Zookeeper dies after being mauled by a group of black bears in front of horrified visitors at a Chinese wild animal park The accident occurred on Saturday afternoon at Shanghai Wild Animal Park Eyewitnesses claimed on social media that the worker was torn up and eaten The park said a worker had died following a bear attack … Read more
These amazing photographs show the incredible before and after weight gain of grizzlies in Alaska who can eat 100,000 calories a day to prepare for winter. The North American heavyweights of the Katmai National Park and Preserve won’t survive if they are too slim for their long winter slumber. During hibernation the large mammals can … Read more
Burglar bears? Moment home security cameras reveal ‘home intruders’ are just two cubs fighting on the doorstep Peter Rosas heard noises coming from outside his South Lake Tahoe home Mr Rosas, who was at home with his wife and three kids, feared it was intruders But CCTV camera revealed the culprits were two bear … Read more
Like father, like son! Robert Irwin bears an uncanny resemblance to his late father Steve in latest photograph By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:28 BST, 5 September 2020 | Updated: 09:28 BST, 5 September 2020 There’s no mistaking he’s the son of the late wildlife warrior Steve Irwin. And on Friday, Robert … Read more
He bear-ly looks old! Royal Mail issue new set of stamps to mark children’s favourite Rupert Bear’s 100th birthday Stamps feature work of Alfred Bestall, who wrote and illustrated 270 Rupert tales Set features illustrations from Rupert’s Rainy Adventure, Rupert And The Mare’s Nest, Rupert And The Lost Cuckoo, Rupert’s Christmas Tree Created in 1920 and … Read more
Viewers of BBC2 wildlife series Bears about the House say they watched the latest episode of the series through tears after two bear cubs were stolen from the sanctuary that features in the programme. Conservationist Matt Hunt, CEO of Free the Bears and Giles Clark, an animal expert and conservationist from the UK, rescued five-month-old … Read more
First crop of blackcurrants bred to cope with warmer winters due to climate change bears fruit A new variety of blackcurrant has fruited for the first time after being bred for UK The Ben Lawers variety is able to cope with the impact of warmer winters It has been developed by Lucozade Ribena Suntory, mainly … Read more
Grizzly bears that live near humans are 7.5 TIMES more likely to die young than those in the wild, with only one in 30 making it to 14-years-old A study tracked 2,669 grizzly bears in British Columbia between 1979 and 2019 Grizzly bears that lived near towns and cities were more likely to die young … Read more
Three bears face more suffering in Armenian holiday complex as British animal charity’s rescue bid fails Bears stuck in a cage in Armenian holiday resort come within hours of freedom British animal charity says owner ‘suddenly changed his mind’ on freeing bears Animal charity workers say the bears are psychologically damaged in enclosure By Joseph … Read more
Brave boating family pull plastic tub off bear’s head to save it from suffocating as it swims across lake Tricia Hurt’s family were fishing in Marsh-Miller Lake in Bloomer, Wisconsin They helped free a baby bear from a cheese puffs tub that was stuck on its head They had to steer their boat to follow … Read more