21 h. ago Animal Alliance of Canada Urges an Immediate Suspension of Manitoba’s Spring Bear Hunt in Response to Rampant Wildfires

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National animal protection organization Animal Alliance of Canada is calling on the government of Manitoba to order an immediate suspension of the current black bear hunt in light of continuing active wildfires. At least 21 fires, including eight deemed to be out of control and scattered throughout the […]

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43 h. ago Black bear found soaking in Florida hot tub captured with doughnuts

Officials in Florida used doughnuts to capture a black bear after the animal was found soaking in a neighbour’s hot tub. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they were contacted by police in Punta Gorda Isles after a landscaper reported a bear wandering around an upscale neighbourhood at around 9:30 a.m. on June […]

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3 d. ago Black bear killed after attacking woman in Maple Ridge backyard

Conservation officers say the bear swiped the woman on the side of the face, leaving her with serious facial lacerations. 

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1 week ago Ring camera catches black bear roaming around quiet Hudson, Que., community

Authorities are warning people not to approach the bear, to bring pet food indoors and to call the wildlife department if spotted.

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1 week ago Video captures rare Kermode bear cub crossing northern B.C. highway

The video was taken on Highway 16 between Prince Rupert and Terrace shows a black bear family, including a young spirit bear, heading into the forest.

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2 w. ago Bridge collapse causes train to derail in Russia, killing at least 7 people, officials say

MOSCOW — A passenger train derailed in western Russia late Saturday after a bridge collapsed because of what local officials described as “illegal interference.” Officials said at least seven people were killed and 30 injured. The bridge in Russia’s Bryansk region, which borders Ukraine, was damaged “as a result of illegal interference in transport operations,” […]

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2 w. ago Illegal killing of mother bear orphans five cubs near Williams Lake

B.C.'s Conservation Officer Service is investigating to find the person who illegally shot and killed a female black bear near Williams Lake, leaving behind five cubs. 

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2 w. ago Five black bear cubs near Williams Lake orphaned after mother shot, killed illegally

According to the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, the sow was killed either May 24 or 25 near the community of Big Lake, which is about 55 kilometres northeast of Williams Lake.

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3 w. ago Bear cub rescued from woods being raised by humans dressed as bears

A tiny black bear cub was crying alone in the California woods, his mother nowhere in sight. He was less than two months old and weighed about three pounds. Campers in Los Padres National Forest found the baby bear on April 12 and the camp grounds host reported him to the California Department of Fish […]

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3 w. ago A black bear stuck in a tree, and the long effort to coax her down

A tranquilized black bear high in a tree fell to the ground – apparently unharmed – after experts were unable to persuade it to come down on its own in Owen Sound

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