APNewsBreak: Pa. exotic pet dealer had expired license when wife killed by captive black bearOctober 5th, 2009 Killer bear's Pa. owner had expired pet licenseALLENTOWN, Pa.
Woman in northeastern Pa. fatally mauled by pet black bear she kept caged near her homeOctober 5th, 2009 Pa. woman killed by captive black bearALLENTOWN, Pa. — A woman was killed by a captive 350-pound black bear as she cleaned its cage Sunday night, officials said Monday as they revealed her husband, an exotic pet dealer, was operating with an expired license.
Black bear attacks man in his Colorado home; latest in string of bear run-ins in AspenSeptember 11th, 2009 Bear attacks Colorado man inside his homeASPEN, Colo. — A man was attacked by a large black bear in his Aspen home in the latest in a string of violent encounters with the animals this summer in the mountain community.
Bear climbs ladder to escape after getting stuck in Colorado skate parkAugust 26th, 2009 Bear climbs ladder to escape Colorado skate parkSNOWMASS, Colo. — A bear that wandered into a sunken skateboard park and got stuck was rescued when officials lowered a ladder so it could climb out.
Autopsy reveals Wyoming woman shot husband, strangled son before committing suicideAugust 26th, 2009 Autopsy shows Wyo. mom shot husband, strangled sonCHEYENNE, Wyo.
Bear forces way into Aspen home, attacks woman; could have been involved other break-insAugust 18th, 2009 Bear breaks into Colorado home, attacks womanDENVER — Wildlife officers are looking for a bear that forced its way into a home and attacked the homeowner, and may have been behind other break-ins in the Aspen area this summer. The unidentified woman suffered deep scratches to her back and chest when the bear struck at her late Monday but she didn't have to be hospitalized, said Randy Hampton, spokesman for the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
Autopsy confirms bear killed Colo. woman who had been warned not to feed themAugust 11th, 2009 Autopsy shows bear killed woman who fed animalsDENVER — A 74-year-old woman who was known for leaving food outside her home for bears — despite several warnings that it was illegal and dangerous to do so — was killed by one of the animals, an autopsy confirmed. Donna Munson's body had been partially eaten by a bear or bears when it was found outside her home in Ouray County, in southwestern Colorado, on Friday, but Colorado Division of Wildlife officials couldn't immediately confirm what caused her death.
Preliminary autopsy reveals no medical cause for suburban NY wrong-way crash that killed 8July 28th, 2009 Autopsy offers no clue to deadly NY parkway crashHAWTHORNE, N.Y. — Preliminary autopsy results have found no medical cause that could explain why a woman drove the wrong way on a suburban New York parkway, ending in a crash that killed eight people.
Mob lynches bear after it mauls woman to deathJuly 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A group of villagers lynched a bear after it mauled a woman to death in Orissas Ganjam district, police said Monday. Khali Behera, 55, resident of Badamahuri village under Kabisuryanagar police station, some 250 km from here, had gone to a forest near her village to collect firewood when the bear attacked her, A.C.
Police seize 53 baby birds from Colorado teen; 40 die, survivors recovering at rehab centerJune 24th, 2009 53 baby birds seized from Colorado teen's bedroomLONGMONT, Colo. — Police in Colorado have confiscated 53 baby birds from a 15-year-old boy who apparently took them from neighborhood nests and stored them in his bedroom.
Autopsy: "Blunt force" killed pregnant woman found in Ore. home crawl spaceJune 8th, 2009 Autopsy: "blunt force" killed pregnant Ore. womanPORTLAND, Ore.
Bear kills woman in Himachal PradeshJune 7th, 2009 SHIMLA - A bear mauled to death a woman in a Himachal Pradesh village, police said Sunday. The victim, Devki Devi, 60, was grazing livestock when she was attacked by the bear near Nerwa village of Shimla district Saturday, police said.
38 animals killed in fire at Calif. wildlife refuge; electrical problem cited as likely causeApril 24th, 2009 38 animals die in fire at Calif. wildlife refugePASO ROBLES, Calif.
Pregnant woman OK after being hit by slow-moving car while fleeing bear in ColoradoApril 24th, 2009 Mom-to-be hit by car while fleeing bear is OKDENVER — A pregnant woman who was fleeing a bear when she was struck by a slow-moving car said she would honor the euthanized animal by giving her baby the middle name "Bear."
Ashley Swendsen, 26, said she thought the bear followed her more out of curiosity than malice because it kept a distance of about 10 feet Thursday morning on a hiking trail in northwestern Colorado Springs. As she ran, she thought, "If it was going to hurt me, it already would have."
Swendsen managed to scramble up an embankment and was crossing the street when she was hit by a slow-moving car.
Colo. police say pregnant woman fleeing bear is struck by car, suffers minor injuriesApril 24th, 2009 Pregnant Colo. woman hit by car while fleeing bearCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.