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A young black bear attempts to prey on a moose calf, but the calf’s defense comes from an 800‑pound mother moose who charges in, allowing the calf to escape. The incident highlights the formidable defense of moose mothers and notes that, in parts of Alaska, black bears are significant predators of moose calves (roughly 40% kill rate in those areas).
A group of people at a North Carolina apartment complex were caught on film pulling black bear cubs out of a tree to take pictures with them, leading to one of the cubs being dropped and injured. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission responded to the incident, and a bear expert found one of the cubs in a retention pond, while the other was not immediately located. The injured cub was transported to a local rehab facility and is said to be recovering well. The incident is under investigation, and the NCWRC warned against handling bears in the wild due to the risks to both people and the animals.
Roanoke Police are urging the public to avoid the Market Square area in downtown Roanoke after a bear cub sighting. They are asking people to give the bear its space and are monitoring the situation with the assistance of the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries.