Tag: bears

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has announced his support of plans to reintroduce grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) to North Cascades National Park and the surrounding North Cascades ecosystem. Returning grizzlies...

To reduce conflicts with humans, grizzlies (Ursus arctos) in Alberta are often moved to other areas, but where and when these translocations take place can have a big impact on...

Large mammals choose to use crossing structures on the busy U.S Highway 93 on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation, according to new research. The structures appear to be particularly effective for...

Black bears tend to stay away from roads and houses in Connecticut suburbs during important periods of their lives, according to new research. Michael Evans discussed findings from his University...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission recently voted to hold off on this year’s black bear hunt. Last year, the state’s first bear hunt in 21 years — as...

Last year, 59 grizzly bears (Ursus arctos) died in Yellowstone — the highest number of bear deaths in the region since 1970. Still, the impact may not be as large...

For several decades, researchers have been bottle-feeding and caring for different species of orphaned bears throughout the world before releasing them back into the wild — but an absence of...