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 Martinselkonen Nature Reserve in Finland: Giant brown bear teaches her young cub how to climb a thin tree
 *This image is copyright of its original author This is how you do it: A mother bear teaches her cubs to climb a tree in Martinselkonen Nature Reserve, located close to the Russian border in Finland The bravest even climbed all the way to the top, and perched on one of the branches while its siblings stayed firmly on the ground with Mama Bear.  *This image is copyright of its original author The family bonding time was captured by Lithuanian photographers Dalia Kvedaraite, 35, and Giedrius Stakauskas, 38, on a visit to the Martinselkonen Nature Reserve, located close to the Russian border. ‘A female bear arrived at this spot with her cubs when several powerful male bears had moved away from the area,’ explains Ms Kvedaraite. ‘There was plenty of action from the fluffy bear cubs as they were playing and digging up vegetation all evening. ‘Their mum was teaching them how to climb and they all followed her lead as they scurried up the tree one by one.  *This image is copyright of its original author Easy as one, two, three: One by one the young brown bear cubs climb up the pine tree trunk as they practice what they mother preached ‘All the cubs were so cute and funny, but the smallest one was particularly playful and so adorable.’ Only a few feet away from the bears, the photographers were able to watch them play together for hours. Dalia says: ‘Unfortunately, later that evening, this little family of bears was frightened by a huge and very aggressive male bear. ‘This forced not only the cubs but even the female to climb up to the top of the 33ft tree. ‘They certainly put their climbing skills to good use, and they reached the top in a mere five to ten seconds.’ 2015 Robert O'Toole | Juvenile brown bear playing in a field of fireweed
 *This image is copyright of its original author Fishing: Bear Style - A large Coastal Brown Bear sow fishing for salmon in southwestern Alaska
 *This image is copyright of its original author Coastal Brown Bear and Triplets
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A brown bear keeps a watchful eye on me as if feeds on a freshly caught sockeye salmon
 *This image is copyright of its original author Coastal brown bear (Ursus arctos), near the bridge, Brooks Camp, Katmai National Park, Alaska
 *This image is copyright of its original author I dug into my photo archives for this blog post- I took this photo in 2005 on a trip to the Kenai Peninsula in Alaska. We found these cubs swimming in a deep pool within the Russian River, which is a famous tributary of the Kenai River popular with the fly-fishing community for its large runs of salmon and rainbow trout which feed on their eggs. Anxious fisherman could only stand by and watch as these cubs occupied a pool which held a large number of silver salmon. While the bared teeth look ominous, these cubs were merely playing.
 *This image is copyright of its original author Katmai bear posing at the mouth of the river
 *This image is copyright of its original author British photographer Jules Cox snapped the brown bears chasing each other up tall pine trees
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Photo and information credits: Neil Aldridge Photography at Conservation Photojournalism
"A brown bear peers around a tree in the forests of north-east Estonia"  *This image is copyright of its original author
I had to look up Estonia and look at a map. Now I know. That is a beautiful photo.
Wild at Heart Images-Wildlife and Nature Photography:
Farewell Scarface. You will be missed. For all of you that know and love the old grizzly, Scarface, I have just gotten some heartbreaking news. Grizzly 211, the bear we know as Scarface, was shot and killed in late November 2015 in the Little Trail Creek drainage north of Gardiner, Montana on the Gallatin National Forest. This event is under investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Because of the ongoing investigation no information has been released until now. Below is the official press release for the incident. My heart is crying. For Immediate Release – April 25, 2016 OFFICIALS IDENTIFY GRIZZLY KILLED IN NOVEMBER INCIDENT (Bozeman, Mont.)—Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has confirmed that the male grizzly bear shot in late November 2015 was the bear known to researchers as No. 211. No. 211 was killed in the Little Trail Creek drainage north of Gardiner, Montana on the Gallatin National Forest, an event under investigation by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. No. 211 was recognizable because of distinctive scars on the right side of his face likely the result of typical fights with other male grizzlies for females during mating season or to claim deer and elk carcasses. No. 211 was known to many photographers and wildlife watchers. For this reason, his life was often documented in the media. In his prime, No. 211 weighed approximately 600 pounds. At his last capture in 2015, he had lost nearly half of his body weight, weighing in at only 338 pounds. His body condition was probably linked to his advanced age of 25 years. Less than 5 percent of male bears born in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem survive to 25 years. The grizzly bear is protected by both the federal government and the State of Montana as a threatened species. The Service routinely investigates incidents affecting threatened and endangered species and is conducting an investigation with the assistance of Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks.  *This image is copyright of its original author
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