The bears were being kept as pets. When they were rescued at 6 months old, they came to Trailside Museum and Zoo.

The two bears living at the den, seen Oct. 5, 2025, at the Trailside Museums and Zoo at Bear Mountain State Park died earlier this year.

At least once every fall, the Lake Superior Zoo’s Primary Carnivore Keeper, Micayla Coble, checks out the den of Alaskan coastal brown bears Tundra and Banks. It’s where the bears will be spending the ...

Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears there. By Christine Hauser There have been plenty of children’s stories ...