Critter News

AUGUST 24, 2010

A declawed, defanged bear is chained to a stake as hunting dogs bark and snap, trying to force the bear to stand on its hind legs. The training exercise called bear baying is intended to make the bears easier to shoot in the wild and it's only allowed in South Carolina. State law on the issue is murky.

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South Carolina Bears Humane Society Of The United States Humane 100

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

As if to stamp its approval on the habitat alteration, a Pale-breasted Spinetail voiced its content with the human disturbance. These birds are typically found in scrub and open habitat, how this individual was able to locate this field within the Northern Range is testament to the scale of human disturbance along the roadway.

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Trinidad Eagles Bears Litter 162

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JANUARY 22, 2015

There’s a Sloth Bear in tall, dry grass, barely 50 metres from us, but all we can see is a dark, shape-shifting shadow that eventually becomes all but invisible. The Osprey tries another hunt, finally a successful one, while Telia goes deeper into the water and lies down. The Telia Lake.

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Tigers India Killing 2012 249

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JANUARY 29, 2024

.” Blue-bearded Bee-eaters seem to have a pretty clever hunting strategy. Of course, the same applies to pizza services for humans. Please bear with us while this update takes place.” ” Been bearing with them for quite a while now. They provoke honeybee colonies, which then fly out and attack the bird.

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Squirrels Birds China Bears 139

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

I’ve certainly seen the story plenty in my Facebook news feed, and were I more of a Twitter user I am sure I would have seen it there too. The answer should be obvious to anyone familiar with wildfowl hunting in the US and the film Jerry McGuire – money. Take the Selous Game Reserve in Tanzania.

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Lions Killing Hunting Hunters 186