General Bear Links American Bear Association Bears.org "Dedicated to the preservation of accurate bear beliefs." North American Bear Center "The mission of the North American Bear Center is to enhance the understanding of the general public of the habits, needs and environment of bears in North America." Shadow of The Bear Pictures and descriptions of Kodiak, Alaska bears The Bear Den "For bears everywhere, and for those humans who are on their side." The Bear Den--All about Bears Information about bears and bear-related entertainment and games Usenet - alt.animals.bears Black Bears (Ursus americanus) Black Bear Photo courtesy of Philip Greenspun Black Bear Black bear fact sheet Sierran Black Bears Black bear information, bears in the Sierras WILDLIFE SPECIES : Ursus americanus Black Bear information from the US Forest Service Giant Pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) According to recent analysis, zoo scientists have concluded that Giant Pandas -are- bears, so they are included here :) Pandas Friends of the National Zoo panda information Grizzlies (Ursus arctos) Brooks Falls, Katmai National Park (Alaska) Photo courtesy of Philip Greenspun Grizzly Bears in Yellowstone Grizzly information from Yellowstone National Park Eastern Slopes Grizzly Bear Project THE PROJECT... responding to an urgent need for quality information about grizzly bear habitat use, responses to human land use and grizzly bear mortality; and due to the multi-jurisdictional nature of grizzly bear movements, concerned agencies, representing federal and provincial governments, the oil and gas industry, the cattle industry, the development/tourism industry, and environmental groups have jointly formed the EASTERN SLOPES GRIZZLY BEAR STEERING COMMITTEE. (This may sound intimidating, but lots of good information :) Grizzly Country Images and information about grizzlies Grizzly Bear Reintroduction Index Grizzly Bear Reintroduction in the Bitterroot Ecosystem of Idaho and Montana WILDLIFE SPECIES : Ursus arctos Grizzly Bear information from the US Forest Service Polar Bears (Ursus maritimus) Polar Bear Photo courtesy of Philip Greenspun Chong Polar Bear Ice Caps Some polar bear pictures Churchill Northern Studies Centre Information about polar bears and a link to a course about them Feenicks' Polar Bear Links and pictures Polar Bear Information and pictures Polar Bear Information and pictures Polar Bear Slide show about polar bears (nicely done :) Polar Bears Alive "Polar Bears Alive is a non-profit organization dedicated to the worldwide protection of the polar bear and its arctic habitat." Polar Bear and the Walrus Information and activities related to Polar Bears and Walrus Polar Bears - Bear Den Information about polar bears from The Bear Den Polar Bear Web Fan Club Seaworld's Polar Bears Lots of polar bear information from the Sea World Education Department Wakko's Wonderful World of Polar Bears Information, some pictures, links