Home page of The American Bear Association (ABA) which operates the Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary (VSWS) in northern Minnesota.

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Contents home | spirit bear | park proposal | agreement | about us | update | join SBYC | take action Future of deal to save spirit bear, central coast uncertain Two logging companies who signed the April 4th agreement are disputing the protection of key watersheds agreed to be protected - including Pooley Island. For six years, the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition has campaigned for the ...

Learn about spirit bears (sub-species of black bears), their habitat on BC's coast, and how you can help protect them from poaching and habitat destruction.

Information on the Black Bear.

ASIATIC BLACK BEARS A Bear of Many Names: The Asiatic black bear's scientific name, Ursus thibetanus, literally means moon bear of Tibet . This bear is also commonly called the Tibetan black bear, the Himalayan black bear, Formosan black bear, collared bear or the white-breasted bear due to its crescent-moon-shaped patch of white hair on its chest. Photo credited Henson Robinson Zoo Population ...

The White Kermode Bear Sawmill Valley students are learning about the White Kermode Bear in British Columbia, Canada. They are concerned that through clear cutting by loggers, the natural habitat of this bear will be destroyed. Although we live thousands of kilometers from the islands where these bears live, they are part of our environment. We hope that our concern will inspire you to join us ...

Sierran Black Bears Before Europeans settled here, the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos) called these parks home. Today this symbol of California is extinct throughout the state; in fact the last known grizzly was killed quite close to Sequoia National Park in 1922. The savvy Sierran black bear (Ursus americanus), however, still ranges from the foothills to the high country. Much smaller than the ...

Welcome to NATURE on the Web. Each week, we present a Web piece based on that week's program. This week, come face to face with one of the natural world's oddities: a black bear with white fur called the GHOST BEAR. Get the inside story of how NATURE's filmmakers got close to the bear as he grew up, learn why the ancient home of the ghost bear is in danger, and find more information about bears, ...