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Judge keeps Yellowstone grizzly on threatened list

A judge says the government must keep Yellowstone-area grizzly bears on the list of threatened and endangered species, denying an attempt by federal officials to reverse an earlier court ruling.

Bears' Cutler, Harris fined for abusive conduct

A bad season for the Chicago Bears just got worse. The NFL said Friday that quarterback Jay Cutler had been fined $20,000 for abusive conduct toward a game official during a 41-21 home loss to the Arizona Cardinals last Sunday.

Gore, 49ers beat Bears 10-6, ending 4-game skid

Mike Singletary didn't exactly hand it to his old team. That didn't matter — Jay Cutler handed the desperate San Francisco 49ers a much-needed win.

Warner, Cardinals shred Bears 41-21

Kurt Warner envisioned doing this on a regular basis at Soldier Field. Good thing for the Arizona Cardinals, the Chicago Bears took a pass on him.

Cutler, Bears pull away from Browns, 30-6

Pounded the previous week and losers of two straight, the Chicago Bears couldn't afford to go down again. Good thing for them that Derek Anderson and the Cleveland Browns were in town.

Bears honor Payton at halftime

Ten years to the day he died, Walter Payton was honored by the Chicago Bears with a ceremony at halftime of Sunday's game against the Cleveland Browns.

Smith wants to see Harris practice

Bears coach Lovie Smith wants to see defensive tackle Tommie Harris practicing more often before he puts the Pro Bowler into a game.

Benson gets revenge, Bengals drub Bears 45-10

Cedric Benson got his revenge on Chicago, all right. The rest of the Bengals' offense had a sweet time, too.

For Yosemite bears, dinner arrives in a minivan

What's bigger than a picnic basket and even better than one in the eyes of black bears that live in Yosemite National Park? A study published this month in the Journal of Mammalogy says it's minivans driven by families with children who leave behind a trail of spilled juice boxes, Cheerios and coolers carrying other snacks.

Protected areas for polar bears listed

The Obama administration on Thursday proposed setting aside 200,000 square miles off Alaska and along its shorelines as "critical habitat" for polar bears — an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.

Feds designate polar bear habitat in Alaska

The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to future offshore drilling for oil and gas.

Benson believes Bears tried to blackball him

Cedric Benson believes the Chicago Bears did all they could to prevent him from signing with another team.

Bears, QB Jay Cutler agree on 2-year extension

The Chicago Bears and quarterback Jay Cutler have agreed on a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2013 season.

Defensive end Gaines Adams starts over with Bears

Defensive end Gaines Adams didn't live up to his billing in Tampa Bay. Now, the former first-round pick is getting another chance in Chicago.

Falcons RB Norwood out with hip flexor

Falcons running back Jerious Norwood went out with an injured right hip during the first half of Sunday night's game against the Chicago Bears.

Falcons hold on at end for 21-14 win over Bears

Chicago made another huge mistake in the red zone, and the Atlanta Falcons held on for another wild victory over the Bears.

Bucs trade DE Gaines Adams to Bears

The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded underachieving defensive end Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears for a second-round pick in the 2010 draft.

Bears rookie Louis faces assault charge

Chicago Bears rookie offensive lineman Lance Louis is facing a misdemeanor assault charge for an altercation that happened while he was playing at San Diego State.

Feds: Bears in more danger on threatened list

Federal officials say a court ruling that returned Yellowstone grizzly bears to the threatened species list has unexpectedly put the animals at increased risk.

Cutler shines as Bears run away from Lions

Jay Cutler threw two touchdown passes and ran for another, and the Chicago Bears pulled away in the second half to beat the Detroit Lions 48-24 on Sunday after they snapped their 19-game losing streak last week.

Cutler leads Bears over Lions 48-24

Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears weren't about to let Detroit make it two straight wins.

Marinelli insists Lions game like any other to him

Rod Marinelli might not recognize the guys on the other side when the Chicago Bears host the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Cutler delivers for Bears with ground game stalled

The audio in his helmet went out and the roar from the crowd was deafening — not that it stopped Jay Cutler.

Cutler's late TD pass rallies Bears past Seattle

Jay Cutler pumped his fists. He hugged his linemen. And he raised both arms triumphantly — all inside the final 2 minutes.

Hasselbeck 1 of 7 Seahawks starters out

Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck is out with a broken rib, one of seven starters missing for the Seattle Seahawks against the Chicago Bears.

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Pictured: Shocking photos of bears forced to ice skate for viewers' entertainment in a Russian circus
Source: the Mail online

Thanks to animal rights groups, the use of animals in circuses in the UK is now considered so controversial that most troupes won't risk including them in their shows.

Boy, 11, Kills Bear That Wouldn't Leave Family's Porch - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com
Source: FOXNews.com

The boy was at his home near Driggs, just west of the Idaho-Wyoming border, with his younger sisters last Wednesday when the bear showed up. He says he couldn't shoo the animal away, so he went and got a gun and shot it.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Three bald bears perplex experts
Source: BBC News

Three bears in Leipzig zoo are losing their fur and veternarians are unsure why.

Discover Cool Photo Apps With Flickr s New App Garden - Webmonkey
Source: webmonkey.com

Everyone has an app store these days. But of course, for Flickr, the photo sharing site that brought you rainbow vomiting Panda Bears, "store" is far too pedestrian. Which is why Flickr has launched a new App Garden.

Bald bears baffle vets with mystery condition at German zoo
Source: the Mail online

Dolores, a spectacled bear at a zoo in Leipzig, has gone bald. Not just on her head but all over her body. Vets are baffled about what has caused the sudden hair loss which has affected all female bears at the zoo.

Polar Bear Grizzly Bear = ?
Source: BBC News

What do you get if you cross a polar bear with a grizzly brown bear?

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | The man who walks with bears
Source: BBC News

Black bears are often considered among the most dangerous animals in North America, depicted down the years as ferocious predators threatening to man. But, says one man, that perception could not be further from the truth.

Ice-skating bear kills circus director
Source: abc.net.au

One person was killed and another injured on Thursday when a bear rehearsing a "bears on ice" show attacked his handlers at a circus in the Central Asian state of Kyrgyzstan, circus officials said.

"A Bear Ate My iPhone!"
Source: CIO

The "geniuses" at the Apple Store in Vermont have probably run into all sorts of excuses for broken iPhones, but they just didn't believe Kris Rowley. "A bear ate my iPhone," she told them.

Man escapes hungry bears eating his garbage
Source: 10connects.com

An Orlando-area man inspecting what he thought was a raccoon rummaging through his garbage said he was attacked by a large bear that was protecting her cubs.

Bear Invasion! Aspen Sees Tenfold Increase in Bear Sightings
Source: ABC News

"Once a bear gets into a human environment they quickly realize the fried chicken you or I had for dinner last night and may have put in the trash can is highly caloric," said Colorado Division of Wildlife spokesman Randy Hampton.

An Ecosystem In Turmoil Puts Predators At Risk
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When the team of scientists returned from the dripping, primordial rain forest on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, they carefully prepared their specimens, drying, then grinding to a fine powder samples of tree trunks, plant leaves, soil, flies and beetles. There, in the  …

Grizzly bear decline alarms conservationists in Canada
Source: Guardian Unlimited

Demand for halt to hunting after decline in salmon stocks is blamed for bears starving to death

Deep Deep Undercover
Source: londonist

Love or hate the James Bond phenomenon, we bet you've had a hankering to get your hands on a nifty bit of kit that hides a secret camera or a magnet fit for unzipping ladies' dresses at some point in your fantasy life.

(Video) MMA Fighter Leaps Out of a Pool Without Any Hands
Source: Yahoo! Sports

This jumping out of a pool thing has become pretty trendy. UFC lightweight champ B.J. Penn is the latest to pull it off on camera. Jarron Gilbert started it on YouTube.

A Woman With A Rabbit Obsession, And Now A woman With A Bear Obsession Both From Oregon
Source: The Arizona Republic

"Branford called the behavior of Noyes stunning and offensive". "I commend you for loving the animals," the judge said. "But he added: "It's not enough to love. You have to love the right way and you still haven't. Bears are not your pets to do with as you please."

Jay Cutler ready to go for Chicago Bears despite criticism - ESPN
Source: ESPN.com

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Jay Cutler is ready for training camp, even if his critics have their doubts.

Draft picks Gilbert, Iglesias sign four-year contracts
Source:

Well looks like Bears Management finshed ahead of the league again with contrats now if they could only do the same in wins. Oh well one step at a time Go Bears.

Black Bear Spotted in North East Iowa
Source: GazetteOnline

Black bear captured in photo, resting in a tree, in North East Iowa. Rare to see one in Iowa, but seems to be harmless to people in the area.

In pictures: The Spirit Bear, the rare 'blonde' black bear of Canada's western coast
Source: the Mail online

It may look like a polar bear that has ventured too far south - but these once-in-a-lifetime photographs are of the extremely rare Spirit Bear.Once thought to exist only in Native American mythology, the Spirit Bear, or Kermode Bear, is now recognised as an off-shoot of the Ameri …

Ore. Woman on Trial for Feeding Bears
Source: ABC News

An Oregon woman has been charged with feeding bears. Her neighbors claim that she is endangering all of them by reducing the bears' fear of people.

A sequel to "Grizzly Man"?
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

He's lived this way for 20 years, but now the state is cracking down on him. They're prosecuting him for feeding the bears. Some say he's teaching bears not to be afraid of people, and that's going to get someone killed.

Alaskan man faces jail for mixing with bears
Source: Telegraph

An elderly man who has spent the last 20 years living with bears in Alaska is facing prosecution under strict new rules to stop people feeding wild animals.

OutRaged!

I hate the victim mentality more than any of you can understand! Normally I try not to get involved in that kind of thing, but here on the Vine is an article about folks in Alaska getting their panties all up in a twist about bears! So, let us consider this situation.

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