Read more bear stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/26903/bear.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:27:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73362/bald-bears-stump-german-zookeepers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagZookeepers in Leipzig are scrambling to figure out why three bears have lost their fur coats. The spectacled bears, South American natives who normally have dark rings around their eyes, have gone almost completely bald just when they should be growing even thicker coats for the onset of winter. The...http://www.newser.com/story/73362/bald-bears-stump-german-zookeepers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 3:45:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73251/bear-kills-kashmir-militants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTwo Islamic militants were killed by a bear in their—and, likely, its—cave hideout in Indian-controlled Kashmir today. “The attack seems to have been so violent and quick that both the militants had no chance to fire back at the wild animal,” a military official tells the Hindustan Times...http://www.newser.com/story/73251/bear-kills-kashmir-militants.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Nov 2009 2:40:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/61810/bear-encounters-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMost bears fear people, yet they are increasingly seen rummaging through garbage, pillaging bird feeders, and even attacking us humans, the AP reports. Some analysts blame state bans on bear hunting, which allowed the US bear population to more than double between 1989 and 2006, jumping from 165,000 to...http://www.newser.com/story/61810/bear-encounters-on-the-rise.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 13 Jun 2009 18:41:38 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58623/after-3-maulings-anchorage-mulls-bear-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnchorage has long been a bear-friendly town, but with three uncharacteristic maulings last summer some residents want a more aggressive wildlife management policy this year, the AP reports. The city of 285,000 is also home to more than 300 bears and borders a national park that officials have called...http://www.newser.com/story/58623/after-3-maulings-anchorage-mulls-bear-policy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 11 May 2009 8:09:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34807/tenn-dad-saves-son-from-bear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA desperate dad pried open the jaws of a black bear and pelted him with rocks as the animal attacked his 8-year-old son during a hike in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. "The bear was staring at me," said the boy, Evan Pala, who was near a...http://www.newser.com/story/34807/tenn-dad-saves-son-from-bear.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 13 Aug 2008 7:21:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34048/bear-attack-fuels-debate-over-alaskan-trails.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA teenage biker's recent bear mauling in Anchorage has renewed debate over safety on the city's trails—and outrage among residents who want long-sought changes, the Anchorage Daily News reports. At issue is the salmon and human waste that attract bears, experts say, but city and state have so far...http://www.newser.com/story/34048/bear-attack-fuels-debate-over-alaskan-trails.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 03 Aug 2008 19:55:15 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/33431/starving-russian-bears-menace-miners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA pack of starving bears has surrounded a platinum mine in Russia's remote Kamchatka peninsula, the Los Angeles Times reports. Two guards have been eaten, and terrified miners are refusing to work. The government has sent a team of snipers to kill the ravenous bears, thought to be starving because...http://www.newser.com/story/33431/starving-russian-bears-menace-miners.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 26 Jul 2008 11:32:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26190/canadian-town-split-on-bear-birth-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPlans to put a British Columbia bear on birth control have stirred up controversy in Whistler, reports the Victoria Times-Colonist. The wild bear, known as Jeanie, is a local celebrity who's been featured in a BBC documentary, but authorities say she is putting her life in danger by coming to...http://www.newser.com/story/26190/canadian-town-split-on-bear-birth-control.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 May 2008 2:43:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25636/probe-launched-into-fatal-grizzly-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCalifornia safety officials have launched an investigation into the death of an animal trainer killed by a showbiz grizzly bear. The 39-year-old man died from a single bite to the neck while wrestling the 700-pound bear Rocky for a promotional video for a social networking start-up. The company he was...http://www.newser.com/story/25636/probe-launched-into-fatal-grizzly-attack.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 25 Apr 2008 4:11:56 CDT