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Black Bear Mother and Cub

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Mother black bears are notoriously protective of their cubs, who stay with their mothers for about two years.
Photograph by Norbert Rosing

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Mother Bear Man

Meet gentle Ben Kilham, a New Hampshire native who teaches orphaned black bear cubs to survive in the wild in this feature.

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Grizzly Survival

Find out how human encroachment is fragmenting the habitats of North America's mighty grizzly bear in this multimedia feature.

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