Friday, October 30, 2009

Prizzly Bear

Finally, the answer to the question we've all been asking: What do you get when you cross a polar bear and a grizzly bear? Answer: the Prizzly.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Polar bear hunting agreement

Canada, Greenland, and Nunavut want to come to an agreement about what the appropriate number of polar bears to hunt is.

There seems to be a dispute between local hunters and scientists about the exact number of bears in the region.

I'll follow up when an agreement is reached.

Halloween in Hudson Bay

Halloween is a little different in Hudson Bay, Manitoba. Trick or treaters have to worry about polar bear attacks while trick or treating. What's that? You don't believe me? Find out here.

Because the bears are restless this late in the season, they are predatory and dangerous. The town fortifies itself on Halloween to ensure that the kids will be safe. All of the entrances of the town are guarded by men with shot guns. Awesome.

Monday, October 26, 2009

The Man Who Bathes With Bears

I recently read about this man in Explore magazine. They featured a picture of him bathing with bears in a bear hot tub.


Lynn (yes, Lynn, as in Jeff Lynn Goldbloom) Rogers is Bear Man.

Bear Man facts:
-he has never been attacked by a bear
-bears hum when they are happy
-there have only been three fatalities caused by black bears in the Eastern US in the past 100 years

Lynn Rodgers, you are my hero!

Polar Bears from Planet Earth

Who would want to hunt these guys?

CBC News - North - Nunavut to lobby against polar bear trade ban

CBC:

CBC News - North - Nunavut to lobby against polar bear trade ban

Interesting...how endangered are polar bears? Does the population need to be "managed" by hunters? Are we going to end up with another Paul McCartney seal hunt battle again?

Polar bears are pretty frickin cute. Have you seen them on Planet Earth?

Not your average picnic basket: Yosemite bears prefer breaking into minivans over other cars

CBC:

Not your average picnic basket: Yosemite bears prefer breaking into minivans over other cars

They like minivans because they know that is where the children are.