Opinion: The Hudson’s Bay Company lost its heart and soul decades ago – theglobeandmail.com

This article was published more than 1 year ago. Some information may no longer be current.Wildlife biologist Lee Harding was sent to study beaver ecology in Sahtu Dene territory in 1972. Some 13 years later, he watched as Hudson’s Bay Company exited the fur business, and its original ties to Canadian lore.SuppliedLee Harding is a […]

Buckingham Palace is clashing with animal rights groups over the guards' iconic bearskin caps – fortune.com

LONDON (AP) — An animal rights group trying to get real fur out of the bearskin caps worn by King’s Guards at Buckingham Palace took aim Thursday at the cost of the ceremonial garb.The price of the caps soared 30% in a year to more than 2,000 pounds ($2,600) apiece for the hats made of […]

Black bear was out looking for a love connection – wjer.com

Developed and designed byBringing innovative ideas to lifeChad Milburn • 2026NEW PHILADELPHIA – The black bear that wandered through Tuscarawas County is no stranger to the Ohio Division of Wildlife.Wildlife Officer Mike Budd says they have been tracking the bear through reported sightings since it entered Ohio from Pennsylvania. He says the bear has been […]

Fur-Bearers say bringing back Bear Smart sends ‘clear message’ at UBCM – Cowichan Valley Citizen

Published 10:49 am Monday, September 21, 2026 By Troy Landreville A B.C. wildlife protection group is calling on municipalities to reactivate Bear Smart.The Fur-Bearers identified earlier this year through freedom of information (FOI) requests that the province’s Bear Smart program was understaffed, not communicating its status, and, it said in a media release, “generally in […]

Alaska has killed 254 brown bears from the air. Will it save a caribou herd? – Anchorage Daily News

First in a three-part series. This story was produced with support from the Pulitzer Center.In the past four springs, state employees in small planes and a helicopter have combed the skies of Southwest Alaska looking for brown bears. When they find them — boars, sows or cubs — they shoot them with shotguns at close […]