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This was taken in Jasper National Park. We stayed and watched fascinated for over an hour.

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A couple of Bears having a good time in the San Diego Zoo.

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This photo was taken along the highway near Laird Hot Springs.

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On an old logging road in Ontario near Red Lake, this young bear emerged from the woods looking for food. He shortly found a camp's garbage...

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I willing donated this photograph after my wife told me that 3 people in B.C. hung a black bear off a bridge just yesterday. I think its time that our society starts treating other animals as beings who have as much as right to live as you and me.

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taken alongside hwy 3 in manning park, bc canada spring 2007. the black bear was grazing and seems like to be photograph and don't mind my presence(inside my truck with windows down). I have to yell to get bear to look at me before I take the shots.

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Driving from Hyder Alaska to Highway 37 in British Columbia I photographed this Black Bear enjoying breakfast. He was so busy eating he wouldn't raise his head to look at me watching.

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While on a tour bus into the Yukon Wilderness, there were two black bears on the side of the road where they were eating dandelions. Our bus driver came to a stop because he mentioned this is where the bears frequently crossed the road. Sure enough, I caught this while the bigger bear walked right in front of our bus!

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I captured these at a wild life game reserve in WA. I was quite impressed with the space these animals had vs being kept in a small zoo like atmosphere, however it still just doesn't seem right to keep these wonderful animals in less then they're natural habitat...

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This photo while on a zodiak during a wildlife tour. The bear was on shore and the tour operator brought us in close.

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It is a great experience to see a grizzly up close and personal. Funny thing is, when you keep your cool, the bears actually do not care about human presence and look right through you.

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This bear was by the roadside in Alaska. We (and another vehicle) stopped and took pictures from a distance, turned the engine off and left the bear to do what it wanted.

A third vehicle stopped and unloaded the kids and then the parents, within 30 feet of the bear. Now they're standing in its territory, on its food supply in early May when this bear really just wants to eat and stock up for mating and getting healthy. Should the bear feel threatened and if it attacks, what will the headline be? 'Dumb stupid parents fail to understand a bear's values and endanger their children' or 'Children attacked by bear'? It was unbelievable that the parents did this, especially given the amount of warning notices in the area. In the long run, the bears get the bad reputation.

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Black bear cub grazing along the Sea To Sky Highway near Squamish, fall 2007. Photo courtesy of www.davidbuzzard.com

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This image was captured while on a brown bear viewing trip with Emerald Air Service in June of 2006. It was an extraordinary experience to observe these magnificent creatures in their natural habitat and to have one of the females allow her cub to come within about 5 feet of where we were shooting. The photograph was taken in Katmai National Park, AK. A second image shows the mother and cub at close range. The third image is of a grizzly, the same species as the browns, but usually smaller. This shot was taken at Denali National Park, AK

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During our annual late summer pilgrimage to Whistler, B.C., Canada, the black bears wandered through the backyard of our vacation duplex each day (afternoons and evenings) to graze on the Mountain Ash berries in the backyards.

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We saw this black bear along the road and very close to a fisherman. When we turned the motor home the bear had disappeared into the bushes. Only its ears were visible! After some time and eating all the fruits she-he finally came out the bushes and walked towards our motor home. A very exciting experience.

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One of two brothers in the Woodland Park Zoo, WA. Normally two males won't share the same territory. People don't expect how large these bears are.

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Myself and two friends had the privilege of encountering this Alaskan Brown Bears in their natural habitat. We visited Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park in Alaska to capture the images of these amazing animals.
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Seen at the side of the road on Vancouver Island near the West Coast Trail.

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This photo was taken on our way to Banff National Park just off the side of the road. My husband had to do a "moose call" to capture this bear's attention as it ate incessantly... as it prepared for the winter months. I was only about 50 ft from this bear. Unforgettable....

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Mother bear and child crossing the road near Banff National Park

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I took this Black Bear photo along the side of the road, it didn't seem to mind at all. It looked like it was ready for hibernation, as it was quite fat.

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After an early start we were driving along Hwy1 from Banff to Jaspar when this bear slowly crossed the road in front of our car and climbed up the bank at the side of the road. Pretty much made our holiday.

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Taken on my honeymoon in BC. A great part of the world...one I'd like to emigrate to!

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My family and I traveled the Alaskan Hwy in July 2007. There was an abundance of wildlife. There is a reason they call parts of the western Canadian provinces "the Serengeti of the Americas:

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This photo was taken from the highway. My husband, myself, and our two kids were on our road trip to Kodiak, Alaska. My husband is in the U.S. Coast Guard, and we were on our way to our next duty station. We were excited to see the bears from time to time off the highway. They are a beautiful sight to see. And while taking this photo, I thought about the danger they are in; with humans being one of the main culprits to diminish them into nothing. The Human Race moves into the bears environment, and then the bear is treated as if it is the one, that should not be in their own rightful space. "People must, and should respect "the bear", and all the incidents will remain zero. Ramona Hazlett

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Bears are awesome, and we should engrave in our minds that they should live, not die by our hands.

Black Bear foraging along Alaska Highway right-of-way near Teslin, Yukon. Photo by Naomi Hall

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