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.
Bears
Where Now Grizzly Bear?
After centuries of persecution, brown bears are showing up in some unexpected places.
Fiction Pick of the Week: "Parks and Wildlife"
An encounter with a bear opens a strange world of self-discovery.
Barbearians at the Gate
A journey through a quixotic New Hampshire town teeming with libertarians, fake news, guns, and—possibly—furry invaders.
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.
Does a Bear Think in the Woods?
Turns out animal intelligence is not so different from our own.
The Bears Who Came to Town and Would Not Go Away
A dispatch from a Russian town under siege by hungry bears.
White Kermode
On the rare white bear that may save a British Columbia rainforest.
The Bear Slayer
On Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu’s lust for blood-sport.
