Adorable bear luxuriates with her paws up in pond at NY sanctuary
It’s the feet that are refreshed. An adorable brown bear named Sonia was caught on camera frolicking happily on her belly in a pond at the Orphaned Wildlife Center in Otisville, upstate New York. The blissful bear floats relaxed, with his bushy head and paws out of the water, dutifully attending to the necessities of […]
‘Very Polite Bear’ Breaks Into 5 California Homes, Steals Frozen Chicken
On Thursday, a “very polite” but very unexpected intruder broke into five homes in Southern California. The large animal broke into Laurie DeBolt’s home looking for meat, DeBolt said. Police used pepper balls and loud horns to chase the hungry bear, which had been ravaging the Sierra Madre area, back into the woods, WCJB reported. […]
California woman was harassed by aggressive black bear she named ‘Big B—ard’ before fatal mauling in home
Paktis Miller, 71, had been plagued by a vicious black bear for months in her small Northern California town until last year, when the bear entered her home and killed her. When authorities found Miller’s body, chewed up and partially eaten, in his Downieville home last November, they initially thought he may have died of […]
REPORT: Idaho Man Slays Grizzly Bear To Protect Girlfriend
A man in Island Park, Idaho, shot and killed a grizzly bear who charged his girlfriend in front of their home, according to authorities. The couple was returning home June 6. They exited the vehicle and walked toward their house. The girlfriend then screamed as she saw a bear running toward her, according to a press […]
REPORT: Bear Spotted Taking It Easy In Backyard Hammock
A Vermont couple was surprised Tuesday when a black bear showed up in their backyard and decided to relax in their hammock. Noah and Kristen Dweck said bear sightings are common in their area, but this was the first time a bear had taken over their hammock, according to the Associated Press. “It was cute. […]
Fishermen Strike Gold With $10,000 Rainbow Trout At Big Bear Lake
Two men got lucky on Saturday after catching thousands of dollars worth of fish in California’s Big Bear Lake, ABC 7 reported. In a thrilling move, two fishermen caught gold last Saturday in Big Bear Lake’s annual $50,000 Trout Derby. Each angler managed to catch one of five specially released rainbow trout, each tagged and […]
A tranquilized black bear takes a dive from a tree, falls into a waiting tarp
A young black bear jumped from a tree and entered a suburban Pennsylvania neighborhood on Tuesday before landing on a giant tarp held up by a group of wildlife protection, public safety and rescue officials, who tranquilized the bear. The bear was spotted around midday in a residential area of Camp Hill, on the outskirts […]
Bear reportedly killed in self-defense in Connecticut
Connecticut State Police were investigating the shooting and death of a 450-pound adult male bear Monday morning and the gunman’s claim that it was in self-defense. The bear was killed after “reportedly feeding in an unlocked dump” in Canton, a city of about 10,000 people about 13 miles northwest of Hartford, said Paul Coppleman, a […]
Bear chases dog and Minnesota woman in horrifying video: ‘Lunged at me’
When a Minnesota woman saw a bear chasing her dog, Zeus, in her driveway, she didn’t hesitate to instinctively run after the bear and her dog. In a heart-pounding moment caught on home security camera, Bailey Jacobson was seen running screaming back to her Maple Grove home after being “charged” by the bear. “Obviously, I […]
Heart-pounding video shows bear chase dog, then Minnesota woman in driveway: ‘Lunged at me’
When a Minnesota woman saw a bear chasing her dog, Zeus, in her driveway, she didn’t hesitate to instinctively run after the bear and her dog. In a heart-pounding moment caught on home security camera, Bailey Jacobson was seen running screaming back to her Maple Grove home after being “charged” by the bear. “Obviously, I […]