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Tenn. Dad Saves Son From Bear
 Tenn. Dad Saves Son From Bear
Aug 13, 2008 7:21 AM CDT

Tenn. Dad Saves Son From Bear

Pop uses rocks to beat back bear in Great Smoky Mountains National Park

(Newser) - A 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...

Bear Attack Fuels Debate Over Alaskan Trails

Salmon and garbage attract them, but city and state duck the issue

(Newser) - A 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...

Starving Russian Bears Menace Miners
Starving Russian Bears Menace Miners
Jul 26, 2008 11:32 AM CDT

Starving Russian Bears Menace Miners

Pack of 30 bears surround platinum mine, eat guards

(Newser) - A 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...

Canadian Town Split on Bear Birth Control

'Garbage bear' takes her cubs downtown for dinner

(Newser) - Plans 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...

Probe Launched Into Fatal Grizzly Attack

Man died from single bite; showbiz bear may have been playing

(Newser) - California 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...

Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer
 Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer 
Apr 23, 2008 4:26 AM CDT

Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer

Bear in Will Ferrell movie bites trainer's neck

(Newser) - A grizzly bear used in movies attacked and killed its trainer yesterday in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 700-pound bear, which appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro, lunged at the 39-year-old man and bit him in the neck. Staff at the animal training center managed to...

Knut 'Doesn't Know He's a Polar Bear'

Overexposed to humans, celebrity animal is miserable

(Newser) - Poor Knut: The celebrity polar bear, no longer the ball of fluff who captivated animal lovers around the world, is miserable without human contact and doesn't realize he isn't a person. "Knut must go. As soon as possible," a keeper at the Berlin Zoo said of the 300-pound...

Berlin Zoo Accused of Selling Animals for Slaughter

Politician says director sold hippo, bear family

(Newser) - A German politician has filed a criminal complaint against the director of the Berlin Zoo, accusing him of selling animals for slaughter, Der Spiegel reports. The complaint cites examples of a hippopotamus and a family of bears allegedly sold in Belgium. Bernhard Blaszkiewitz vehemently denied the accusations, which he described...

British Jets Intercept 8 Russian 'Bears'

Kremlin's renewed long-range recon flights buzz Britain, Norway

(Newser) - British fighter jets intercepted eight Russian recon bombers today as they approached British airspace in the latest long-distance forays to display Vladimir Putin's renewed virility in air power. Authorities said the aircraft did not enter British airspace, the Guardian writes. Norwegian planes monitored the same eight bombers in international airspace...

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