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Fox News
7 hours ago
- Fox News
Security footage shows dog's dramatic showdown with full-sized bear inside California home
Security cameras captured a dramatic encounter between a dog and a full-sized black bear as they went snout-to-snout inside a California home last week. Monrovia resident Zoë Cadman shared video on social media of a large bear roaming around her backyard before making its way into her home shortly before midnight on June 14. The uninvited guest is seen strolling through Cadman's kitchen and sniffing items before eventually being confronted by the homeowner's 17-year-old dog named Doodle, KTLA reported. While Cadman had woken up in the middle of the night to discover the black bear wandering around her kitchen, she said Doodle ultimately was the one who sprang into action and chased the predator out of the house, according to KTLA. Security footage shows Doodle barking and growling at the large bear as it curiously sniffed the domesticated animal. Doodle is then seen walking out of the room, with the bear following behind. "Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to find a bear going through your fridge! Just 10 feet from your bed!" Cadman wrote in a Facebook post. "No, I didn't grab my phone. I apparently roared, and ran out the front door. Brave Doodle saved the day!" Earlier this year, Kentucky homeowners were met with a similar surprise when a black bear crashed through their ceiling. Officials said the bear had likely climbed a ladder and squeezed into the attic before crashing down into the kitchen. Zoë Cadman and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital's request for comment.
News.com.au
10 hours ago
- News.com.au
Brave dog takes on scary beast
Footage shows the 17-year-old dog named Doodle watch the beast smash through the door before trying to fend it off with his barks. All this while the dog's owner, Zoe Cadman, lay fast asleep. The nail-biting moment, which saw the hairy intruder roam around the house for almost half an hour, was caught on Zoe's home security cam. Unprovoked, the bear is then seen wandering over to the fridge and raid its contents before making its way out - leaving both Zoe and Doodle unscathed. Fit with a massive collar, it's not clear whether the bear was being monitored or if it belonged to anyone. But neighbours suggest the enormous creature is a frequent visitor. One local told NBC Los Angeles: 'It's part of living up here. We're really close to the mountains and they were here first. 'But luckily, knock on wood, they've all been really friendly coming through here.' This isn't the first time nosy bears have come up close and personal with humans. Last year, disturbing footage showed the moment a man was savagely attacked by a raging 40st bear at a zoo. The man climbed the 13ft enclosure and jumped into the bear pit before the beast tossed him around like a rag doll. Footage shot by shocked visitors shows the bear pouncing on the man, said to be in his mid-20s, before grabbing him and clamping its jaws around his shoulders. He was seen bleeding from the head, arms and left hand after the brutal attack while the emergency services scrambled into action. Around 40 bear attacks take place around the globe every year - and some of them turn out to be fatal. Last year, a massive brown bear fatally mauled a father and son after the raging beast broke into their home. The man-eating bear broke into the house in Luchegorsk, Primorsky region in eastern Russia, killing and eating the pair, aged 87 and 56. Meanwhile, another man was savagely mauled to death by a wild brown bear as he picked mushrooms in a forest in Slovakia. The beast tore one of the victim's main arteries with just its paw, the rescuers' report claims. Despite an emergency chopper being able to locate the man in the tricky terrain, they were too late and couldn't save him. Another woman was left dead and five others injured after two separate bear attacks just hours apart in Slovakia. Meanwhile, a Belarusian woman was found dead in the Low Tatras mountains while five others were injured by a rampaging bear just eight miles away in Liptovsky Mikulas. In a shocking case, a hoverboard-riding circus bear attacked its handler during a cruel show in front of screaming families in Russia. The raging female bear suddenly became agitated and lunged at the circus performer during a show packed with kids and parents in Biysk. The captive animal launched itself at Sergei Prichinich, 48, after she seemed fed up of having to perform on the hoverboard.
Associated Press
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Associated Press
A wild bear enters Lithuania's capital. Hunters refuse a government request to shoot the animal
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital. For two days, the brown bear ambled through the neighborhoods of Vilnius, trotted across highways and explored backyards — all while being chased by onlookers with smartphones and, eventually, drones. The government then issued a permit for the bear to be shot and killed. That did not go down well with Lithuania's hunters who refused, aware that there is only a tiny number of the protected species in the entire country. The Lithuanian Association of Hunters and Fishermen said it was shocked by the government order. The association's administrator, Ramutė Juknytė, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the bear was a beautiful young female who was about 2 years old and did not deserve to be shot. 'She was scared but not aggressive. She just didn't know how to escape the city but she didn't do anything bad,' he said. The organization tracks the movements of bears. It believes there is only five to 10 bears in the Baltic nation, but does not have a precise number. The drama began on Saturday when the bear entered the capital. It was the first time in many years that a bear had entered the city and it became a national story. The animal came within about 4-5 kilometers (about 2-3 miles) of the city center. Since causing a stir with their permit to kill the bear, Lithuanian authorities have been on the defensive. Deputy Environment Minister Ramūnas Krugelis said that a kill permit was issued purely as a precaution in case the bear posed a threat, according to a report by the Lithuanian broadcaster LRT. The hunters proposed a more humane approach: sedation, tracking and relocation. As the debate over the bear's fate unfolded, she took matters into her own paws and wandered out of the city. Juknytė said that the bear was recorded by a camera on Wednesday, peacefully wandering through a forest some 60 kilometers (40 miles) from Vilnius while munching on corn. Brown bears are native to the region and were once common. They were wiped out in Lithuania in the 19th century due to hunting and habitat loss. In recent years they have started reappearing in small numbers, typically wandering in from neighboring countries like Latvia and Belarus, where small bear populations still exist. Bears are protected under Lithuanian and EU law as they are considered a rare and vulnerable species in the region.
CTV News
20 hours ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Lithuanian hunters refuse a government request to shoot a wild bear in the capital
A bear is recorded by a hunters' camera in the Pabrade forests calmly feasting on animal baits in Pabrade, Lithuania, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (Paulius Peciulis via AP) WARSAW, Poland — A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital. For two days, the brown bear ambled through the neighborhoods of Vilnius, trotted across highways and explored backyards — all while being chased by onlookers with smartphones and, eventually, drones. The government then issued a permit for the bear to be shot and killed. That did not go down well with Lithuania's hunters who, aware that there is only a tiny number of the protected species in the entire country, refused. The Lithuanian Association of Hunters and Fishermen said it was shocked by the government order. The association's administrator, Ramutė Juknytė, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the bear was a beautiful young female who was about 2 years old and did not deserve to be shot. 'She was scared but not aggressive. She just didn't know how to escape the city but she didn't do anything bad,' he said. The organization tracks the movements of bears. It believes there is only five to 10 bears in the Baltic nation, but does not have a precise number. The drama began on Saturday when the bear entered the capital. It was the first time in many years that a bear had entered the city and it became a national story. The animal came within about 4-5 kilometres (about 2-3 miles) of the city center. Since causing a stir with their permit to kill the bear, Lithuanian authorities have been on the defensive. Deputy Environment Minister Ramūnas Krugelis said that a kill permit was issued purely as a precaution in case the bear posed a threat, according to a report by the Lithuanian broadcaster LRT. The hunters proposed a more humane approach: sedation, tracking and relocation. As the debate over the bear's fate unfolded, she took matters into her own paws and wandered out of the city. Juknytė said that the bear was recorded by a camera on Wednesday, peacefully wandering through a forest some 60 kilometres (40 miles) from Vilnius while munching on corn. Brown bears are native to the region and were once common. They were wiped out in Lithuania in the 19th century due to hunting and habitat loss. In recent years they have started reappearing in small numbers, typically wandering in from neighboring countries like Latvia and Belarus, where small bear populations still exist. Bears are protected under Lithuanian and EU law as they are considered a rare and vulnerable species in the region. Article by Vanessa Gera.
The Guardian
21 hours ago
- Politics
- The Guardian
Lithuanian hunters refuse to kill bear that ambled around capital for two days
A young female bear caused a stir after wandering out of the forest and into the leafy suburbs of the Lithuanian capital. For two days, the brown bear ambled through the neighbourhoods of Vilnius, trotted across highways and explored backyards – all while being chased by onlookers with smartphones and, eventually, drones. The government then issued a permit for the bear to be shot and killed. That did not go down well with Lithuania's hunters who, aware that there were only a tiny number of the protected species in the entire country, refused. The Lithuanian association of hunters and fishermen said it was shocked by the government's approach. The association's administrator, Ramutė Juknytė, said the bear was a beautiful young female who was about two years old and did not deserve to be shot. 'She was scared but not aggressive. She just didn't know how to escape the city but she didn't do anything bad,' he said. The organisation tracks the movements of bears. It believes there are only five to 10 bears in the Baltic nation, but does not have a precise number. The drama began on Saturday when the bear entered the capital. It was the first time in many years that a bear had entered the city and it became a national story. The animal came within about 4 to 5km (about 2-3 miles) of the city centre. Since causing a stir with their permit to kill the bear, Lithuanian authorities have been on the defensive. Deputy environment minister Ramūnas Krugelis said that the kill permit had been issued purely as a precaution in case the bear posed a threat, according to a report by the Lithuanian broadcaster LRT. The hunters proposed a more humane approach: sedation, tracking and relocation. As the debate over the bear's fate unfolded, she took matters into her own paws and wandered out of the city. Juknytė said the bear was recorded by camera on Wednesday, peacefully wandering through a forest about 60km (40 miles) from Vilnius while munching on corn. Brown bears are native to the region and were once common. They were wiped out in Lithuania in the 19th century due to hunting and habitat loss. In recent years they have started reappearing in small numbers, typically wandering in from neighbouring countries such as Latvia and Belarus , where small bear populations still exist. Bears are protected under Lithuanian and EU law as they are considered a rare and vulnerable species in the region.
