Save Bobbi's Cubs

21/11/2025

DEEP is holding regional “bear-listening” sessions for public input. It’s vital to attend one because the hunters are already mobilizing their members – and their lopsided attendance will lead DEEP to wrongly conclude that the public wants a bear hunt in CT!

The way to stop human-bear conflicts is to eliminate what’s attracting the bears -- ie FOOD. This was the resounding message at the international bear conference held recently in Montana.

Why hunting doesn't work was also discussed -- the wrong bears are taken out, orphaned cubs are left behind, the attractants remain to entice more bears, the result is continual conflicts. The answer lies in changing OUR behavior, and that's the biggest challenge.

Unfortunately, hunters and DEEP are using bear conflicts to push for legislation to open up CT for sport hunting, knowing many people have knee-jerk “kill” responses rather than understanding the need to solve the problem at its source.

In addition, DEEP’s written policy is to “euthanize” any orphaned cubs under 6 months old or 60 pounds, and they will not allow rehabilitators to rehab bear cubs even though one rehab facility is fully-equipped to do so.

We need to push DEEP to provide much more public education and resources to help communities co-exist with bears, and commit to working with us on providing real solutions for orphaned cubs; not automatic euthanasia or letting them die.

To attend a DEEP “bear listening session” near you: https://shorturl.at/5C8dB
Speak out … or hand DEEP staff your thoughts on paper!

Any questions: Laura Simon: [email protected]

Check out www.bearsmart.org and www.bearwise.org for non-lethal solutions that work!

02/10/2025

Register for CFA's Webinar - Protecting Connecticut’s Black Bears!

Join Dr. James Lombella for CFA’s educational webinar: Protecting Connecticut’s Black Bears—Myths, Facts & the Path Forward to Peaceful Co-existence. Learn what’s true, what’s not, and how to keep bears (and people) safe.

31/07/2025

19/06/2025

11/06/2025

WILDLIFE WEDNESDAY! This time of year, bear cubs are learning important survival skills - including how to find food. To help them learn, mama bears often return to locations where they previously found easy meals.

If a bear visited your property last year, there's a good chance it will return - this time with curious cubs in tow. You can help keep bears, and your property, safe by removing potential food sources:
✅ Take down bird feeders (even suet and hummingbird feeders)
✅ Bring pet food indoors
✅ Store garbage in bear-resistant containers or keep it inside until pickup day
✅ Clean grills and outdoor cooking areas
✅ Remove fallen fruit from trees and bushes

07/06/2025

CT lawmakers approved Sunday hunting on private land, but a separate bill that would have allowed for a bear hunt didn't make the cut.

11/04/2025

Meet Börte (left) and Aiyurug (right), two sisters rescued by New Hampshire Fish and Game in Manchester, NH. There was no sign of what had happened to their mother. They are healthy and settling into their new surroundings. Börte weighs 8-9lbs while her sister Aiyurug is half that at around 4-5lbs.

21/03/2025

📢 URGENT: Help Stop a Bear Hunt in Connecticut! 🐻🚫

A dangerous bill (SB 1523) is moving fast in the Connecticut Legislature that would legalize sport hunting of bears, leading to the unnecessary killing of bears and orphaning of cubs. We need YOUR voice to stop this!

🔴 Public Hearing: THIS MONDAY (March 24) at the State Capitol in Hartford. Hunters are speaking up—now it’s time for wildlife advocates to do the same!

How You Can Help:
✅ Submit Testimony Before Monday: Oppose SB 1523 by submitting your comment (short or long) here: https://www.cga.ct.gov/aspx/CGATestimonySub/CGAtestimonysubmission.aspx?comm_code=env
Select SB 1523 and choose "OPPOSE."

✅ Contact Your State Representative & Senator: Tell them you vote and oppose bear hunting in Connecticut! Find yours here: https://www.cga.ct.gov/asp/content/townlist.asp
Ask how they plan to vote on SB 1523—hold them accountable!

✅ Testify In-Person or Remotely (3 Minutes): Register by Sunday at 3 PM to speak at the hearing on Monday: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yMd-min9TSimw460bjJ-ww #/registration

Why This Matters:
🐻 Hunting won’t reduce bear conflicts—trash and bird feeders attract bears, not the woods where they’d be hunted.
🐻 "Bearsmart" communities solve conflicts without killing—the issue is human behavior, not bears.
🐻 Cubs orphaned under 6 months old will be euthanized—Connecticut currently has no rehab facility for bear cubs.
🐻 Sport hunting is not conservation. DEEP should educate the public on coexisting with bears, not allow them to be hunted for sport.

🔗 Learn More:
➡️ www.ctbears.org (CWRA is a coalition member)
➡️ www.bearsmart.com
➡️ Read SB 1523 here:https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/S/PDF/2025SB-01523-R00-SB.PDF

📢 Speak up NOW to protect Connecticut’s bears! 🐻❌

12/05/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to this Mama Bear, now two years gone.

Thanks to Kilham Bear Center and all your efforts, her cubs are now living hopefully happy lives as wild bears in the woods of Vermont.

RIP Bobbi.

30/12/2023

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Indra 2022.