How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife

Recent advances in computer vision and other types of artificial intelligence offer an opportunity for facial recognition to ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Welcomes Two Sloth Bear Cubs

For the first time since 2014, keepers at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have ...
The Independent

Wild mother polar bear adopts cub in rare video: ‘It gives you a lot of hope’

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
People

Wild Polar Bear Appears to 'Adopt' a Lonely Cub in Rare Moment Captured by Canadian Researchers

"It's just nice to know that the bears are looking out for each other," said Evan Richardson, one of the researchers A mother polar bear in Northern Canada appears to have "adopted" a cub that is not ...
WESH

Couple heartbroken after neighbor kills bear next to her cub on their Central Florida property

INVESTIGATING AFTER THEY SAY A MAN SHOT AND KILLED A BEAR THAT WAS ON HIS NEIGHBOR’S PROPERTY. THE COUPLE WHO OWNS THE PROPERTY SAYS WATCHING THE MAMA BEAR DIE WAS JUST HEARTBREAKING. BUT NOW HER CUB ...
Snopes.com

Does this video show Russian man in boat rescuing bear cub clinging to drifting tree trunk?

A rumor that circulated online in November 2025 claimed a video showed a Russian man in a boat rescuing a bear cub clinging to a drifting tree trunk. In short, the video showing the man in the boat ...
AZFamily

Bear cub rescued in San Tan Valley, released back into the wild

SAN TAN VALLEY, AZ (AZFamily) — A bear cub that was found wandering in San Tan Valley over the weekend has been released back into the wild. The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) first received ...
The Aspen Times

Joint rescue effort saves baby bear in Aspen skate park

If anyone visited Aspen’s Rio Grande skate park early Tuesday morning, they weren’t the only one. A mama bear and two bear cubs were there, pacing around a feature that a third bear cub had fallen ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

12 rehabilitated bear cubs were returned to the wild. Several are in Western North Carolina

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission recently released 12 rehabilitated black bear cubs back to the wild, eight of them in the mountains where they were found, according to an Oct. 16 news ...
Times Union

After being held in a dog crate, a bear cub is released back into the wild

State Environmental Conservation Officers Shane Manns and Paul Pasciak with a seized bear cub in the back of a truck in June. Officials said the cub was being unlawfully kept in a dog crate in Fulton ...
WTEN

PHOTOS: Bear cub found in dog crate released back into wild

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — It’s a bear-y happy ending for a Capital Region cub, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC). The little black bear was released back ...