Bear Kinship
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BEARS...
…are no doubt among the most influential animals humanity has ever encountered in our history, the bear is found in everything from our language, culture, psyche, pop culture, beliefs, ancient lore and mythology, religion, advertising, literature and common names. Though a symbol of the wild, they are found in all facets of our civilization, from our children’s books to billboards to cereal boxes. The bear is almost an essential part of human existence. Just as our ancestors revered them as the symbol of loving mothers, immense power and even death and rebirth, we too can do little to avoid noticing the mark they have left in our modern world. To humans They are both the monsters of nightmares and the cuddly friends of childhood dreams. They are heroes and victims. They are wise and ferocious. They are compassionate yet mighty. They are Goddesses, Saints, mothers, daughters, elders, teachers, and sadly, ‘sporting’ game, too often gunned down for lucrative poaching and ego-feeding trophies. They are a symbol of all that man hates and fears, and all that man adores and reveres. And sadly, today, they are also symbol of modern society's inability to co-exist with our native Terran kin and of the devastation that man has brought to God‘s wondrous natural creation on Earth. The great bear, an archetypal symbol of the might and majesty of wild unspoiled nature, is now a threatened refugee of modern man’s sprawling “civilization“ and victim of his cruelty. Like so many other rare and incredible wild creatures, it seems as if there soon may be no place left on earth for bears to live and thrive in peace as God meant for them to. But there is still hope. Bears can still be saved. If we can learn to co-exist with bears, and are willing to allow them a place on this Earth to share with us, then we may also be blessed with a great discovery, as we find a place in our hearts for them as well. If we can rekindle our ancient kinship with the bear, then we can as well with all life, and rediscover our place in God‘s diverse family. And we will all be blessed the more for it. The Bear kinship foundation is dedicated to renewing this kinship with bears and with all life on Earth. OUR MISSION BearKinship.org is a non-profit organization whose goal is to change the reputation of bears and create a world where we can not only conserve bears and co-exist with them peacefully, but appreciate and respect them and their basic individual rights to live healthy, happy lives free of fear and anguish from human-inflicted suffering, and as well enrich our own existence by truly appreciating and benefiting from sharing a healthy, whole Earth with these magnificent animals. Bear unjustly killed in Rockaway Township - 8 May 2008 Jackie Chan kicks up awareness of Bear Farming - 26 Apr 2008 Bear gave off no reasons for concern before trainer's death - w/comments - 23 Apr 2008 Stop Bear Baying Opinion From Being Overruled - 22 Apr 2008 Help Stop Bear Poaching - 21 Apr 2008 Ask Your Representative to Support the Bear Protection Act! - 21 Apr 2008 Russian bear cub rehab video (cute!) - 17 Apr 2008 Bears Killed for Illegal Trade - Tell Your Senator to Act! - 17 Apr 2008 Crime to prime-time for mistreated Bosnian bear - 17 Apr 2008 Flocke, the Cutest Polar Bear Cub You’ve Never Seen… Until Now - 17 Apr 2008 More Pro-Bear Letters Needed! - 17 Apr 2008 Animals Asia - 28 tortured bears arrive at our China sanctuary! - 1 Apr 2008 Bears saved from cruel sport in Pakistan - 28 Mar 2008 Bear Protection Act (H.R. 3029) - 25 Mar 2008 - Bear Forum Fiction Literature about Bears - 24 Mar 2008 - Bear Forum From Steve Stringham - 23 Mar 2008 - Bear Forum Successful Bear Advocacy Through Positive Educational Outreach - 22 Mar 2008 Bear Forum (Discussions) - Started Bear perceptions mostly myths
- 21 Mar 2008 From Brenden Garrett - 17 Mar 2008 Hunter pleads guilty to illegal bear killings - 13 Mar 2008 From Brenden Garrett - 23 Jan 2008 - Letters Black bear undergoes facial surgery - 18 Jan 2008 5-year old shoots bear; CNN CELEBRATES - 21 Dec 2007 Bears in Katmai Preserve need your help! - 9 Oct 2007 LETTERS - New Section You Can Help: Don't Let Them Shoot McNeil River Bears - 13 Feb 2007 Urge Officials to PRESERVE the Ban on Bear Hunting Between McNeil River and Katmai National Park - 20 Jan 2007 Urge Officials to Spare Virginia's Bears - 4 Nov 2006 Hunters Sue to Bring Back NJ Bear Hunt - 3 Nov 2006 Hunter Threatens Governor Corzine's Life - 30 Oct 2006 NJ Governor Jon Corzine stops annual bear hunt - 28 Oct 2006 Comments in response to James Dobson, bear murderer BLACK BEARS: ARE THEY DANGEROUS? GRIZZLY BEARS: ARE THEY OUT TO GET YOU? MYTH: ALL BEARS ARE AGGRESSIVE AND UNPREDICTABLE AND BEING AROUND THEM IS ALWAYS HIGHLY DANGEROUS |
HOME PAGE ABOUT US (about the organization's founders and our goals) ABOUT BEARS (bear facts, biology, behavior, physiology, etc.) BEARS AND HUMANS (all about bear human relations, from pre-history to today and into the future) WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP? (campaigns and causes) BEAR DISCUSSION (bear forum) LINKS (links to other related organizations)
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