Tag: bear

Tiger vs. Bear in India

You might think that a rumble between a tiger and a bear would be a scrappy, brutal affair. But when a wildlife conservation area in India became the sparring grounds for those two unlikely foes this spring, onlookers watched a different story. Safari goers watched the encounter inside Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, a protected area in […]

Kansas zoo evacuated amid attempted bear escape

June 10 (UPI) — A Kansas zoo was temporarily evacuated when a Syrian brown bear “apparently decided zoo life had become unbearable” and attempted to tunnel out of her enclosure. The City of Independence said in a Facebook post that visitors were ushered out of the Ralph Mitchell Zoo when the bear, one of three […]

Great ‘Bear Market’ in Diversification Haunts Wall Street Pros

(Bloomberg) — They did everything right — spreading out bets far and wide across bonds and equities in case things went south. Now, after heeding Wall Street’s mantra to diversify for the long haul, these investors are watching with envy as the US stock rally leaves them in the dust yet again. Most Read from […]

Dead Black bear found on side of the road in Holden, sheriff office says

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) — The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office reports a black bear sighting near Holden. According to a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office reported the sighting of a black bear on Sunday morning. Deputies believe the bear was hit by a vehicle. LPSO noted that the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) […]

Black bear makes social media debut, thanks to Hopkinton police sergeant

HOPKINTON − A black bear made its social media debut following an encounter Thursday with a Hopkinton police sergeant. Sgt. Ryan Percival was patrolling in a cruiser near Interstate 95’s exit 7 when he spotted the “sizeable” black bear lumbering alongside the highway, according to a Facebook post by the Hopkinton police. “Due to the […]

Bear refuses to leave the Charlotte area, stumping wildlife officers

A young male black bear spotted in western Mecklenburg County this week is likely the same one that people reported swimming across Lake Norman a couple of weeks ago, a state wildlife officer said. Why the bear has remained in the area remains a mystery to N.C. Wildlife Resources Officer Sampson Parker. Most young male […]