bears

Rangers Free Bear Cub From Plastic Jar After Three-Day Search

Rangers Free Bear Cub From Plastic Jar After Three-Day Search

A Maryland bear cub got himself into a sticky situation over the weekend. The 100-pound male bear earned himself the nickname “Buckethead” when he got his head stuck in a plastic jar in search of a tasty snack, BBC News reported. Luckily, the Maryland Department of Human Resources – Wildlife & Heritage Service was able […]

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    Resolving a Real-Life Rivalry Between Bears and Honeybees

    Resolving a Real-Life Rivalry Between Bears and Honeybees

    By Corey Binns Dressed in a white beekeeping suit, Zack Strong tried to ignore the honeybees buzzing around his hood as he pounded fence posts into late summer’s rock-hard ground about 20 miles southwest of Columbus, Montana. The native Montanan and advocate for the Natural Resources Defense Council’s (NRDC) Land and Wildlife program had made […]

    Senate Approves Legislation to Kill Wolves, Bears in Alaska Wildlife Refuges

    Senate Approves Legislation to Kill Wolves, Bears in Alaska Wildlife Refuges

    The U.S. Senate used the Congressional Review Act Tuesday to strip away regulatory safeguards implemented by the Obama administration in 2016 to protect wolves, bears and other predators on national wildlife refuges in Alaska. In a strict, party-line vote, Senate Republicans approved today’s measure, which will allow the unsportsmanlike killing of wolves and their pups […]