Bear Conservation
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Bear Conservation works for the conservation and protection of bears in the wild and in captivity. We are the independent voice for bears.
Bear viewing tourism is a multi-million-dollar industry spanning continents, providing economic benefits to local communities and funding for conservation efforts. However, bear viewing tourism raises critical ethical questions.
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September 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Bear viewing tourism is a multi-million-dollar industry spanning continents, providing economic benefits to local communities and funding for conservation efforts. However, bear viewing tourism raises critical ethical questions.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/bear-viewing...
www.bearconservation.org.uk/bear-viewing...
We've updated our Grizzly Bear page with a new map and links. Take a look at www.bearconservation.org.uk/grizzly-bear/
August 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We've updated our Grizzly Bear page with a new map and links. Take a look at www.bearconservation.org.uk/grizzly-bear/
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea.
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
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After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
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July 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Welcome to the Great Bear Sea.
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
www.biographic.com/welcome-to-t...?
After decades of discord, Canada and First Nations are working together to build a network of marine protected areas stretching from Vancouver Island to Alaska.
www.biographic.com/welcome-to-t...?
Jimmy Doherty's Big Bear Rescue begins in the UK Sunday 6th July at 8pm on Channel 4.
The story of the plan to relocate two polar bears from Sweden to a wildlife park in Suffolk, after the park they lived in was shut down. The polar bears' journey from Sweden goes well - until disaster strikes.
The story of the plan to relocate two polar bears from Sweden to a wildlife park in Suffolk, after the park they lived in was shut down. The polar bears' journey from Sweden goes well - until disaster strikes.
June 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Jimmy Doherty's Big Bear Rescue begins in the UK Sunday 6th July at 8pm on Channel 4.
The story of the plan to relocate two polar bears from Sweden to a wildlife park in Suffolk, after the park they lived in was shut down. The polar bears' journey from Sweden goes well - until disaster strikes.
The story of the plan to relocate two polar bears from Sweden to a wildlife park in Suffolk, after the park they lived in was shut down. The polar bears' journey from Sweden goes well - until disaster strikes.
Chris Tarrant's homage to bears "For the Love of Bears" is published in the UK on 11 July. You can read our review at www.bearconservation.org.uk/for-the-love...
June 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Chris Tarrant's homage to bears "For the Love of Bears" is published in the UK on 11 July. You can read our review at www.bearconservation.org.uk/for-the-love...
Where The Wild Roams: 7 Best Places To Spot Sloth Bears In India.
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June 25, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Where The Wild Roams: 7 Best Places To Spot Sloth Bears In India.
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Visiting bears in a zoo or park this summer? Got any questions or concerns? Videos or photos to share? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us in the first instance via our website contact form: www.bearconservation.org.uk/contact-us/
June 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Visiting bears in a zoo or park this summer? Got any questions or concerns? Videos or photos to share? We'd love to hear from you. Contact us in the first instance via our website contact form: www.bearconservation.org.uk/contact-us/
Assiniboine Park Zoo in Canada have announced the death of 30 year old female polar bear Agee. Acquired as a cub to become a "movie star" you can read more about Agee's life and death on our website: www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
June 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Assiniboine Park Zoo in Canada have announced the death of 30 year old female polar bear Agee. Acquired as a cub to become a "movie star" you can read more about Agee's life and death on our website: www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
New Book: "For the Love of Bears"
TV presenter, Chris Tarrant reveals his love of bears with tales from around the world and his own expeditions to see bears in their stunning, natural habitats.
Published in July. We'll publish a review of the book later this month (June).
TV presenter, Chris Tarrant reveals his love of bears with tales from around the world and his own expeditions to see bears in their stunning, natural habitats.
Published in July. We'll publish a review of the book later this month (June).
June 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
New Book: "For the Love of Bears"
TV presenter, Chris Tarrant reveals his love of bears with tales from around the world and his own expeditions to see bears in their stunning, natural habitats.
Published in July. We'll publish a review of the book later this month (June).
TV presenter, Chris Tarrant reveals his love of bears with tales from around the world and his own expeditions to see bears in their stunning, natural habitats.
Published in July. We'll publish a review of the book later this month (June).
B.C.’s new, Indigenous-led grizzly bear stewardship framework inches towards finish line | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1120138...
May 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
B.C.’s new, Indigenous-led grizzly bear stewardship framework inches towards finish line | Globalnews.ca globalnews.ca/news/1120138...
We've just updated our page on bear hunting at www.bearconservation.org.uk/threats-hunt...
May 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
We've just updated our page on bear hunting at www.bearconservation.org.uk/threats-hunt...
The latest addition to our Captive Polar Bears Directory is Rai, born in Zoorasia, Yokohama, Japan on 18 November 2024.
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May 18, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The latest addition to our Captive Polar Bears Directory is Rai, born in Zoorasia, Yokohama, Japan on 18 November 2024.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
We have added a further Chinese site to our Directory of Captive Polar Bears: Xuzhou Ocean Polar World. Not a good place. We are still trying to find out more about the bear or bears there.
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www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
May 3, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We have added a further Chinese site to our Directory of Captive Polar Bears: Xuzhou Ocean Polar World. Not a good place. We are still trying to find out more about the bear or bears there.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
Bindhu Bear’s Remarkable Journey
A female sloth bear named Bindhu, on whom Wildlife SOS biologists placed a GPS collar, became the first documented sloth bear to embark on a long-distance journey, known as a long-distance dispersal.
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A female sloth bear named Bindhu, on whom Wildlife SOS biologists placed a GPS collar, became the first documented sloth bear to embark on a long-distance journey, known as a long-distance dispersal.
wildlifesos.org/bindhu-bears...
May 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Bindhu Bear’s Remarkable Journey
A female sloth bear named Bindhu, on whom Wildlife SOS biologists placed a GPS collar, became the first documented sloth bear to embark on a long-distance journey, known as a long-distance dispersal.
wildlifesos.org/bindhu-bears...
A female sloth bear named Bindhu, on whom Wildlife SOS biologists placed a GPS collar, became the first documented sloth bear to embark on a long-distance journey, known as a long-distance dispersal.
wildlifesos.org/bindhu-bears...
We've updated our page on the Marsican (Appenine) brown bear. You can now watch two excellent films on these highly endangered bears via our site:
"The Land of the Bear" (2022) (25 minutes) &
Chris Morgan's "Path of the Bear" (2024) (22 minutes).
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"The Land of the Bear" (2022) (25 minutes) &
Chris Morgan's "Path of the Bear" (2024) (22 minutes).
www.bearconservation.org.uk/marsican-or-...
April 11, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We've updated our page on the Marsican (Appenine) brown bear. You can now watch two excellent films on these highly endangered bears via our site:
"The Land of the Bear" (2022) (25 minutes) &
Chris Morgan's "Path of the Bear" (2024) (22 minutes).
www.bearconservation.org.uk/marsican-or-...
"The Land of the Bear" (2022) (25 minutes) &
Chris Morgan's "Path of the Bear" (2024) (22 minutes).
www.bearconservation.org.uk/marsican-or-...
It's not just bees that like dandelions.....
March 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's not just bees that like dandelions.....
Polar bear Kali has moved to the Toledo Zoo to “enhance the genetic diversity of this threatened species”. If successful his "partner" Crystal will become a mother again aged 27, at least 54 in human years. Of course she has no say in the matter.(Bear Cons photo of Kali) fox2now.com/news/missour...
March 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Polar bear Kali has moved to the Toledo Zoo to “enhance the genetic diversity of this threatened species”. If successful his "partner" Crystal will become a mother again aged 27, at least 54 in human years. Of course she has no say in the matter.(Bear Cons photo of Kali) fox2now.com/news/missour...
DEC Announces 2024 Bear Harvest Estimates: Around 21% of New York State's black bears were killed by hunters in 2024. dec.ny.gov//news/press-...
March 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
DEC Announces 2024 Bear Harvest Estimates: Around 21% of New York State's black bears were killed by hunters in 2024. dec.ny.gov//news/press-...
WWF response to an article published by The Guardian on 15 February 2025.
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February 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
WWF response to an article published by The Guardian on 15 February 2025.
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Four polar bear cubs were born in captivity in Nov 2024. At Perm in Russia, Milka gave birth to an as yet unsexed cub. In Brazil at Sao Paulo Aquarium, Aurora gave birth to female Nur (pictured below) on 17 Nov. In Nyíregyháza Zoo in Hungary, Sznezsana gave birth to as yet unsexed twins.
February 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Four polar bear cubs were born in captivity in Nov 2024. At Perm in Russia, Milka gave birth to an as yet unsexed cub. In Brazil at Sao Paulo Aquarium, Aurora gave birth to female Nur (pictured below) on 17 Nov. In Nyíregyháza Zoo in Hungary, Sznezsana gave birth to as yet unsexed twins.
Very occasionally we receive full cooperation from a zoo when we're compiling our page about their polar bear exhibit. This time we did - so thank you to Parc Zoo du Reynou in France.
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www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
February 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Very occasionally we receive full cooperation from a zoo when we're compiling our page about their polar bear exhibit. This time we did - so thank you to Parc Zoo du Reynou in France.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
Lila, aged 10 is the latest female polar bear to be chosen as part of Japan's breeding programme.
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February 9, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Lila, aged 10 is the latest female polar bear to be chosen as part of Japan's breeding programme.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
There are around 300 captive polar bears in the world. Our comprehensive directory of these bears and the places they are kept keeps growing and is due to be fully completed later this year.
The latest addition is Yellé, presently in Quebec.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
The latest addition is Yellé, presently in Quebec.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
February 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
There are around 300 captive polar bears in the world. Our comprehensive directory of these bears and the places they are kept keeps growing and is due to be fully completed later this year.
The latest addition is Yellé, presently in Quebec.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
The latest addition is Yellé, presently in Quebec.
www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
Light, the 11 year old male polar bear at Hirakawa Zoo in Japan, is moving to Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in a breeding attempt with Lila (10 years old). The move is due on 9 March.
More on Light and the two zoos in our Captive Polar Bear Directory: www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
More on Light and the two zoos in our Captive Polar Bear Directory: www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
February 1, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Light, the 11 year old male polar bear at Hirakawa Zoo in Japan, is moving to Sapporo Maruyama Zoo in a breeding attempt with Lila (10 years old). The move is due on 9 March.
More on Light and the two zoos in our Captive Polar Bear Directory: www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
More on Light and the two zoos in our Captive Polar Bear Directory: www.bearconservation.org.uk/captive-pola...
Sloth Bears: A Focus On Sri Lanka
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January 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Sloth Bears: A Focus On Sri Lanka
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