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A curious Colorado bear strikes a pose for 400 selfies on a wildlife camera

12:02pm January 27, 2023

by Kaitlyn Radde

Photoshoots are an unintended — but amusing — use of the cameras. The Open Space and Mountain Parks department in Boulder, Colo., set up nine of them to learn about and protect local wildlife.

There have been at least 19 recorded black bear attacks since the 1970s.

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A Washington state woman fended off a black bear attack

5:01am October 24, 2022

by Giulia Heyward

The woman sustained non-life threatening injuries and is being treated at a hospital, according to officials. Wildlife officers killed a bear found nearby.

Hank the Tank is "our big bear friend who has adopted the Tahoe Keys neighborhood as his residential area," police in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., say. Officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife say that DNA samples show that at least two

DNA evidence shows Hank the Tank didn't work alone

11:35pm February 24, 2022

by Jonathan Franklin

Evidence shows that giant bear is getting a bad rap. And local officials say they're getting so many calls about him that it's affecting their ability to take emergency calls.

Hank the Tank is "our big bear friend who has adopted the Tahoe Keys neighborhood as his residential area," police in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., say. State officials are now trying to trap the bear, who weighs 500 pounds.

Hank the Tank: A massive bear has broken into dozens of homes near Lake Tahoe

4:15pm February 21, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The 500-pound animal is a "severely food-habituated bear," meaning that it "has lost its fear of people and is associating people with access to food," California officials say.

A bear entered a backyard in Altadena, Calif., and spent some time in the hot tub.

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Bear. Hot Tub. Margarita

12:37pm July 03, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

Soak up some holiday vibes with this video of a bear having an afternoon in Altadena, Calif.

The Anchorage Police Department captured video of a black bear roaming the city's streets.

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Bear Leads Police On Wild Chase Through The Streets Of Anchorage, Alaska

6:44pm September 21, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

"He was doing his bear thing, and before he knew it he was in the city," an official told a local newspaper. The animal wove through oncoming traffic and jogged past a Pizza Hut before it was caught.

A brown bear in its natural habitat. Wildlife ecologists in Minnesota found that black bears in their study experienced an increase in heart rate when buzzed by drones.

Drones Increase Heart Rates Of Wild Bears. Too Much Stress?

12:52pm August 14, 2015

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists studying animals in their natural habitats can now just send in a drone with a camera, rather than trudging through rough terrain. But a new study finds that the drones don't go unnoticed.

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Plantigrade Pastry Purloiner Persnickety

7:55am July 17, 2015

A Colorado bakery recently found itself relieved of 24 pies in an overnight heist. But the ursine rapine left one type of tart behind.

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