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Eaglecrest Ski Area, AK, Closes Aging Black Bear Lift Permanently

Eaglecrest Ski Area, Southeast Alaska’s largest ski area and the only in-bounds resort in the region, has announced the indefinite closure of its aging Black Bear chairlift. Owned and operated by the city of Juneau, Alaska’s capital, Eaglecrest Ski Area was established in 1975, and features four double chairlifts accessing 640 acres, with 36 marked alpine runs, two Nordic skiing […]

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Black Bear Euthanized Following Attack on 3-Year-Old Girl at Campground Near Red Lodge, MT

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A black bear was captured and euthanized after attacking a 3-year-old girl at a private campground near Red Lodge, Montana, on Sunday night. The incident occurred around 10 p.m. when the bear entered a tent and injured the child, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). The girl was immediately transported to a medical facility in Billings, though her […]

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Notorious, Furry Thief “Hank the Tank” Captured in Lake Tahoe, CA, Area

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A massive female black bear, dubbed “Hank the Tank” was tranquilized and captured last week by wildlife biologists at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (‘CDFW’). The bear, registered with CDFW as 64F, was responsible for at least 21 DNA-confirmed home break-ins and extensive property damage in Tahoe Keys, CA, dating back to early 2022 and was labeled a […]

Julia Schneemann | August 7, 2023
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Look Out For Bears While Traveling Through Yosemite National Park, CA

Now with Tioga Road open again through Yosemite National Park, CA, it is important to remind visitors to drive mindfully and stick to speed limits to protect local wildlife. Each year, Yosemite National Park welcomes over four million visitors. Unfortunately the high number of visitors also means a high number of cars and with the high number of cars come collisions with […]

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Julia Schneemann | July 25, 2023
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Bear Injures Mother and 3-Year-Old After Ripping into Tent in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TN | Bear Found and Euthanized

Great Smoky Mountains National Park wildlife biologists and park rangers responded to Elkmont Campground on Sunday, June 12, following a bear incident that resulted in human injury. After an investigation and on-the-site monitoring, wildlife biologists successfully captured the responsible bear. Due to the risk to human safety, the bear was humanly euthanized on Monday, June 13. “The bear weighed approximately […]

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VIDEO: Black Bear Charges at Mountain Biker in British Columbia

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CycleBrains | June 22, 2021
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VIDEO: This is What Happens When a Grizzly and a Black Bear Get Too Close…

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Human Remains Found in Stomachs of 2 Bears After Woman’s Body Found on Colorado Trail

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A Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) pathologist found human remains inside the stomachs of a sow and her yearling bear that CPW wildlife officers suspect of killing and eating a 39-year-old woman Friday north of Durango. CPW wildlife officers discovered the three bears near the woman’s mauled body after a search that included a U.S. Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services […]

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Survival of the Fittest: Bear Attack in California’s Trinity Alps

Saturday, August 15, 2020 – Ken Decamp set out for a day hike in California’s Trinity Alps. Ken set out to revisit the Canyon Creek Lakes Drainage, photograph wildflowers, see the isolated basin, and document aspens. That Saturday turned from a pleasant walk in the woods to an outdoorsman’s worst nightmare. At about 10:30 am, Ken stopped along a creek […]

Dominic Gawel | February 18, 2021
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VIDEO: Black Bear Swipes at Hiker on Popular Trail in B.C.

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VIDEO: 3 Female Hikers Keep Calm as Curious Black Bear Sniffs Them

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Woman Struck By Black Bear While Running, Lucky To Be Alive

A Manitoba woman was struck by a surprised black bear while out running with her dogs last Monday afternoon. The incident took place in Riding Mountain National Park, on the Moon Lake trail about 150 miles from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She was out running with her 4 dogs just ahead of her, off-leash. Erin McKenzie was running a 6+ mile loop […]

James Pulfer | July 20, 2020
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VIDEO: Hiker Dubbed ‘Calm Queen’ In Very Close Encounter With Black Bear

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VIDEO: Black Bear Chases Mountain Bikers for Over Half a Mile

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CycleBrains | October 4, 2019
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Bear Bites 13-Year-Old Boy On Face While Sleeping at Campground in Utah

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Utah wildlife officials are reporting that a bear bit a 13-year-old boy on the face while he was sleeping at a campground near Moab, Utah on Friday night. The boy was injured on his left cheek and left ear and was taken to the hospital. “Early this morning, a bear entered a Moab-area campground — the Dewey Bridge Campground — […]

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VIDEO: Skiing With a Bear at Northstar, CA

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Claire Weiss | March 8, 2019
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Toddler Lost in Woods for 3-Days Claims a Black Bear Looked After Him

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A missing boy who was found alive in the freezing woods three days after vanishing says he was saved by a bear. Last week, three-year-old Casey Hathaway went missing in the woods outside his grandmother’s rural North Carolina home. He’d been out and about playing with friends and failed to come home when called. He spent two nights in the […]

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VIDEO: Black Bear Charges at Woman Taking Photos

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Five-Year-Old Girl Seriously Injured as Black Bear Attacks her in her Back Yard in Colorado

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A 5-year-old Colorado girl is hospitalized with serious injuries after she was attacked by a bear outside her home, reports the Aspen Times. The attack happened early Sunday near Grand Junction. The girl’s mother told state wildlife officers that her daughter went outside to investigate noises she thought might be related to her dog around 2:30 am. The mother said […]

Steven Agar | May 14, 2018
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Not all Bears Hibernate During the Winter | Recent Black Bear Sightings in the Lake Tahoe Area

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The recent storms brought a welcome reminder that it is still winter, although it appears somebody forgot to tell the bear population around Incline Village, reports the Tahoe Daily Tribune. Despite the misconception by some that all black bears hibernate in the winter, they can occasionally be seen during the cold season in and around Lake Tahoe. “We’ve had a […]

Steven Agar | March 13, 2018
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