“This place has made me shine again in a certain way,” says Valeria Barbi, an environmental journalist and naturalist.
“I was a little bit overwhelmed about the [global] ecological situation. But these places make me think we can do something, that best practices really exist.”
Three people have been attacked by a bear in their residences in Iyama, Nagano Prefecture, with two of them suffering serious injuries. The whereabouts of the bear are unknown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/10/japan/bear-nagano-injuries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #bears #nagano #japanesepolice
Xena - Who doesn't enjoy watching bears thrive in their natural habitat? At Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, our bear habitats in Rescue Ridge are designed to be as naturalistic as possible. It's a joy to see the bears living freely; they forage for food, climb trees, and even create their own nests in the woods.
"I came to understand that behind the struggle between bears and people in Lake Tahoe lay a deeper struggle between people and other people, over bears."
Jordan Fisher Smith for Alta: https://longreads.com/2025/04/09/the-battle-over-black-bears/
Polar Bears
Taking refuge from the weather on the small island of Kolyuchin, known for the weather station that once operated on it in Soviet times, photographer Dmitry Kokh saw movement in one of the abandoned buildings that remained in the village since the station had closed in 1992. Polar Bears had moved in!
Polar Bears
Taking refuge from the weather on the small island of Kolyuchin, known for the weather station that once operated on it in Soviet times, photographer Dmitry Kokh saw movement in one of the abandoned buildings that remained in the village since the station had closed in 1992. Polar Bears had moved in!
Living with bears as they recover in the Pyrenees
#bears #France #wildlife #LargeCarnivores
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111006
‘We made everything bear-proof’: the Italian village that learned to love its #bears - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/07/italy-bears-conservation-pettorano-sul-gizio-apennines-town-aoe "By learning to live with its ursine neighbours, mountainous Pettorano sul Gizio has drawn tourists and new residents, bucking a trend of rural decline" this is how to do it #italy
I have found the perfect town to move to!
#bears #italy #relo #IknowIcan'tHugThemBut
‘We made everything bear-proof’: the Italian village that learned to love its bears.
By learning to live with its ursine neighbours, mountainous Pettorano sul Gizio has drawn tourists and new residents, bucking a trend of rural decline.
Huggy Bear says Spring is his favorite time of year!
Today is #InternationalBearDay They are one of my favourite subjects to photograph because of their different character as you can see in these photos. I enjoy capturing the lives of both black bears and grizzlies.
I took these photos on Vancouver Island with a telephoto lens and a respectful distance. Find these photos and more in my book Wild Vancouver Island.
#Bears from #Greeland #United ! #BGU
Let's Go Bears !
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGO6mdTsMYe/?igsh=MWZqNHgwanM0OTNlZw==
Honey Bear Birthday ~~ a bit of whimsy fun for Thursday. Have a good one! https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/honey-bear-birthday-lisa-s-baker.html
Cat vs. Bear 
A fearless cat accidentally wanders into a bear enclosure at an Argentinian zoo - and somehow survives!
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J2lQNbeRgQ0
23 years of predation data from Yellowstone Park (U.S.A.) shows that when large prey (e.g., elk) become scarce, cougars switch to smaller prey (e.g., deer) to reduce kleptoparasitism by wolves and bears.
Summary: https://phys.org/news/2025-04-prey-size-plays-role-competition.html
Original paper: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-07779-5
("Kleptoparasitism" seems like a good word to describe the actions of billionaire oligarchs.)
