1 The first reintroduced Pyrenees bear The Pyrenees is perhaps the main bear battleground of Europe today. From the 1800s peak where hundreds of bear trainers left Pyrenees villages and crossed the Atlantic, the bears were hunted down to 4 survivors by 1995, far beyond hope of natural genetic survival. The only solution was introducing bears from … [Read more...] about Pyros the Superdaddy Bear: 10 Facts
10 Facts About The Colorado Grizzly
1 Now extinct, but once common Barring a miracle, there are currently no wild grizzly bears roaming the state of Colorado. The last confirmed sighting was 1979, but just as the fur traps and wooden lodges of 19th century mountain men gave way to steel skyscrapers and GPS collars, the bear situation in Colorado was once very different. 500 years ago, the range of the … [Read more...] about 10 Facts About The Colorado Grizzly
10 Canadian Brown Bear Hotspots
1 Bear Cave Mountain Home to an incredibly rare species of bear - the ice bear! In fact, the heavily advertised ice bears are simply grizzlies which live so far north that their fur is tipped with whiteness. Bear Cave Mountain is located in Ni'iinlii Njik Territorial Park, a 2500 square mile ecological reserve in Canada's northern Yukon province. The … [Read more...] about 10 Canadian Brown Bear Hotspots
10 Lucky Brown Bear Escapes: 2011-2020
1 Italian boy stays calm (2020) 12 year old Italian boy Alessandro became an overnight internet legend two years ago, as his calm approach to a wild brown bear outshone even the professionals. On May 24th 2020, he and his father were hiking in the north Italian region of Trentino, which is heavily advertised on TV as a holiday area. Heading to a thick bush … [Read more...] about 10 Lucky Brown Bear Escapes: 2011-2020
Night Of The Grizzlies (1967): 10 Facts
1 Glacier Park, the place where it happened Glacier Park is one of the most gorgeous environmental havens in the USA. It's not a true wilderness, seeing as there's wooden lodges and garbage cans all over the park, but it's home to 130 lakes, thousands of wild plant species, and hundreds of different animals. The park is located in Montana, on … [Read more...] about Night Of The Grizzlies (1967): 10 Facts