1 The Dutch Barentsz expedition, 1596 Buried in the annals of time, this polar bear attack happened when they were still called the "ice bear" and not confirmed to be an actual species. William Barentz was leading an expedition to find the northeast passage in 1596, when his ship became blocked by ice briefly. Anchoring it to ground ice, he allowed … [Read more...] about 10 Deadly Polar Bear Encounters From 1596 To Present
10 Recent Developments In Brown Bear Hunting Laws
1 Bulgaria tries to legalise hunting Bulgaria counts itself among a lucky few European countries to be swarming with brown bears, but for approximately 1 year, they were under severe threat of being randomly shot if they strayed too close to settlements. The saga started in 2011, when the government announced plans to hand out 73 brown bear hunting … [Read more...] about 10 Recent Developments In Brown Bear Hunting Laws
Charlie Russell: The Less Famous “Grizzly Man”
1 In the beginning The most famous Grizzly Man of all time was undoubtedly Timothy Treadwell, who spent 13 summers in Katmai National Park before being eaten in October 2003 and magically reincarnated on cinema screens. But a second, less famous grizzly man was Charlie Russell. This Canadian also "lived among the bears" from 1996 to 2004, but was generally … [Read more...] about Charlie Russell: The Less Famous “Grizzly Man”
10 Bear Cults And Ancient Beliefs
1 The Ainu people Before Japan officially absorbed the northern island of Hokkaido, the only place in Japan where brown bears live, it was occupied by the Ainu people. This ethnicity worshipped the bear (and still do), to the extent that one Ainu clan called the Kimun Kamui sanikiri were believed to be descended from them. The legend … [Read more...] about 10 Bear Cults And Ancient Beliefs
Tibetan Blue Bear: The Rarest Of All
1 Almost impossible to find With its natural habitat being the vast, endless wilderness of Tibet and the Himalaya, the Tibetan blue bear is widely acknowledged as the most elusive brown bear subspecies in the world. Compared to the American grizzly or European brown bear, or the ferocious Siberian brown bear, blue bears are almost impossible to track … [Read more...] about Tibetan Blue Bear: The Rarest Of All