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.
Polar bear Knut's female companion Giovanna steals the show in BerlinSeptember 23rd, 2009 Polar bear Knut's friend Giovanna meets the pressBERLIN — Giovanna, the new companion of Berlin's favorite polar bear, Knut, has star quality as well. The female polar bear from Munich delighted photographers and visitors at the Berlin zoo Wednesday by plunging into her pool for a swim while exploring her outside enclosure for the first time — but without Knut.
Bear in Japan injures 9 at highway rest stop, shot dead inside souvenir shopSeptember 20th, 2009 Bear in Japan injures 9, shot dead at tourist areaTOKYO — A bear injured nine people at highway rest stop in central Japan before being shot dead in a souvenir shop, a firefighter said Sunday. The black bear seriously injured four men Saturday afternoon in Nyukawa, a small mountain town about 140 miles (230 kilometers) west of Tokyo, said firefighter Tomohiko Akano.
The black bears of Shenandoah suggest these steps to make your stay enjoyableSeptember 14th, 2009 How to enjoy bears without becoming their preyFRONT ROYAL, Va. — The black bears of Shenandoah National Park are a magnificent sight, from a distance.
Grizzly bear gets swimming lessons in Montana pool to prepare for TV specialSeptember 13th, 2009 Grizzly bear gets swim lessons in Montana poolHELENA, Mont. — A 7-year-old learning how to swim is nothing new unless it's an 800-pound grizzly bear taking the plunge.
Grizzly bear gets swimming lessons in local pool to prepare for television specialSeptember 13th, 2009 Grizzly bear gets swimming lessons in local poolHELENA, Mont. — A 7-year-old learning how to swim at the local pool is nothing new unless it's an 800-pound grizzly bear taking the plunge.
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.
Knut gets lucky: New female polar bear arrives to stay with Berlin's favorite bearSeptember 8th, 2009 Bear meets girl: Berlin zoo gets female polar bearBERLIN — Berlin's favorite polar bear Knut has a new companion: Giovanna, a female polar bear from Munich. Fans hoping for a romantic relationship will be disappointed — Giovanna was not brought to Berlin to mate with Knut.
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 Colorado woman who had been warned not to feed the animalsAugust 11th, 2009 Autopsy shows bear killed CO woman who fed animalsDENVER — An autopsy has confirmed that a bear killed a 74-year-old southwestern Colorado woman known for leaving food outside her home, despite wildlife officers' repeated warnings not to. The body of Donna Munson of Ouray (yoo-ray) County had been partially eaten by a bear or bears when it was found outside her home Friday.
Grants Pass, Ore., man grabs shotgun, kills bear that climbed in through windowJuly 29th, 2009 OR man grabs shotgun, kills bear in houseGRANTS PASS, Ore. — Everett Skinner and his family have started keeping their windows closed at night after a bear broke into their southwest Oregon home and he fatally shot it.
Berlin will pay euro430,000 ($600,000) to rival zoo to keep polar bear Knut in Germany's capitalJuly 8th, 2009 It's Official, Knut's a BerlinerBERLIN — Berlin's beloved polar bear Knut can stay in his home city. The Berlin Zoo said Wednesday it will pay euro430,000 ($600,000) to the Neumuenster zoo to settle a financial dispute over ownership of the nearly 3-year-old bear.
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.
With Pedro the bear's death, Bern's near 500-year-old "Bear Pit" comes to an endMay 1st, 2009 Bern shuts its "Bear Pit" as last bear Pedro diesGENEVA — Bern's Bear Pit, for centuries a tourist attraction and a symbol of the city, has lost its last resident to euthanasia and will be closed for good. Pedro, a 28-year-old brown bear, was put to death Thursday, ending a tradition that had spanned nearly 500 years.
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.
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