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Bears

Science

The Life and Suspicious Death of Cachou the Bear

Conservationists saw the 6-year-old brown bear as a symbol of hope. Villagers saw him as a menace. Then he turned up dead.

Laura Millan Lombraña Bloomberg Green Jul 2021 20min Permalink

Science

Where Now Grizzly Bear?

After centuries of persecution, brown bears are showing up in some unexpected places.

Brian Payton Hakai Magazine Jan 2021 15min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Parks and Wildlife"

An encounter with a bear opens a strange world of self-discovery.

Joshua Shaw Third Point Press Aug 2020 Permalink

Barbearians at the Gate

A journey through a quixotic New Hampshire town teeming with libertarians, fake news, guns, and—possibly—furry invaders.

Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling The Atavist Magazine May 2018 40min Permalink

Science Media

When a Fatal Grizzly Mauling Goes Viral

How much does the world need to know about a deadly bear attack? That question was tested in the Yukon last year, after the horrific loss of a mother and daughter caused a destructive media storm.

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Eva Holland is a Longform contributing editor.

Eva Holland Outside May 2019 10min Permalink

Science

Does a Bear Think in the Woods?

Turns out animal intelligence is not so different from our own.

Brandon Keim Sierra Magazine Feb 2019 15min Permalink

World

The Bears Who Came to Town and Would Not Go Away

A dispatch from a Russian town under siege by hungry bears.

Sarah A. Topol Outside Jun 2016 20min Permalink

Science

White Kermode

On the rare white bear that may save a British Columbia rainforest.

Alex Shoumatoff Smithsonian Magazine Aug 2015 20min Permalink

Science

The Bear Slayer

On Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s lust for blood-sport.

David Quammen The Atlantic Jul 2003 35min Permalink