It's been a while since Richard Stauffer had his last face-to-face experience with a Florida black bear. ...more

September 21, 2008

VENUS - Nearly a month after a plane crash took the life of a noted black bear researcher, research on South Central Florida's black bear population has been at a near-standstill. ...more

July 15, 2008

In the timeless tragedy of the June 20 plane crash in Placid Lakes, Highlands County lost two influential, admired, and much-loved members of our community; Mason Smoak from Lake Placid and Dave Maehr, professor from the University of Kentucky, and visiting scientist at Archbold Biological Station. ...more

June 29, 2008

I was somewhat taken aback when the feds listed the intrepid polar bear as an "endangered species" earlier this month. ...more

May 27, 2008

The world's smallest bear species faces extinction because of deforestation and poaching in its Southeast Asian home, a conservation group said last week. ...more

November 18, 2007