
In 2007 a female black bear gave birth to five babies- a very rare event. They are located in Northern New Hampshire-- and despite the odds, were still alive one year later.
This came over the internet-- but it makes a very cute story for a Good News Tuesday...
Black Bear Spotted in North East IowaSource: 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.
N.J. bear complaints jump 84 percent in '08Source: NJ.com
Black bears in New Jersey are getting bolder as they search for food before hibernating for the winter.
As of Sept. 20, the state had recorded 2,155 bear complaints. That's up 84 percent from the same period a year go.
Man accused in killing of endangered black bearSource: SunHerald.com
Darryl Eubanks also was charged in a four-count indictment handed down in May with the illegal transportation of a black bear, obstruction of justice for allegedly tampering with a witness and providing false statements to federal investigators.
Dancing Bears Filmed in WildSource: FOXNews.com
Yes....Dancing Bears.....
This is no circus act. Between 2005 and 2007, Kate Kendall of the U.S. Geological Survey and her colleagues took video footage of black and grizzly bears doing what looks like the go-go at their favorite "rub trees."