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Lake Tahoe’s 575lb “Brutus The Bear” Killed, Raises Questions About How He Was Hunted

The death of a 19-year-old black bear in Douglas County, Nevada (South Lake Tahoe region) has become subject to much controversy regarding the way it was killed. “Brutus the Bear” was killed this week during a Nevada black bear hunt, according to NoBearHuntNV.org. According to Ashley Sanchez from the Nevada Department of Wildlife, this bear was legally harvested. “The bear […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 18, 2019
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Bear in Big Sky, Montana Breaks into Hotel Bathroom, Takes A Nap

A young Black Bear crawled into an open window and into the women’s restroom at Buck’s T-4 Lodge in Big Sky, Montana.  Despite efforts by lodge staff to coax it out of the building, the bear seemed more than content to take a nap on the counter. Eventuallty Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, along with Gallatin County Sheriff Deputies were […]

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Mike Lavery | September 6, 2019
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2 Bears Euthanized After Man Was Bitten Through His Tent

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Wildlife officials say two bears were euthanized after a man was attacked at a campground in southwest Colorado. The man was camping near the Blanco River when, shortly after midnight, he heard a noise outside his tent. Assuming it was a bear, he remained quiet. Matt Thorpe with Colorado Parks and Wildlife says “the next thing he knows, the bear […]

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Glacier National Park, MT Officials Want Cyclists To Watch For Bears and Avalanches

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Warm breezes and “chamber of commerce” blue skies make spring an ideal time to get out into the national parks, but in those parks, with snow still in the mountains, visitors have to watch for both hungry bears coming out of hibernation and the potential for avalanches. Related: Free Shuttle Bus to Operate on Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT Until It’s Clear […]

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AvyBrains | May 31, 2019
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South Tahoe, CA Bears are Scaring People Away to Steal their Picnics!

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As the Tahoe bears and their cubs are fattening up in preparation for winter, they will turn to any source of food available to get what they need. This would ideally be spawning salmon at Taylor Creek, CA or in recent years scraps of human food from dumpsters. You might also like: The States With The Most Fatal Bear Attacks In […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | October 26, 2018
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VIDEO: Man Caught on Webcam Wading into Bear’s Feeding Area to Face Criminal Charges

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 13, 2018
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Don’t Feed the Bears

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Interacting with bears is dangerous and illegal and can result in fatal consequences for the animal involved. Every summer, Departments of Wildlife around the country receive hundreds of calls relating to bears: bears getting in the trash, bears breaking into cars and homes, and complaints of tourists baiting the animals. Many of these problems could be prevented if locals and […]

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Maggie Dean | June 1, 2018
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Yosemite Bears are Active and Looking for Food as Unseasonably Warm Winter Continues

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It’s so unseasonably warm and dry right now in the Central Sierra, some bears that normally hibernate in Yosemite in the coldest depths of winter are active, out and about, and looking for food, reports uniondemocrat.com. A mother bear and her cubs have been spotted and photographed in the Tuolumne River watershed, near the Hetch Hetchy entrance station to Yosemite […]

Steven Agar | February 8, 2018
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