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 American
Bear Association
http://www.americanbear.org/
This is a great site to learn about conservation efforts regarding bears
and their habitat. Find out how you can adopt a bear... or read and learn
about the bears that have been helped. There are also great lesson plans
for teachers!
 Bear
Beliefs
http://www.bears.org/
From the earliest
cave drawings, to modern film, the bear is a powerful symbol and an even
more powerful image. This site includes bear myths and bear essays.
North American
Bear Center
http://www.bear.org/
A study about bears wouldn't be complete without visiting this site! The
North American Bear center includes great slide shows and a kids area
that has lots of different bear vocalizations (sounds)!
 Polar
Bears
http://www.polarbearsinternational.org/facts3.php
The web's biggest polar bear site! Explore the latest information
and research, browse photos of polar bears, and get all the bear facts.
Encyclopedia of
Animals
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bears
Check out the great information on this site! Learn about all types
of bears and find out about their habitat, behaviors, and life cycle.
The American Grizzly
Bear
http://mountain-prairie.fws.gov/species/mammals/grizzly/
This web
site is intended to provide information on the current status of the American
Grizzly Bear. Today, the grizzly bear population in the lower forty-eight
states numbers about 1,000 - reduced from an estimated 50,000 to 100,000
before the West was settled. The Grizzly Bear Recovery Plan identifies
six ecosystems as grizzly bear recovery ones and one ecosystem as an evaluation
area.
Animal
Facts
http://wildwnc.org/af/blackbear.html
The Western
North Carolina Nature Center has compiled fact sheets on all kinds of
animals... Check out what they have to say about bears!
bcadventure.com
http://www.fishbc.com/adventure/wilderness/animals/blackbear.htm
How BIG
is the black bear? What do its paws look like? How long is its stride?
Learn about the biology of bears and also answer some of these puzzling
questions at the bcadventure Web site. There are also some great suggestions
on good bear books to read.
Panda Bear Web
Cams http://www.sandiegozoo.org/zoo/ex_panda_station.html
Check out what the pandas at the San Diego Zoo are doing! You can
watch the pandas 24 hrs a day on a web cam. There is also a web cam at
the Smithsonian National Zoo (http://pandas.si.edu/)
as well... So take a trip to the zoo today via the Web!
Nature Showdown
at Grizzly River
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/grizzlies/
Nature has
a great site about Bears...
Visit a river that is surrounded by bears and follow the life of a cub
and the dangers and challenges they have to face! Check out the fishing
tactics of the bear!
The
Bear Cave
http://library.thinkquest.org/J001739F/
This Think
Quest site was designed by three students to help other kids learn about
bears. Take their quiz about bears - and see how much you have learned!
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