17
Jun
Tips for living near bears
The most important step to take is keeping food out of reach.
17
Jun
Tips for living near bears
The most important step to take is keeping food out of reach.
06
Jun
Mongolia’s Gobi bear clings to existence
Mongolia, the host of this year’s U.N. World Environment Day, is home to Earth’s rarest bear. Conservationists hope 2013 will mark the beginning of its comeback.
10
Jan
”Kukak Brown Bear 50” by Jon Cornforth ❘ Cornforth Images
USA, Alaska, Katmai National Park, Brown bear (Ursus arctos) at Kukak Bay
“Who’s a happy bear?” That is what I would say to a big-old male brown bear who was sitting by the river during my expedition to the Katmai Coast last August. The bears always seemed so casual as they waited for salmon to pretty much swim into their mouths. I spent a lot of time watching them sleep with one eye open, which doesn’t make for a great picture. However, every once in a while one would “do something”, like this bear sitting on its haunches itching a nagging scratch. I got down really low to the ground with my camera in order to render the distant trees as pleasing bokeh. I created this image with my Canon 7D and 500mm f4 IS lens. This image is a single-exposure which required minimal processing using Aperture 3 and Photoshop CS5.
09
Jan
01
Jan
Coastal grizzly bears enjoy the salmon run
These bears are big for a reason: they eat a lot. Check out these photos captured in the summer, when salmon swim up river to their spawning grounds and brown bears enjoy the biggest feast of the year.
31
Aug
Celebrity LA bear to get new ‘Club Med’ life
Nicknamed ‘Meatball,’ the bear had already been returned to the wild twice after being found snaffling for food in the Los Angeles suburbs. Next week he will be leaving for a new home at the Wild Animal Sanctuary in Keenesburg, Colo.
27
Aug
Grizzly bear kills hiker in Alaska park
A backpacker was mauled to death by a grizzly bear in Denali National Park after taking pictures of it from close range.
27
Jul
Live cameras show Alaskan brown bears catching salmon
Four high-definition cameras are streaming live footage of the bears in Katmai National Park, 24 hours a day.
01
May
Picture: Daniel J. Cox / Barcroft Media
30
Apr
The polar bear is currently the largest bear on Earth, standing at around 8 feet tall. That’s still a few feet short of the biggest bear, which is thought to be the South-American giant short-faced bear. Also known as Arctodus, this bear is believed to have tipped the scales at 3,500 pounds and stood 11 feet tall, which is even taller than this diagram shows.
via earth-song
via allcreatures