The bears of Lake Tahoe and Truckee are getting national media attention due to their notorious entries into homes and cabins.

Nevadas Appeal

SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST -- Most of the hikers in the group are lagging far behind as their leader, Chuck Neal, walks briskly up the trail like a man on a mission. Neal is white-haired and lean, a retired wildlife biologist who wears a permanent tan from decades of work in the field.

Jackson Hole Star Tribune

A brown bear killed a tourist camping on an island off Russia's Far East coast on Thursday and was then shot by fellow campers, local police said.

Reuters AlertNet

Global warming is impacting more than the water levls in the Great Lakes. It could be the beginning of the end for the moose and wolves of Isle Royale. And if it is, a Michigan Technological University scientist places the blame squarely on the human race.

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