August 29, 2011 Another Yellowstone hiker was killed by a grizzly bear. The man was found by other hikers on Friday and an autopsy verified that it was a grizzly that killed him. Authorities are trying to determine if it was the same bear that killed another hiker last month, several miles from this scene. […]
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POLAR BEAR KILLS TEEN – INJURES 3
August 28, 2011 Several young Briton campers in the Norwegian Arctic were attacked by a huge polar bear leaving 1 dead and 3 seriously injured. One more reason for me to ask, “why would anyone, knowing that there are killer bears in the area, make camp and go to sleep as if they were at […]
HO-HUM…..ANOTHER HIKER ATTACKED BY MOMMA BEAR
Not much to say…go hiking in the woods in Montana, what do you expect? My daughter, Lin, beat me to this one. Please click on the following msnbc.msn.com link to view: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/43969162/ns/today-today_people/?gt1=43001
GRIZZLY BEAR ATTACK VICTIM DESCRIBES ORDEAL
July 25, 2011 One of the survivors of last weekend’s grizzly bear attack in Alaska has given his account of what happened while they were hiking deep in the wild. Please click on the following abcnews.go.com link to read the story: http://abcnews.go.com/US/grizzly-bear-attack-survivor-describes-alaskan-ordeal/story?id=14152757
GRIZZLY BEAR ATTACKS TEENS HIKING IN ALASKA WILD
July 25, 2011 Well, it happened again! Seems like some folks can’t stay away from bear territory and as a result continue to pay severe consequences. Several young boys were hiking in the deep woods in the Talkeetna mountains in Alaska when they were attacked by a grizzly sow that authorities assume was protecting it’s […]
KILLER GRIZZLY STILL ROAMING FREE IN YELLOWSTONE
July 08, 2011 Yellowstone authorities have decided the female grizzly that killed a man on Wednesday acted in self defense and will not be sacrificed. The bear and her cubs are still roaming free, however, their activities are being monitored by park officials. Please click on the following news.yahoo.com link to read the story: http://news.yahoo.com/grizzly-roams-free-fatal-yellowstone-mauling-042134679.html
GRIZZLY BEAR KILLS HIKER IN YELLOWSTONE
July 07 2011 Yesterday, A man and wife went hiking in a well known backcountry trail in Yellowstone National Park and it proved deadly. The couple came upon a momma grizzly bear and two cubs and predictably, the sow attacked in what more than likely was a protective mode, killing the man. His wife was […]
MAN FEEDING BEARS CITED BY ALASKA WILDLIFE TROOPERS
July 06, 2011 Here’s a guy that’s been feeding bears everyday for several years and as a result authorities say there are as many as 15 bears hanging around the man’s neighborhood in Juneau. He was given a couple of citations by wildlife troopers, one for illegally feeding wildlife and one for reckless endangerment. Please […]
BEAR SHOT BY POLICE ATTEMPTING HOUSE BURGLARY
July 06, 2011 A young black bear was shot and killed by Anchorage police when he was attempting to gain entrance to a house. Please click on the following adn.com link to read the story: http://www.adn.com/2011/07/02/1948500/police-shoot-black-bear-attempting.html
BEARS – I TOLD YOU SO, DAUGHTER – YOU’RE IN BEAR COUNTRY
July 01, 2011 My ex-Texas flatlander gal just sent me a couple of links from the Durango Herald. For you that read the story of a black bear visiting my daughter’s front yard some time last weekend, well, here is some more “I told you so”. I think by now she’s become a believer. It […]