africa, and on the most recent episode, he’s after crocodiles. Carter says that the crocodile and the polar bear are the only two animals that will go after humans, and he has proof to back it up. They discovered a crocodile with human remains [...]
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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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Burmese Python and Anacondas Changing Food Chain in Florida Everglades
We have told you about the pythons who have been introduced in the Everglades and are thriving by feasting on deer. But the problem of these invasive snakes is growing, and they have their stomachs set on more than just venison.Researchers have found that along the southernmost tip of Everglades National Park, 99 percent of [...]
Eider Duck Populations in Concern Thanks to Hungry Polar Bears
Polar Bears are turning to pretty much anything to fill their stomachs, including themselves, and lately, they've been feasting on eider duck eggs.According to scientists, climate change has caused sea ice to disappear, which means the polar bears have been cut off from seal hunting. This has lead them to eider nests, and they're taking [...]
Woman Critically Injured After Deer Runs Her Over in a Parking Lot
Anyone who's ever hit a deer with a car knows they can do some serious damage. Imagine there's no car. In St. Louis, a 53-year-old woman was in the parking lot getting her car repaired when a deer came barreling through the lot, running her over, and almost killing her. You can hear the witnesses' [...]
Polar Bears Turning to Cannibalism as Food Sources Decline
The polar bear is one of the animals most threatened by climate change, and indications are now that they are turning to cannibals in order to survive.Cannibalism isn't unheard of among polar bears, but photojournalists are observing an increase in the practice. With the ice in the Arctic Sea dwindling, many food sources for the [...]
Protection Restored for Yellowstone Grizzly Bears
In 2007, Yellowstone Park grizzly bears were removed from the endangered species list, but, as of Nov. 22, 2011, they're back on. The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the 2007 ruling. According to the LA Times, the court cited climate change as having accelerated a beetle infestation that destroys the bears' vital [...]
Hunters Could Get Permission to Import Polar Bear Trophies
There are about 41 America hunters who have legally harvested polar bears in Canada before they were listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act, but those hunters haven't been able to bring their bears home.That might change, thanks to a new bill that just passed through the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee. [...]
