Did a Hunter Leave a Dead Bear in Central Park to Teach New Yorkers a Lesson?

Releasing predators in Central Park play a huge role in the fantasies and rhetoric of hunters. Could one have planted a dead black bear cub scare New Yorkers? Seems like somebody with access to dead wildlife was trying to make a point.

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Black bear who sought romantic vacation on Cape Cod sent home

black and white picture of a bear butt

The Cape Cod bear has been amusing Cape Cod since Memorial Day, but MA sent him back to the mainland for causing a spectacle. Poor guy. His mom probably just kicked him out so she could find a new mate. Either that, or he was looking for a girlfriend.

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Bears kill keepers in creepy Japanese Bear Farm

Bears escaped from desolate pens where they performed for food (and may have been part of gall bladder harvest). Two of 3 elderly caretakers were found dead.

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Men's mags duel over OH zoo gone wild

GQ and Esquire face off over the exotic predator release in OH. Esquire goes all action adventure. GQ tries to figure out how lion, tigers and bears were unleashed on suburbia.

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Newt Gingrich visits zoos instead of hunting on campaign

Instead of pretending to hunt quail or varmints, Newt is pushing his lifelong love of animals and zoos.

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Galapagos to drop rat poison; New Yorkers have tradition of fighting rats and dogs

Galapagos to drop rat poison; New Yorkers have tradition of fighting rats and dogs

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Bear biologist Lynn Rogers hosts best Wild Kingdom episode ever

Bear biologist Lynn Rogers hosts best Wild Kingdom episode ever

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Is all this panda puppetry really necessary? (Aside from producing adorable pictures)

Is all this panda puppetry really necessary? Chinese researchers now wear panda costumes to prevent imprinting, which is a real problem with birds. But meanwhile they’re selling access to the mushy cubs.

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264 black bears killed in first day of NJ’s politically-approved hunt

Hunters rush out to kill 246 NJ black bears in hunt approved by political commission and opposed by the public. About 8% of the NJ population hunts and 23% likes to watch wildlife.

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Feed Zoo Animals? Yes, At This NJ Rescue Facility

Popcorn Park Zoo Black Bear Nose

Their lives are much better now than they once were. BooBoo, a black bear, was used to pay for a car in Iowa, sold to a dealer who wanted the bear to draw in customers. Tigers were about to be used in a canned hunt. The Coati Cocoa spent two years in a cage in a basement.

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