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Deadline Is March 20 To Register Black Bear Sites

Associated Press — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 15:30:36 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Black bear hunters who want to use bait for the spring season have until March 20 to register their existing baiting sites. Hunters who registered baiting sites last year can register the same sites between March 1 and March 20. Bait sites are registered for the year and cannot be changed [...]

To Serve & Protect [VIDEO]

Jon Michaels — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 09:30:27 +0000

Policemen and Policewomen have many different situations face them on a daily basis minute by minute. In a city of 2.1 million people capable of any number of crimes, I'm sure the Officer in Vancouver, Canada was relieved (kind of) to find a black bear in a city garbage truck.

Man Tries to Smuggle Baby Animals Past Airport Security

Jon Michaels — Sat, 14 May 2011 03:15:18 +0000

In a bizarre twist, a first-class passenger was arrested this week after he was caught trying to smuggle two panthers, an Asiatic black bear, one macaque monkey and one marmoset in his luggage.

According to the Guardian, the suspect, Noor Mahmoodr, was charged with "possessing endangered wildlife and smuggling endangered wildlife." The animals were reportedly drugged at the time, and received immediate veterinary care after Mahmoodr was caught.