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Bear Freed From Illegal Trap by Greek, Albanian Wildlife Groups

An adult female bear was freed from an illegal trap after the successful collaboration of Greek and Albanian authorities and wildlife organizations, it was reported on Thursday. Weighing almost two hundred pounds (approximately ninety kilograms), the five-year-old bear managed to...

Bear Caught on Video Crashing Family Picnic in Mexico

A hungry black bear approached a group of visitors, scaled their table, and ate their food at Mexico's Chipinque Ecological Park in the state of Nuevo León. The video captures the animal chowing down on tacos and enchiladas within inches...

Bear Escapes From Airplane in Dubai

Prime Minister Al-Sudani of Iraq has mandated an investigation after a bear was able to escape from the cargo hold of a plane in Dubai. The incident has caused dispute over who is to blame for the animal's escape. Iraqi...

Zoo in China Denies Its Bear Is a Human in Costume

A zoo in eastern China has denied allegations that at least one of its bears might actually be a human in costume. Images of one of the animals standing upright in its enclosure sparked speculation online. Footage of the Malayan...

Orphaned Bear Saved and Released in the Mountains of Greece

An orphaned bear named Thomas, who was found wandering alone in the area of Florina, northern Greece last year, was returned to the wild after being cared for in the facilities of Arcturos wildlife organization. The reintroduction of the wild...

Dramatic Rescue of Bear Cub Caught on Camera in Northern Greece

Animal welfare workers saved the life of a bear cub on Tuesday in northern Greece by rescuing the animal and reuniting him with his mother. The incident was caught on camera by members of the well-known Arcturos animal rehabilitation organization...

Bear Cub Found Dead Near Florina, Greece

A male bear cub weighing 40 kilograms (88 pounds) was found dead by passing drivers at the 29th kilometer of the Amynteo-Florina road in West Macedonia, northern Greece on Friday. Florina's Emergency Response Team, responsible for the management of wildlife...

Usko, Greece's First Bear to Use Wheelchair, Dies from Kidney Failure

Usko, the first bear in Greece to use a wheelchair and the only bear in the world to use mechanical assistance to walk for more than four years, died recently at his home at the  ''Arcturos'' bear facility in...

Bear Cub Found Wandering Alone on Greek Motorway (video)

An orphaned bear cub found wandering alone in northern Greece has been taken in and cared for by the wildlife protection organization Arcturos. Rescuers named the cub 'Luigi' after the Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus because the bear likes...

Arcturos Releases Bear Caught in Illegal Snare for Wild Boars

The brown bear conservation group "Arcturos" on Friday announced that it had successfully rescued a bear caught in an illegal snare that was set for wild boars. The bear was spotted deep inside the forest of North Pindos National Park...