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Wyoming's Famed National Parks Continue Phased Reopening

Nation Nov 02

Grand Teton’s beloved Grizzly No. 399 mourned after she was struck and killed by a vehicle

By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

Science Oct 09

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‘Fat Bear’ champ Grazer beats Chunk, the behemoth that killed her cub

In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday.

By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press

Science Nov 24

We found grizzly, black and polar bears together for the first time

North America’s three bear species — black bears, grizzly bears and polar bears — don’t typically live in the same place. But in Wapusk National Park, on the west coast of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba, all three bears were…

By Douglas Clark, The Conversation

Science Nov 21

Front view of Alaska Peninsula brown bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) with freshly caught sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska, USA. Photo by Grant Ordelheide / Aurora Photos / via Getty Images
Why the fattest bear is the picture of health

Scientists say bears are the “metabolic magicians of the mammalian world.” And someday, the secrets of these bears' cycles may help inform human health, too.

By Vicky Stein

Science Mar 15

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To heal scorched bear paws, California vets craft a bio bandage

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, when two black bears were burned in a California wildfire, veterinarians used a treatment never tried before on animals.

By Julia Griffin

Mar 24

Photos: Vets race to save the last two animals in the Mosul zoo

By Larisa Epatko

UPDATED: It took months of planning and unanticipated hangups at border crossings, but the Four Paws International team led by Amir Khalil succeeded in removing Lula the bear and Simba the lion from their confines at the damaged Mosul zoo…

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Nov 21

Skull of bear that inspired Winnie-the-Pooh on display in London museum

By Andrew Mach

The skull of the bear that inspired A.A. Milne’s much-loved character Winnie-the-Pooh is now on display at the Royal College of Surgeons’ Hunterian Museum in London.

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Aug 13

The heart rates of black bears spike when drones fly overhead

By Nsikan Akpan

Drones are a popular toy/tool among ecotourists, ecologists and conservationists, but a new study shows an unintended health consequence of their use with bears.

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Apr 09

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Why this bear had to be taken from its mother

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

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