Tag: black bears

A California bill aiming to allow using dogs in bear hazing and possibly hunting has stalled in a state committee, with support from hunters and opposition from wildlife advocates. Meanwhile, debate reigns over the true state of black bears.

Two bears duke it out in the treetops.

Moonshine’s former staff photographer and continued contributor Wade Snider spotted this bulky bruin out for a stroll along Fifth Street in Tahoma on December 8.

If coyotes had as many media stories about them as bears do, would they be famous, too?

Did you know there are bear whisperers among us? Ann Bryant of the BEAR League answers your questions about increased bear-human interaction, and fatalities, injuries, and other consequences for bears.