Tag Archive | "bears"

30 Starving Bears Trap Geologists in Russia

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

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30 Starving Bears Trap Geologists in Russia

A group of Russian geologists working on the volcanic Kamchatka peninsula found conditions un-bear-able (apologies) after a group of over 30 bears trapped them in their camp. But as nature encroaches further inland in this far corner of eastern Russia, is this a sign of the damage poachers are doing to natural resources in the area?

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Are Polar Bears On A Deathwatch?

Monday, April 21, 2008

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Everybody take along look at the picture below, and prepare yourself to mist up a little bit when Coca-Cola begins running their annual wintertime commercials… Image from sabinche The World Wildlife Fund has declared that polar bears will be extinct by 2050 unless the Canadian government can lead the [...]

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The Reason Behind The Bear Dance

Thursday, April 3, 2008

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Grizzly and Black bears in the Pacific Northwest have been filmed doing a little dance that hasn’t been previously observed in the wild, and researchers are homing in on the reason why. Image from Flickr

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The French Will Mess You Up for Killing Their Bears

Wednesday, March 12, 2008

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A French hunter is on trial, facing serious charges over the shooting of what was likely the last native female Pyrenees bear in existence. A Pyrenees bear in a French animal park In 2004, French hunter Rene Marqueze was hunting boar in the Aspe valley in the Pyrenees mountains [...]

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Lawsuits Will Save the Polar Bear

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

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As a wide-eyed environmental idealist, I naturally assumed that it would be “the people” that got the environmental movement rolling. Image by Ansgar Walk I figured we’d succeed with some petition signing, some marches, maybe a few celebrity appearances.

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Wildlife Video Roundup

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

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Environmental Graffiti is pleased to partner with Earth-Touch.com to bring you a brand new series. Earth-Touch seeks to create unique, beautiful, entertaining, and educational wildlife films. Their footage is captured in a way that is both environmentally

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Global Warming Effects May Kill Off Hibernating Animals

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

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The list of the effects of global warming keeps getting bigger and bigger. Nice marmot. Photo by Tnsnick Now scientists believe that global warming affects hibernating animals, causing them to wake up earlier. While this may seem

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