Category Archives: Weekly Bear News

Bear News – July 24th 2026

Bear news July 24th This week’s news includes the bears half birthday, bear weights, a new enrichment and of course our precious cubs. On Saturday July 18th we celebrated the…

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Big Bear News – July 2026

Cubs Coming! I hope our announcement on July 7th, made everyone as excited as me and our staff. It’s the kind of news I like to share as it gives…

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Bear News – Big News July 2026

BIG NEWS! The bears’ birthday is just around the corner on July 18th- be sure to mark your calendar! Join us for our 1st Annual Bear Birthday Bash featuring face…

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Bear News – JUNE 19th 2026

This week’s news: How do bears communicate during courtship? This week’s bear weights and new tidbits about our bears. Bear weights: Lucky 416, Holly 262, Tasha 317.5, as you can…

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Bear News – JUNE 2026

Welcome to 2026 at the North American Bear Center! We appreciate your support of the Bear Center and look forward to your visit!   Current bear weights: Lucky 413, Holly…

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Bear News – MID OCTOBER 2025

October News Bear weights: Lucky 470, Tasha 375, Holly 315 Hibernation is upon us. Where will each of our bears end their season? Will Lucky hibernate with Holly? The question…

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Bear News – OCTOBER 2025

Late fall news Bear weights: Lucky 462, Holly 315, Tasha 368 Happy Autumn everyone! This week I will talk about hibernation and how our bears prepare for it. Dr. Lynn…

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Bear News – MID SEPTEMBER

September news: Let’s talk about fall transition. https://bear.org/bear-facts/5-stages-of-activity-and-hibernation/ Fall transition is a period after hyperphagia when metabolic processes change in preparation for hibernation. Bears voluntarily eat less but continue to drink…

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Bear News – SEPTEMBER 2025

Bear News for September We will not post weights this month due to the weights and dates contest. Good luck to all. Anyone who has been to the Bear Center…

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Bear News – MID AUGUST

Bear News mid- August Bear weights and bears eat honey… don’t they? Lucky bear – 437, Holly 297, Tasha 350. Many times a season we are posed with the question, “Do…

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