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A bear from Alaska's Hallo Bay
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Three views of a grizzly. I don't know his given name but he is a beautiful Yellowstone grizzly.
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A three year old male grizzly. Possibly his first season surviving without his mother's protection.
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Photo and information credits: Roie Galitz - Nature and Wildlife Photographer
"Raw Bear Power in Kamchatka! It was awesome being so close."  *This image is copyright of its original author
Where to post images and news of Himalayan Brown Bear ? Is this thread okay ?
Ursus arctos marsicanus
Photo and information credits: Andrea Benvenuti- Gianluca Damiani nature photographers Occhi negli occhi - Eyes into eyes Non è facile avvistare in natura queste meravigliose e rarissime creature dell'appennino centrale.. Tra i tanti individui avvistati mai nessuno mi ha emozionato come questo, un'enorme palla di pelo dorata risiederà per sempre nel mio cuore... Orso marsicano , parco nazionale d'abruzzo, luglio 2016 Traduction: "It isn't easy to spot in the wild these wonderful and rare creatures of the Central Apennines.. Among the many bear individuals that i've observed, no one has ever touched me like this, a huge golden fur ball will reside forever in my heart... Marsican brown bear, National Park of Abruzzo, July 2016"  *This image is copyright of its original author
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/this-rare-bear-gathering-in-montana-might-have-been-a-family-reunion
This Rare Bear Gathering in Montana Might Have Been a Family Reunion Thirteen grizzlies, all hanging out at once. By Cara Giaimo NOVEMBER 02, 2016 Most of the time, wild grizzlies are independent creatures. New moms and cubs excepted, they tend to hunt alone, hibernate alone, and wander the forests solo. But a week ago, a grizzly management specialist named Mike Madel was out bear-tracking in Montana when he found not two, not three, but thirteen grizzlies, all hanging out. "I don't know if anyone has really observed that many bears together before," Madel told the Great Falls Tribune. The bears, mostly mothers and young cubs, seemed healthy and relaxed, bedding down in the snow in the foothills of a local ranch. Biologists across the state tried to figure out why they were so close together despite a lack of obvious draws, like a large quantity of food. One, Wayne Kasworm, speculated that it may have been a family reunion. "That's at least one of the theories out there, [that] these bears have some relationship with one another in terms of [being] mother-daughter and possibly even grandmother," he said. But bears are mysterious creatures, and it's tough to deduce their motives. Were they celebrating a bear holiday? Attending a conference? Grouping up to early vote? "Quite frankly," Kasworm says, "we don't know for sure." Every day, we track down a fleeting wonder—something amazing that's only happening right now. Have a tip for us? Tell us about it! Send your temporary miracles to [email protected].
Post #229, by Ngala is a gorgeous picture of the Marsican brown bear. This is one of several bears claimed as being the smallest of the brown bears.
 
Grizzly caught and relocated by helicopter
 *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author A male grizzly bear weighing “north of 700 pounds” was caught in West Sechelt and relocated by the Conservation Officer Service (COS) on Thursday, Sept. 29. Sgt. Dean Miller of the COS said he was surprised that morning to find the bear caught in one of the snare traps he’d set up, because there hadn’t been any sightings of the animal for several days. “I was actually considering at that point removing all the traps because we had not had a fresh, confirmed, legitimate sighting since Monday morning when we originally responded,” Miller said. “Typically if the community doesn’t see a bear as exceptional as this one, you go under the assumption that it’s possibly moved on.” The animal was found on Sept. 29 stuck in a leg snare at the top of Norwest Bay Road. - Conservation Officer Service Photo But when Miller drove up to the area of the traps at the top of Norwest Bay Road on Sept. 29 at about 9:30 a.m., a large and angry grizzly charged at Miller’s truck from behind the tree line. The bear was attached by the leg to a snare on a three-metre-long cable – so Miller was safe, but rattled. “It was a very large object with teeth and claws,” Miller said. Knowing he needed backup, Miller called fellow COS member Murray Smith for assistance and four Sunshine Coast RCMP officers also responded to help keep the area clear. After about a half an hour, Miller said he and Smith had a plan of attack, shooting two darts with “immobilization drugs” into the animal before it fell asleep. Once the bear was asleep, the COS assessed it to determine if it would be a good candidate for relocation. At somewhere between 15 to 18 years old with no record of human conflict or food conditioning, it was decided the bear was a good fit. “I think this bear made quite a bit of effort to avoid people, especially because it wasn’t seen in the four days from the first sighting and the time that we trapped it,” Miller noted. Officers had to devise a way to transport the bear, so they attached a strap to the bear’s back legs, threaded the strap through the live trap, and hooked it up to the winch on the back of the COS truck. “There were actual moments where my winch was struggling,” Miller said, noting a week earlier he had pulled fridges and washing machines out of the forest with the same winch without any issues. He surmised the bear must have weighed “north of 700 pounds” because a weigh scale with the bear inside the live trap read 2,400 pounds, and just over 1,600 pounds without the grizzly. The trap with grizzly inside had to be weighed before pilots could confirm their ability to haul it. The adult male grizzly was anesthetized with two darts by conservation officers before it was moved into the live trap and ultimately relocated by helicopter. - Conservation Officer Service Photo Miller said Airspan Helicopters came to the rescue as soon as the company heard about the need to transport the grizzly, dropping everything to find a solution that could work that day. It was important to get the grizzly relocated as quickly as possible, Miller said, to avoid having to redrug the animal. He wouldn’t say where the grizzly was taken but said the helicopter ride was 45 minutes to an hour in duration. “The likelihood of him returning is minimal,” Miller said. He’s unsure where the bear came from but the COS tagged the bear’s ear to identify it in the future and took a sample of fur that biologists can test against other fur samples taken in various areas of B.C. “There’s a large developing database of grizzly bear DNA,” Miller said. “It may take a year before we actually get the results from the hair from this bear, but we’re hoping to link it with this population of grizzly bears that’s west of the Lillooet River.” The first confirmed grizzly sighting on the Sunshine Coast was Aug. 19 in Egmont. That young male grizzly was shot by a property owner protecting his livestock. The relocated adult male grizzly was originally spotted eating apples in a yard in West Sechelt and was filmed doing so on Sunday, Sept. 25." http://www.coastreporter.net/news/local-news/grizzly-caught-and-relocated-by-helicopter-1.2357155
I had to look up 'Sechelt' and found that it means 'The Land Between Two Waters' and is located in British Columbia just north of Washington state.
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