Bears

Bear baiting

Dogs are encouraged to savage a clawless bear in this violent blood sport

A bear caged for its bile in an Asian bear farm

Bear farming

Thousands of bears are suffering this unnecessary cruelty

Dancing bears

Dancing bears endure a life of suffering, dragged from village to village

A rescued, rehabilitated brown bear Romanian first bear sanctuary

Bear sanctuaries

For some rescued bears a better life lies ahead

Human–bear conflict

When human food sources are near bear habitats, conflict often follows

A bear cub in readied for life in the wild

Bear cub rehabilitation

Some orphaned young bears can be rehabilitated and released into the wild

Be Bear Safe

"Nuisance" or "problem" bears aren't bred, they're made. Get safe with our Bear Safe guide.

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